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Sandia Vista Elementary

Q: Is Sandia Vista Elementary a good school?

Sandia Vista Elementary ranks 49 th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Sandia Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 713 students attended Sandia Vista Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Sandia Vista Elementary?

Students at Sandia Vista Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 26% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Sandia Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sandia Vista Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Mountain View Middle High : Cleveland High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

49^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Sandia Vista Elementary is a PK–5 school at 6800 Franklin Rd NE in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, enrolling 713 students as part of Rio Rancho Public Schools. It is one of the larger elementary schools in its suburban Albuquerque-area comparison group, and the only one nearby that also serves pre-kindergarten.

Sandia Vista has been a steady high performer, holding a 4-star rating and a statewide percentile between 83 and 86 in each of the last four reported years — well above its own district, which ranks in the 67th percentile. In 2025–2026, 62.93% of students were proficient in language arts and 46.26% in math, compared with district rates of 54.07% and 34.72% and state rates of 43.34% and 25.54%. The school beat its district in all seven tested grade-and-subject combinations, including 5th grade science. Locally, it sits in the top tier alongside Ernest Stapleton Elementary (89th percentile), Vista Grande Elementary, and Enchanted Hills Elementary. Vista Grande Elementary, about two miles away, is essentially a twin — a nearly identical language arts score (62.92%) and state rank, differing mainly in staffing.

Two things are worth watching. Fifth grade math (59.46%) is the school's strongest result anywhere, 18.5 points above the district, yet 5th grade language arts (52.25%) falls 17 points from 4th grade (69.53%) — still above district and state averages, but a sharp drop. The student-teacher ratio has also climbed from 14.8 to 20.2 in two years, a 36% increase and higher than most same-district peers. Low-income students, after ranking in the 81st–88th percentile in earlier years, dropped to the 52nd percentile in 2025–2026; it is unclear whether that reflects a real change or a small group fluctuation. Note that free/reduced-lunch percentages are not reliably comparable across this group in 2024–2025 because of an apparent reporting change.

713

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,047

Per pupil spending ?

23.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6800 Franklin Rd NE
Rio Rancho, NM 87144

(505) 338-2526

District: Rio Rancho Public Schools

Students who attend Sandia Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mountain View Middle
High:	Cleveland High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.2%

White:

25.9%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (54% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of New Mexico elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg46%

New Mexico avg36%

49^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 10Elementary 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	78.7	49 of 346	85.8%	★★★★☆
2025	77.4	52 of 345	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	72 of 413	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	69 of 435	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	58 of 420	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	22 of 396	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	79.4	59 of 383	84.6%	★★★★☆
2017	65.2	99 of 374	73.5%	★★★★☆
2016	59.8	129 of 410	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	83.1	49 of 421	88.4%	★★★★☆
2014	78.6	67 of 442	84.8%	★★★★☆
2013	83.2	47 of 412	88.6%	★★★★☆
2012	88.4	34 of 398	91.5%	★★★★★
2011	80.6	61 of 402	84.8%	★★★★☆
2010	83.5	43 of 419	89.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	84.0	3 of 19	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	5 of 34	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	22 of 56	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	79.2	7 of 24	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	42.0	27 of 40	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	36.8	27 of 35	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	40.9	128 of 203	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	73.0	46 of 252	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	91 of 398	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	73 of 390	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	60 of 395	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	25 of 343	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	75.7	58 of 339	82.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	46 of 273	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	80.9	34 of 255	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	63 of 384	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	44 of 395	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	54 of 389	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	93.9	6 of 320	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	80.0	37 of 329	88.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	122 of 256	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.2	39 of 325	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	69 of 356	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	48.9	214 of 426	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	173 of 410	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.2	54 of 361	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	53.3	142 of 356	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	65 of 251	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	76 of 397	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	64 of 414	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	55 of 392	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	21 of 337	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	77.2	44 of 333	86.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆
2024	53.5	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.0	10 of 50	80.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	17 of 45	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.6	16 of 83	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	20 of 91	78.0%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	43.0	43 of 90	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	43 of 92	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	49 of 99	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.0	7 of 64	89.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	75.3	37 of 165	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	45.1	69 of 132	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.2	13 of 47	72.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	72.8	56 of 304	81.6%	★★★★☆
2025	77.7	48 of 304	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	86 of 339	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	76 of 413	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	64 of 325	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	55 of 199	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	68 of 187	63.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2024)84th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)82nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)82nd percentile-4 vs school

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

Male (2026)74th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2023)71st percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2025)60th percentile-25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile-33 vs school

Native American (2024)52nd percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile-35 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)37th percentile-49 vs school

Disabled (2018)23rd percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts63%+19 vs state

Mathematics47%+19 vs state

Science46%+14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, May 19, 2020

After eight years (two kids) three principles, and a new one for next year, I wish I had more positive experiences to share. The final straw the made me write this comment was when my sons 1st grade teacher wrote me to explain I shouldn't expect her to use proper grammar, or know how to use a chromebook properly (since they only got Chromebooks this year, 19-20). She continued arguing that because I was the only parent commenting on her mistakes she did not take me seriously. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, December 12, 2018

The school administrators are arrogant, disrespectful and extremely narcissistic. They lack professionalism, common sense and basic fundamental skills needed to run a facility.
The way they communicate with parents are condescending and disrespectful . The only thing this school really cares about is test scores.Don t waste your time here, there are better options. Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Overall going to the school was crap ,I didn't do anything interesting, it was boring I didn't learn anything new ,people there weren't very nice either the teachers were uncreative, though that is not their fault because they are put on very stupid restrictions, except for a few( the people at the front office, gifted teacher and a couple of the teachers that are already gone). I have already graduated the school and move onto a better one, but I think you not to put your kids in to the school unless their gifted students (you will spend most your time doing, you learn more in gifted then in normal) which is good because the rest of school sucks. But I was in the Montessori program, never know if traditional might be better. I hope the school becomes better in the future. Please don't take this personally. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, August 22, 2014

I paid $600/mo each for my 2 kids to attend the Montessori here for ages 3 and 4. After paying a deposit etc... my 3 yr old was kicked out on the first day as "too young." I had built her up about the school for over a month and pulled her from head-start program. She was devastated. My 4 yr old lasted about 4 months but was so stressed out that she wetting her pants and instead of dealing with it, they sent her to the nurse as if she was sick and threatened to kick her out. Her reactions were natural for a new school at her age and ultimately they suspended her for having accidents. Which promptly stopped as soon as we left the school. If you don't want to deal with accidents, then don't teach 3 and 4 yr olds. It is natural. They made it worse. Both Montessori teacher did not have kids of their own. What a nasty environment. If you want your children stressed about education and not enjoying the learning process, go here. I never got all my money back. Never so insulted for paying to be somewhere and then treated with snobbery. We have never had these problems anywhere else. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th 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 8th 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 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
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%)	78.7	49^th of 346 public elementary schools	85.8%		77.4	52^nd of 345 public elementary schools	84.9%	3	46.4			66.1	70.1	52.7				63.3	38.5	41.7	60.0				46.5	$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%)								(n/a)				38.7	52.2			64.3		45.3	< 20%						12.3	$7,858
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%)	79	47^th of 346 public elementary schools	86.4%		65.2	87^th of 345 public elementary schools	74.8%	40	50.6			67.2	62.8	60.5				63.2	47.5	37.2	49.7				45.0	$8,253
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%)	70.7	67^th of 346 public elementary schools	80.6%		64.8	88^th of 345 public elementary schools	74.5%	21	48.5	72.0	62.7	65.9	83.3	57.6	47.9	50.0	56.0	61.1	36.4	43.3	39.4	29.2	28.0	18.0	32.3
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)				42.9							28.6							$11,950
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%)	74.1	59^th of 346 public elementary schools	82.9%		75.2	55^th of 345 public elementary schools	84.1%	4	48.7			61.3	61.4	53.0				58.6	36.1	47.4	47.0				43.4	$7,891
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%)	84.2	39^th of 346 public elementary schools	88.7%		78.3	51^st of 345 public elementary schools	85.2%	12	48.7			66.4	70.7	64.5				67.4	42.7	51.8	50.7				49.1	$8,890
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%)	44.1	179^th of 346 public elementary schools	48.3%		41.6	182^nd of 345 public elementary schools	47.2%	3	35.9			50.6	49.4	41.0				47.2	21.5	29.2	37.2				29.3	$9,461
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%)	43.3	181^st of 346 public elementary schools	47.7%		39	192^nd of 345 public elementary schools	44.3%	11	37.0			50.5	43.3	46.7				46.6	32.3	20.0	35.9				28.5	$8,635
Corrales K-8	Public	K-8	200 Target Rd	Corrales	87048	Sandoval County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 792-7400	378	29	13.2	99.7%	137 (36.2%)	5 (1.3%)	194 (51.3%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.3%)	72.3	62^nd of 346 public elementary schools	82.1%		82.9	42^nd of 345 public elementary schools	87.8%	20	43.6		44.8	65.7	63.6	63.6	45.0	63.2	75.0	61.7	35.8	50.9	43.6	37.5	42.1		42.3	$8,540

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