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Rio Rancho High

Q: Is Rio Rancho High a good school?

Rio Rancho High ranks 34 th of 132 New Mexico high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Rio Rancho High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,568 students attended Rio Rancho High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Rio Rancho High?

Students at Rio Rancho High are 60% Hispanic, 27% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Rio Rancho High?

Rio Rancho High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Ernest Stapleton Elementary Elementary : Joe Harris Elementary Elementary : Maggie Cordova Elementary School Elementary : Martin King Junior Elementary Elementary : Puesta Del Sol Elementary Elementary : Rio Rancho Elementary Middle : Eagle Ridge Middle Middle : Lincoln Middle

Public Grades 9-12

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 132 New Mexico High Schools

Better than 74% of New Mexico high schools

Summary

Rio Rancho High is a large public high school serving grades 9–12 in the Rio Rancho area just north of Albuquerque, with 2,568 students in Rio Rancho Public Schools. The district ranks 29th of 87 in New Mexico, but Rio Rancho High is a 4-star school ranked 34th of 132 high schools in 2025-26 (74th percentile), and it has held 4 stars in every year listed, with percentiles mostly between 74 and 85.

Test scores are above both district and state averages. In 2025-26 11th grade, 56.93% of students were proficient in language arts, 19.78% in math, and 59.78% in science, compared with state rates of 36.78%, 12.72%, and 34.02%. Science is the clearest strength, about 10 points above Cleveland High School, the same-district school 3.63 miles away, where science was 49.43%. Rio Rancho High outperformed Cleveland in every listed 2025-26 11th-grade measure. Math is the clearest growth area: 19.78% is above district and state, but far below nearby Cottonwood Classical Prep (54.55%), La Cueva High (43.94%), and The Ask Academy (40.98%).

The 2024-25 graduation rate was 88.5%, above the state's 80.6% and close to the district's 89.4%, though below Cleveland's 91.5% and Cottonwood Classical Prep's 96.7%. At 19.7, its student-teacher ratio is the highest among nearby listed schools (Cleveland 19.1, La Cueva 14.9, Volcano Vista High 13.3). Results for specific student groups are mixed: Native American students ranked 2nd of 18 statewide and low-income students 26th of 89 (71st percentile, 4 stars), while special education results were lower and more variable at 6th of 9 (33rd percentile, 2 stars) in 2024-25. Its reported free/reduced lunch rate was 35.79% in 2023-24 — higher than the nearby charters but far lower than many Albuquerque Public Schools campuses.

2,568

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,582

Per pupil spending ?

31.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

301 Loma Colorado Dr NE
Rio Rancho, NM 87124

(505) 896-5600

District: Rio Rancho Public Schools

Feeder schools for Rio Rancho High:

Elementary:	Ernest Stapleton Elementary
	Joe Harris Elementary
	Maggie Cordova Elementary School
	Martin King Junior Elementary
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	Puesta Del Sol Elementary
	Rio Rancho Elementary
Middle:	Eagle Ridge Middle
	Lincoln Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.9%

White:

27.1%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (46% vs 28% meeting standards)

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the New Mexico average (81%)

✓Above the New Mexico median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg42%

New Mexico avg28%

34^th of 132

New Mexico public high schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Rio Rancho Public Schools

29^th of 87Rio Rancho Public Schools 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
2026	71.8	34 of 132	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	75.8	28 of 131	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	43 of 172	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	41 of 170	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	39 of 177	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	43 of 181	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	40 of 182	78.0%	★★★★☆
2017	67.1	40 of 158	74.7%	★★★★☆
2016	72.8	29 of 185	84.3%	★★★★☆
2015	76.0	28 of 193	85.5%	★★★★☆
2014	89.8	14 of 198	92.9%	★★★★★
2013	88.5	18 of 177	89.8%	★★★★★
2012	91.2	11 of 163	93.3%	★★★★★
2011	86.4	20 of 157	87.3%	★★★★☆
2010	90.9	14 of 154	90.9%	★★★★★
2009	85.8	21 of 151	86.1%	★★★★☆
2008	80.5	25 of 146	82.9%	★★★★☆
2007	89.2	12 of 150	92.0%	★★★★★
2006	85.2	13 of 134	90.3%	★★★★★
2005	84.7	15 of 129	88.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆
2024	53.7	8 of 14	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	17 of 24	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.6	4 of 21	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	3 of 15	80.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.2	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	12 of 31	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	3 of 14	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	4 of 14	71.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	40.3	27 of 51	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	59.2	7 of 29	75.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	27 of 95	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	43 of 142	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	36 of 143	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	40 of 157	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	26 of 144	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	38 of 145	73.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	26 of 100	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	25 of 98	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	38 of 136	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	31 of 132	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	40 of 150	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	42 of 139	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.2	45 of 133	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	87.9	1 of 24	95.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	26 of 89	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	82.0	19 of 115	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	23 of 127	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	31 of 157	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	24 of 154	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	43 of 161	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	57.9	47 of 164	71.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	27 of 100	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	46 of 150	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	38 of 146	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	43 of 159	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	41 of 151	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	58.7	44 of 143	69.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2024	64.3	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	7 of 24	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.4	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	4 of 13	69.2%	★★★★☆
2025	43.9	8 of 14	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.3	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	13 of 23	43.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	12 of 31	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	93.4	2 of 18	88.9%	★★★★★
2025	82.7	2 of 23	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	3 of 37	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	57.2	14 of 42	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	16 of 44	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.9	6 of 47	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	13 of 47	72.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	6 of 9	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	13 of 32	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.8	30 of 38	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	47 of 58	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	33 of 62	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	35 of 117	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	76.8	26 of 117	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	38 of 136	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	39 of 157	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	35 of 133	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	35 of 109	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	47 of 115	59.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2022)96th percentile+18 vs school

Native American (2026)89th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)76th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)74th percentile~ school

Male (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)70th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)69th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2018)47th percentile-31 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-45 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile-54 vs school

Asian (2025)<1st percentile-79 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

Science60%+26 vs state

English Language Arts57%+20 vs state

Mathematics20%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2026)			SAT School Day Mathematics (2026)			NM-ASR Science (2026)			NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)				NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)				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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT School Day English Language Arts 10th Grade	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day English Language Arts All Grades	SAT School Day Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics All Grades	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Rio Rancho High	Public	9-12	301 Loma Colorado Dr NE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 896-5600	2,568	130	19.7	31.6%	696 (27.1%)	46 (1.8%)	1,538 (59.9%)	39 (1.5%)	68 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	179 (7.0%)	71.8	34^th of 132 public high schools	74.2%		75.8	28^th of 131 public high schools	78.6%	6		57.3			19.6			60.2										$7,582
The Ask Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	4550 Sundt Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	The Ask Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 891-0757	558	43	13.0	12.4%	194 (34.8%)	11 (2.0%)	264 (47.3%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (13.8%)	93.2	11^th of 132 public high schools	91.7%		98.1	2^nd of 131 public high schools	98.5%	9		72.1			41.0		57.6	68.8	62.0	63.9	69.2	69.7	67.7	60.8	44.2	39.4	48.0	$7,130
Rio Rancho Cyber Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1330 Jackie Rd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(505) 892-7222	133	14	9.4	25.6%	61 (45.9%)	2 (1.5%)	61 (45.9%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	98.2	3^rd of 132 public high schools	97.7%					(n/a)		80.0					75.0	80.0	77.4	66.7	≥ 80%	81.3	78.1		61.5	50.0	51.2	$8,965
Independence High School	Public	9-12	421 Quantum Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 338-4658	156	19	8.1	53.8%	21 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (70.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.7%)								(n/a)		< 20%	< 20%		< 20%	< 20%		37.8										$10,601
Riotech	Public	10-12	7001 Zenith Ct NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(505) 962-4358	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	53.1	51^st of 132 public high schools	61.4%					(n/a)		47.8			15.2			43.5
Cleveland High School	Public	9-12	4800 Cleveland Heights Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 938-0300	2,596	136	19.1	28.3%	638 (24.6%)	54 (2.1%)	1,541 (59.4%)	19 (0.7%)	148 (5.7%)	4 (0.2%)	192 (7.4%)	62.8	41^st of 132 public high schools	68.9%		69.2	34^th of 131 public high schools	74.0%	7		55.6			16.4			49.5										$7,561
Cibola High	Public	9-12	1510 Ellison Dr NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 897-0110	1,517	98	15.4	49.8%	294 (19.4%)	43 (2.8%)	976 (64.3%)	27 (1.8%)	95 (6.3%)	2 (0.1%)	80 (5.3%)	48	56^th of 132 public high schools	57.6%		53.7	48^th of 131 public high schools	63.4%	8		44.4			15.9			38.9										$8,681
Volcano Vista High	Public	9-12	8100 Rainbow Rd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 890-0343	2,089	157	13.3	44.8%	396 (19.0%)	36 (1.7%)	1,433 (68.6%)	44 (2.1%)	75 (3.6%)	1 (0.0%)	104 (5.0%)	42.9	64^th of 132 public high schools	51.5%		56.6	46^th of 131 public high schools	64.9%	18		46.9	47.1		13.5	13.6		31.6										$8,646
Cottonwood Classical Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	7801 Jefferson St NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Cottonwood Classical Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 998-1021	852	61	13.9	7.0%	219 (25.7%)	19 (2.2%)	467 (54.8%)	28 (3.3%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (12.6%)	99	1^st of 132 public high schools	99.2%		98.7	1^st of 131 public high schools	99.2%			90.0			54.6		55.3	82.7	66.8	67.3	77.0	73.0	72.4	60.9	64.2	42.1	55.7
Bernalillo High	Public	9-12	250 Isidro Sanchez Rd	Bernalillo	87004	Sandoval County	Bernalillo Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 867-2388	824	51	16.3	49.6%	18 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	395 (47.9%)	1 (0.1%)	352 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.8%)	4.8	132^nd of 132 public high schools	0.0%		10.3	124^th of 131 public high schools	5.3%	8		9.8			< 5%	< 5%		9.0										$11,179

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What schools feed into Rio Rancho High?

Rio Rancho High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ernest Stapleton Elementary
Elementary : Joe Harris Elementary
Elementary : Maggie Cordova Elementary School
Elementary : Martin King Junior Elementary
Elementary : Puesta Del Sol Elementary
Elementary : Rio Rancho Elementary
Middle : Eagle Ridge Middle
Middle : Lincoln Middle

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