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Vista Grande Elementary

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Vista Grande Elementary ranks 87 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

87^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Vista Grande Elementary is a public elementary school in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, serving 758 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently ranks among the top 20% of elementary schools in the state, with strong academic performance that exceeds both the state and district averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Vista Grande Elementary's academic success is evident across various student subgroups, with several subgroups, including multi-racial and African American students, ranking in the top quartile of New Mexico schools. The school also has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 10.16% to 27.57% in recent years, which is significantly lower than the state average and some nearby schools. Additionally, Vista Grande Elementary maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.8 to 26.9 students per teacher, which may contribute to its ability to provide personalized attention and targeted interventions for its students.

While Vista Grande Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, the Rio Rancho area is home to several other top-ranked elementary schools, such as Enchanted Hills Elementary and Sandia Vista Elementary, which also demonstrate strong academic achievement. This suggests that the Rio Rancho district may have a concentration of high-quality elementary education options, making it an attractive area for families seeking a strong educational foundation for their children.

786

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,253

Per pupil spending ?

27.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7001 Chayote Rd NE
Rio Rancho, NM 87144

(505) 771-2366

District: Rio Rancho Public Schools

Students who attend Vista Grande Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mountain View Middle
High:	Cleveland High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.5%

White:

23.7%

Two or more races:

10.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2014 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (45% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Mexico median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2014

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

New Mexico avg35%

87^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Rio Rancho Public Schools

30^th of 82Rio 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
2025	65.2	87 of 345	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	75 of 413	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	64 of 435	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	76 of 420	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	87 of 396	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	70 of 383	81.7%	★★★★☆
2017	67.1	89 of 374	76.2%	★★★★☆
2016	65.2	107 of 410	73.9%	★★★★☆
2015	72.8	81 of 421	80.8%	★★★★☆
2014	73.6	88 of 442	80.1%	★★★★☆
2013	88.0	33 of 412	92.0%	★★★★★
2012	81.4	51 of 398	87.2%	★★★★☆
2011	89.6	33 of 402	91.8%	★★★★★
2010	87.6	31 of 419	92.6%	★★★★★
2009	86.7	34 of 411	91.7%	★★★★★
2008	91.3	20 of 405	95.1%	★★★★★
2007	90.3	24 of 398	94.0%	★★★★★
2006	91.8	20 of 390	94.9%	★★★★★
2005	87.7	32 of 389	91.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	85.7	8 of 34	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	49.9	33 of 56	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.0	4 of 11	63.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	45.5	19 of 40	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	44.9	22 of 35	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	68.3	89 of 398	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	49 of 390	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	56 of 395	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	85 of 343	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	52 of 339	84.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	83 of 255	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.9	87 of 384	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	57 of 395	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	58 of 389	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	44 of 320	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	59 of 329	82.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	72 of 325	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	72 of 356	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	90 of 426	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	34 of 410	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	71.0	70 of 361	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	65 of 356	81.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	71.9	86 of 397	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	83 of 414	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	90 of 392	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	67 of 337	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	74 of 333	77.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	87.5	1 of 15	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	51.0	26 of 50	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	72.5	13 of 45	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	8 of 83	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	81.4	7 of 91	92.3%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	63.4	26 of 90	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	57.8	40 of 92	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	42 of 99	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	15 of 64	76.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	75.7	36 of 165	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	24.9	119 of 132	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	87 of 304	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	85 of 339	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	74 of 413	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	115 of 325	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	73 of 199	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.5	36 of 187	80.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Military Connected (2024)93rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2024)78th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2023)78th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)78th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2023)76th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)71st percentile-11 vs school

Native American (2024)71st percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2022)52nd percentile-29 vs school

Disabled (2018)37th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%+9 vs state

Science41%+12 vs state

Mathematics37%+10 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, May 21, 2012

My daughter has been at VG for 2 yrs. The teachers and staff are very caring. The school is clean. Close Quote

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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 (2025)	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-ASR Science All Grades	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
Vista Grande Elementary	Public	K-5	7001 Chayote Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 771-2366	786	34	22.9		186 (23.7%)	13 (1.7%)	444 (56.5%)	13 (1.7%)	45 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	83 (10.6%)	65.2	87^th of 345 public elementary schools	74.8%		76.4	75^th of 413 public elementary schools	81.8%	12	41.2		51.4	56.4	52.9			53.7	30.0	32.9	49.3			37.2	$8,253
Sandia Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 Franklin Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 338-2526	713	35	20.2		185 (25.9%)	17 (2.4%)	401 (56.2%)	18 (2.5%)	37 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.4%)	77.4	52^nd of 345 public elementary schools	84.9%		77.3	72^nd of 413 public elementary schools	82.6%	20	51.2		41.5	66.0	67.2			57.8	37.4	37.9	67.2			48.2	$9,047
Sandoval Academy Of Bilingual Education	Public, Charter	K-8	4321 Fulcrum Way NE Suite A	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Sandoval Academy Of Bilingual Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 771-0555	222	16	13.6	100.0%	27 (12.2%)	4 (1.8%)	178 (80.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	43.9	173^rd of 345 public elementary schools	49.9%		57.9	139^th of 413 public elementary schools	66.3%	34		30.3	40.9	40.9	47.8	43.8		48.0			30.4			18.6	$7,858
Enchanted Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	5400 Obregon Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	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-8	6090 Zenith Court	Rio Rancho	87124	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
Wd Carroll Elementary	Public	K-3	842 Camino Don Tomas	Bernalillo	87004	Sandoval County	Bernalillo Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 867-4441	399	32	12.4	100.0%	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	292 (73.2%)	3 (0.8%)	73 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)								(n/a)			35.4					35.4	22.2					22.2	$11,950
Cielo Azul Elementary	Public	K-5	3804 Shiloh Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	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 Public Schools	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
Colinas Del Norte Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Night Sky Ave NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	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
Rio Rancho Elementary	Public	K-5	4601 Pepe Ortiz Rd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	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

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