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Rio Rancho High

Q: Is Rio Rancho High a good school?

Rio Rancho High ranks 28 th of 131 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

28^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 131 New Mexico High Schools

Better than 79% of New Mexico high schools

Summary

Rio Rancho High is a public high school serving 2,554 students in grades 9-12 in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, which is part of the Rio Rancho School District. The school consistently ranks among the top 40 high schools in the state, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rio Rancho High excels academically, outperforming the state average in proficiency across various subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, 64.13% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in science, compared to the state average of 41.69%. The school also maintains a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 76.7% to 86.8% over the past few years, on par with or exceeding the district and state averages. Additionally, Rio Rancho High performs well across various student subgroups, with its Native American and Military Connected populations ranking among the top schools in the state.

While Rio Rancho High's performance is generally stronger than its nearby counterparts, such as Cleveland High School and Independence High School, it faces some challenges. The school's student-teacher ratio, ranging from 17.4 to 23.5, is higher than smaller, specialized schools in the region, such as Health Leadership High School and The Ask Academy. Additionally, the Rio Rancho Cyber Academy, a virtual high school within the same district, has consistently outperformed Rio Rancho High in several academic areas.

2,568

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,582

Per pupil spending ?

35.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Loma Colorado Dr NE
Rio Rancho, NM 87124

(505) 896-5600

District: Rio Rancho

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 — 93rd percentile in 2014 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (49% vs 31% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of New Mexico high schools

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg46%

New Mexico avg31%

28^th of 131

New Mexico public high schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)91st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)76th percentile~ school

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

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2024)70th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2024)69th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2018)47th percentile-31 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)43rd percentile-36 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 (2024-2025) ?

Science64%+22 vs state

English Language Arts58%+20 vs state

Mathematics25%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2025)	SAT School Day Mathematics (2025)	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	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	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	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 896-5600	2,568	130	19.7		696 (27.1%)	46 (1.8%)	1,538 (59.9%)	39 (1.5%)	68 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	179 (7.0%)	75.8	28^th of 131 public high schools	78.6%		67.2	43^rd of 172 public high schools	75.0%	15	58.3	25.1		64.1										$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	17.7%	194 (34.8%)	11 (2.0%)	264 (47.3%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (13.8%)	98.1	2^nd of 131 public high schools	98.5%		92.4	12^th of 172 public high schools	93.0%	10	89.3	48.2	55.6	83.6	65.0	72.5	66.3	58.9	65.7	60.2	53.3	27.1	46.1	$7,130
Rio Rancho Cyber Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1330 Jackie Rd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(505) 892-7222	133	14	9.4	100.0%	61 (45.9%)	2 (1.5%)	61 (45.9%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)								(n/a)			69.0	78.6	72.1			71.4	82.4		64.3	60.7	64.7	$8,965
Independence High School	Public	9-12	421 Quantum Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 338-4658	156	19	8.1	100.0%	21 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (70.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.7%)								(n/a)				22.5										$10,601
Cleveland High School	Public	9-12	4800 Cleveland Heights Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 938-0300	2,596	136	19.1		638 (24.6%)	54 (2.1%)	1,541 (59.4%)	19 (0.7%)	148 (5.7%)	4 (0.2%)	192 (7.4%)	69.2	34^th of 131 public high schools	74.0%		69	41^st of 172 public high schools	76.2%	7	56.6	19.1		62.9										$7,561
Cibola High	Public	9-12	1510 Ellison Dr NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 897-0110	1,517	98	15.4	95.8%	294 (19.4%)	43 (2.8%)	976 (64.3%)	27 (1.8%)	95 (6.3%)	2 (0.1%)	80 (5.3%)	53.7	48^th of 131 public high schools	63.4%		66.9	44^th of 172 public high schools	74.4%	4	50.2	12.3		52.8										$8,681
Volcano Vista High	Public	9-12	8100 Rainbow Rd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 890-0343	2,089	157	13.3	99.2%	396 (19.0%)	36 (1.7%)	1,433 (68.6%)	44 (2.1%)	75 (3.6%)	1 (0.0%)	104 (5.0%)	56.6	46^th of 131 public high schools	64.9%		53	64^th of 172 public high schools	62.8%	18	54.9	17.4		46.8										$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	8.8%	219 (25.7%)	19 (2.2%)	467 (54.8%)	28 (3.3%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (12.6%)	98.7	1^st of 131 public high schools	99.2%		97.9	2^nd of 172 public high schools	98.8%	1	92.3	49.2	60.3	89.2	69.2	83.4	82.0	78.8	81.4	62.9	68.7	38.4	56.8
Bernalillo High	Public	9-12	250 Isidro Sanchez Rd	Bernalillo	87004	Sandoval County	Bernalillo	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 867-2388	824	51	16.3	100.0%	18 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	395 (47.9%)	1 (0.1%)	352 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.8%)	10.3	124^th of 131 public high schools	5.3%		11.5	160^th of 172 public high schools	7.0%	36	22.6			17.6										$11,179
La Cueva High	Public	9-12	7801 Wilshire NE	Albuquerque	87122	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 823-2327	1,826	122	14.9	96.8%	724 (39.6%)	24 (1.3%)	756 (41.4%)	151 (8.3%)	41 (2.2%)	4 (0.2%)	126 (6.9%)	92.8	11^th of 131 public high schools	91.6%		92.3	13^th of 172 public high schools	92.4%	2	78.0	49.5		63.8										$7,910

Frequently Asked Questions about Rio Rancho High

Is Rio Rancho High a good school?

Rio Rancho High ranks 28^th of 131 New Mexico high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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

How many students attend Rio Rancho High?

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

What district is Rio Rancho High in?

Rio Rancho

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.

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