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Joe Harris Elementary

Q: Is Joe Harris Elementary a good school?

Joe Harris Elementary ranks 82 nd of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Joe Harris Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 574 students attended Joe Harris Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Joe Harris Elementary?

Students at Joe Harris Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 23% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Joe Harris Elementary attend?

Students who attend Joe Harris Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Eagle Ridge Middle High : Rio Rancho High

Public Grades K-5

82^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Joe Harris Elementary is a public elementary school located in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, serving 523 students in grades K-5. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 4 years.

Joe Harris Elementary's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with students outperforming the Rio Rancho and New Mexico state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. The school's ELA proficiency rate is 56.1%, compared to 54.06% in Rio Rancho and 44.19% statewide. In Mathematics, Joe Harris Elementary's proficiency rate is 34.84%, while the district and state averages are 37.1% and 26.81%, respectively. The school's performance across different student subgroups is also strong, with several groups ranking in the top quartile of New Mexico elementary schools.

Additionally, Joe Harris Elementary has relatively low free and reduced lunch rates, ranging from 17.41% to 32.7% over the past 3 years, suggesting the school serves a student population with a lower proportion of economically disadvantaged students compared to nearby schools. The school also maintains a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.2 to 21.8 over the past 3 years, which may contribute to the individualized attention and support provided to students.

574

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

32.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2100 10th Street SE
Rio Rancho, NM 87124

(505) 896-0706

District: Rio Rancho

Students who attend Joe Harris Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Eagle Ridge Middle
High:	Rio Rancho High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.6%

White:

22.8%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2022 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (46% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of New Mexico elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2022

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg45%

New Mexico avg35%

82^nd of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 12 pts since 2022

From top 12% (2022) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	67.5	82 of 345	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	67 of 413	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	68 of 435	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	51 of 420	87.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	67.4	14 of 34	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	39.7	31 of 40	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	72.9	72 of 398	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	93 of 390	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	84 of 395	78.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	67 of 255	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	66 of 384	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	71 of 395	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	34 of 389	91.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	60 of 325	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	70 of 356	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	41.8	254 of 426	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.3	57 of 410	86.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	70.5	93 of 397	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	49 of 414	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	40 of 392	89.8%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	13.0	50 of 50	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	91.4	4 of 45	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	71.2	23 of 83	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	57.9	29 of 91	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	32.2	93 of 158	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.4	70 of 165	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	57 of 132	56.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	76 of 304	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	87 of 339	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	69 of 413	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	83 of 325	74.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2024)91st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2024)82nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2024)77th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2023)59th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2024)41st percentile-43 vs school

Asian (2022)22nd percentile-65 vs school

Military Connected (2022)<1st percentile-88 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%+12 vs state

Science52%+23 vs state

Mathematics35%+8 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-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 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Joe Harris Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 10th Street SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 896-0706	574	32	17.9		131 (22.8%)	7 (1.2%)	371 (64.6%)	10 (1.7%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.7%)	67.5	82^nd of 345 public elementary schools	76.2%		78.8	67^th of 413 public elementary schools	83.8%	15	52.2		49.0	64.7	54.4			56.1	26.5	36.4	42.2				34.8
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
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
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10220 Paseo Del Norte NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-0272	402	34	11.8	99.5%	81 (20.1%)	12 (3.0%)	268 (66.7%)	6 (1.5%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	49.2	139^th of 345 public elementary schools	59.7%		54.7	151^st of 413 public elementary schools	63.4%	12	40.6		52.2	54.4	44.9			50.3	14.9	21.1	34.8				23.8	$8,847
Coyote Willow Family School	Public	K-8	7125 Irving Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 253-0050	280	18	16.0	100.0%	149 (53.2%)	4 (1.4%)	105 (37.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	96.6	11^th of 345 public elementary schools	96.8%		97.3	14^th of 413 public elementary schools	96.6%	3	65.8	72.6	72.4	81.6	79.0	79.2	72.2	79.4	51.7	57.9	65.8	75.0	83.3	76.9	65.6	$6,075
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
Ventana Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6801 Ventana Village Rd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 890-7375	573	40	14.5	100.0%	142 (24.8%)	4 (0.7%)	361 (63.0%)	15 (2.6%)	21 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.1%)	59.8	100^th of 345 public elementary schools	71.0%		78	70^th of 413 public elementary schools	83.1%	30	39.0		52.2	47.6	58.0			52.5	28.3	25.2	49.0				34.2	$6,942
Sunset View Elementary	Public	K-5	6121 Paradise Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 792-3254	407	25	16.2	100.0%	76 (18.7%)	11 (2.7%)	259 (63.6%)	8 (2.0%)	25 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.4%)	52.7	127^th of 345 public elementary schools	63.2%		65.6	114^th of 413 public elementary schools	72.4%	13	29.5		42.1	51.4	52.6			48.7	31.6	24.3	43.6				33.5	$6,835
Seven Bar Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 Seven Bar Loop NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 899-2797	455	37	12.4	99.8%	96 (21.1%)	20 (4.4%)	278 (61.1%)	8 (1.8%)	36 (7.9%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.1%)	42.7	180^th of 345 public elementary schools	47.8%		39.5	219^th of 413 public elementary schools	47.0%	39	22.8		41.3	56.7	31.7			42.1	32.0	33.3	31.7				32.2	$9,338
Petroglyph Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 Marna Lynn Ave NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-0923	498	39	12.7	99.8%	113 (22.7%)	17 (3.4%)	284 (57.0%)	7 (1.4%)	52 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.8%)	63.6	91^st of 345 public elementary schools	73.6%		78.3	69^th of 413 public elementary schools	83.3%	22	28.6		53.2	60.8	52.4			55.8	30.7	40.5	41.3				37.7	$8,986

Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Harris Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Joe Harris Elementary?

Students at Joe Harris Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 23% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Joe Harris Elementary attend?

Students who attend Joe Harris Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eagle Ridge Middle
High : Rio Rancho High

Is Joe Harris Elementary a good school?

Joe Harris Elementary ranks 82^nd of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Joe Harris Elementary in?

Rio Rancho

How many students attend Joe Harris Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 574 students attended Joe Harris Elementary.

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