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Cielo Azul Elementary

Q: Is Cielo Azul Elementary a good school?

Cielo Azul Elementary ranks 192 nd of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

192^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Cielo Azul Elementary is a public elementary school located in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 644 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.

Cielo Azul Elementary has shown a mixed academic performance over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 71 out of 421 schools in 2014-2015 (4 stars) to 192 out of 345 schools in 2024-2025 (2 stars). In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (42.72%) and Mathematics (26.93%) are lower than the Rio Rancho district (54.06% and 37.1%, respectively) and the state average (44.19% and 26.81%, respectively). The school's performance on the NM-ASR Science assessment for 5th grade in 2024-2025 is also lower than the district and state averages (26.21% vs. 36.81% and 29.3%, respectively).

Cielo Azul Elementary has a significant population of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 43.94% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the district average of 35.36% to 70.3% for the nearby schools. The school's student-teacher ratio of 19.8 in the 2023-2024 school year is lower than the district average of 14.6 to 26.9 for the nearby schools. While the school has shown exceptional performance for Native American students, its performance for students with disabilities has been relatively low, ranking 25 out of 35 schools in 2017-2018.

640

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,635

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3804 Shiloh Rd NE
Rio Rancho, NM 87144

(505) 338-2320

District: Rio Rancho

Students who attend Cielo Azul Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rio Rancho Middle School
High:	Cleveland High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.5%

White:

23.8%

Two or more races:

9.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2014 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2014

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

!Near the bottom of Rio Rancho's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg45%

New Mexico avg35%

192^nd of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	39.0	192 of 345	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	164 of 413	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	185 of 435	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	94 of 420	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	113 of 396	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	123 of 383	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.2	133 of 374	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.0	127 of 410	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	75.9	71 of 421	83.1%	★★★★☆
2014	68.6	116 of 442	73.8%	★★★★☆
2013	74.4	94 of 412	77.2%	★★★★☆
2012	85.6	41 of 398	89.7%	★★★★☆
2011	78.5	69 of 402	82.8%	★★★★☆
2010	76.0	80 of 419	80.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	61.9	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	23 of 34	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.3	15 of 56	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	51.0	5 of 11	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	38.2	25 of 35	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	49.2	104 of 223	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	52 of 191	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	46 of 203	77.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	46.6	166 of 398	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	191 of 390	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	93 of 395	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.3	77 of 343	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	94 of 339	72.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	154 of 255	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	178 of 384	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	175 of 395	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	65 of 389	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	86 of 320	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	103 of 329	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	171 of 325	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	161 of 356	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.7	296 of 426	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.1	78 of 410	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	57.5	128 of 361	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	102 of 356	71.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	186 of 397	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	170 of 414	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	109 of 392	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	52.3	136 of 337	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	140 of 333	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	67.5	12 of 50	76.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	42.5	30 of 45	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	53 of 83	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	62 of 91	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	78.4	21 of 92	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	90.3	1 of 64	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	3 of 48	93.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	46.8	87 of 165	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.5	44 of 47	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	172 of 304	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	189 of 339	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	202 of 413	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	172 of 325	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	137 of 199	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	143 of 187	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)77th percentile+20 vs school

Military Connected (2022)76th percentile~ school

African American (2024)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)58th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2024)53rd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2023)47th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)33rd percentile-27 vs school

Disabled (2018)29th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Mathematics27%~ state avg

Science26%-3 vs state

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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
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
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
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
Vista Grande Elementary	Public	K-5	7001 Chayote Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	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
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
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
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
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 Cielo Azul Elementary

Is Cielo Azul Elementary a good school?

Cielo Azul Elementary ranks 192^nd of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Cielo Azul Elementary in?

Rio Rancho

What is the racial makeup of Cielo Azul Elementary?

Students at Cielo Azul Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 24% White, 10% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Cielo Azul Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cielo Azul Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rio Rancho Middle School
High : Cleveland High School

How many students attend Cielo Azul Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 640 students attended Cielo Azul Elementary.

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