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Colinas Del Norte Elementary

Public Grades K-5

275^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Colinas Del Norte Elementary is a public elementary school located in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade with a total enrollment of 561 students. The school is part of the Rio Rancho school district, which is ranked 30 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Colinas Del Norte Elementary has struggled compared to other schools in the state. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 275 out of 345 New Mexico elementary schools and had a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, a significant decline from previous years when it had a 4-star rating. The school's test scores are significantly lower than the Rio Rancho district and the state average, with only 36.23% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 17.74% in mathematics, compared to the district and state averages.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Rio Rancho district, Colinas Del Norte Elementary performs significantly worse. For example, Martin King Junior Elementary and Joe Harris Elementary both ranked much higher and had better test scores in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 64.88% to 100% in recent years, suggests a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population, which may contribute to the school's academic challenges.

540

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,935

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 Night Sky Ave NE
Rio Rancho, NM 87144

(505) 896-3378

District: Rio Rancho

Students who attend Colinas Del Norte Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Eagle Ridge Middle
High:	Cleveland High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.3%

White:

24.1%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2014 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (26% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg45%

New Mexico avg35%

275^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 42 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Rio Rancho

30^th of 82Rio Rancho among New Mexico districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	275 of 345	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	279 of 413	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	197 of 435	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	119 of 420	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	54.4	156 of 396	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	134 of 383	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.5	170 of 374	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	38.9	242 of 410	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.9	158 of 421	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.7	180 of 442	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.2	128 of 412	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.9	133 of 398	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.7	127 of 402	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.4	84 of 419	80.0%	★★★★☆
2009	73.7	83 of 411	79.8%	★★★★☆
2008	71.9	86 of 405	78.8%	★★★★☆
2007	72.3	85 of 398	78.6%	★★★★☆
2006	70.4	93 of 390	76.2%	★★★★☆
2005	75.0	73 of 389	81.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2019	45.9	8 of 11	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	31.7	249 of 398	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.4	163 of 390	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	75 of 395	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	43.4	178 of 343	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	167 of 339	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	209 of 255	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	281 of 384	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.1	208 of 395	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.1	107 of 389	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	111 of 320	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	110 of 329	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	264 of 325	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	259 of 356	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	61.7	160 of 426	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.8	50 of 410	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	59.5	118 of 361	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	119 of 356	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	27.1	282 of 397	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.3	218 of 414	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	167 of 392	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	126 of 337	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	93 of 333	72.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	35.9	41 of 50	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	9.2	40 of 45	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	57 of 83	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	52 of 91	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	52.7	42 of 92	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.2	18 of 99	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	14 of 64	78.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	44.4	95 of 165	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	265 of 304	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	247 of 339	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.6	220 of 413	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	166 of 325	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	149 of 199	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	134 of 187	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Native American (2023)54th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)42nd percentile-12 vs school

Female (2024)37th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2024)29th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2019)27th percentile-33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2022)18th percentile-54 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)11th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-8 vs state

Science21%-8 vs state

Mathematics18%-9 vs state

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Schools Near Colinas Del Norte Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-ASR Science (2025)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)						NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Colinas Del Norte Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Night Sky Ave NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 896-3378	540	34	15.9	100.0%	130 (24.1%)	10 (1.9%)	358 (66.3%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.7%)	22.9	275^th of 345 public elementary schools	20.3%		29.4	279^th of 413 public elementary schools	32.4%	4	21.1	33.0	43.7	32.2			36.2	13.6	16.1	23.3			17.7	$8,935
Cielo Azul Elementary	Public	K-5	3804 Shiloh Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 338-2320	640	38	16.7	100.0%	152 (23.8%)	21 (3.3%)	368 (57.5%)	14 (2.2%)	22 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (9.7%)	39	192^nd of 345 public elementary schools	44.3%		51.8	164^th of 413 public elementary schools	60.3%	28	26.2	34.7	48.0	47.1			42.7	23.1	20.4	37.5			26.9	$8,635
Ernest Stapleton Elementary	Public	K-5	3100 Stapleton Ave NE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 891-8473	798	42	18.9		250 (31.3%)	3 (0.4%)	449 (56.3%)	3 (0.4%)	21 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.0%)	78.3	51^st of 345 public elementary schools	85.2%		83.6	55^th of 413 public elementary schools	86.7%	4	43.5	59.1	74.8	48.3			60.9	43.5	39.7	53.1			45.3	$8,890
Puesta Del Sol Elementary	Public	K-5	450 Southern Blvd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 994-3305	539	29	18.3	99.8%	106 (19.7%)	4 (0.7%)	377 (69.9%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.6%)	24.7	262^nd of 345 public elementary schools	24.1%		34.9	243^rd of 413 public elementary schools	41.2%	19	29.1	33.7	33.0	30.9			32.5	15.8	17.5	29.1			21.0	$8,908
Maggie Cordova Elementary School	Public	K-5	1500 Veranda Rd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 994-0229	608	41	14.6	100.0%	136 (22.4%)	9 (1.5%)	415 (68.3%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.8%)	45.8	163^rd of 345 public elementary schools	52.8%		61.7	129^th of 413 public elementary schools	68.8%	34	31.6	38.1	53.1	45.3			44.7	27.7	18.5	39.3			29.7	$8,930
Martin King Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	1301 Nicklaus Dr SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 892-2575	569	31	18.1	100.0%	138 (24.3%)	16 (2.8%)	347 (61.0%)	24 (4.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.9%)	58.9	106^th of 345 public elementary schools	69.3%		72	88^th of 413 public elementary schools	78.7%	18	32.7	59.5	57.8	44.9			54.0	35.7	31.2	35.7			34.0	$7,579
Joe Harris Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 10th Street SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 896-0706	574	32	17.9		131 (22.8%)	7 (1.2%)	371 (64.6%)	10 (1.7%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.7%)	67.5	82^nd of 345 public elementary schools	76.2%		78.8	67^th of 413 public elementary schools	83.8%	15	52.2	49.0	64.7	54.4			56.1	26.5	36.4	42.2			34.8
Rio Rancho Elementary	Public	K-5	4601 Pepe Ortiz Rd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 892-0220	486	30	15.9	100.0%	109 (22.4%)	6 (1.2%)	305 (62.8%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)	41.6	182^nd of 345 public elementary schools	47.2%		37.9	233^rd of 413 public elementary schools	43.6%	51	19.0	51.1	52.3	35.4			46.7	19.6	34.1	27.9			27.0	$9,461
Enchanted Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	5400 Obregon Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 891-8526	673	42	16.0		207 (30.8%)	6 (0.9%)	384 (57.1%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.6%)	75.2	55^th of 345 public elementary schools	84.1%		83.1	57^th of 413 public elementary schools	86.2%	2	45.2	51.3	60.2	61.3			57.7	31.0	39.8	62.1			44.9	$7,891
Explore Academy - Rio Rancho	Public, Charter	K-7	6090 Zenith Court	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Explore Academy - Rio Rancho	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(505) 306-5283	430	31	13.8	33.0%	150 (34.9%)	8 (1.9%)	201 (46.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (15.1%)	64.8	88^th of 345 public elementary schools	74.5%		61.3	130^th of 413 public elementary schools	68.5%	42	40.5	60.9	67.7	59.5	61.0	50.0	58.9	34.8	38.7	27.0	28.8	25.9	30.3

Frequently Asked Questions about Colinas Del Norte Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Colinas Del Norte Elementary?

Students at Colinas Del Norte Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 24% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Colinas Del Norte Elementary attend?

Students who attend Colinas Del Norte Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eagle Ridge Middle
High : Cleveland High School

How many students attend Colinas Del Norte Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 540 students attended Colinas Del Norte Elementary.

What district is Colinas Del Norte Elementary in?

Rio Rancho

Is Colinas Del Norte Elementary a good school?

Colinas Del Norte Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.3% of New Mexico elementary schools.

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