School district · New Mexico
Rio Rancho
Rio Rancho in New Mexico: 20 public schools with 16,461 students and 17.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,365 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 20
- Students
- 16,461
- Students per teacher
- 17.8
- NM 12.9 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $15,365
- NM $17.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 923
- Counselors (FTE)
- 40.4
- Students per counselor
- 408
- NM 382 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 12.8
- Librarians (FTE): 12.5
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on New Mexico's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
New Mexico: 44%54%proficient
+4.0 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 74% of school districts in New Mexico
Median 44% · 137 school districts compared
7,208 students tested, grades 3–8 · NM-MSSA; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
New Mexico: 27%37%proficient
+0.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 81% of school districts in New Mexico
Median 25% · 135 school districts compared
7,208 students tested, grades 3–8 · NM-MSSA; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 9.6% · $30.7M
- State
- 77% · $244.3M
- Local
- 14% · $43.2M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $8,922
- Support services
- $5,833
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $23.3M
- Long-term debt
- $132M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shining Stars PreschoolSpecial education | Pre-K | 590 | 15.2 | — | — |
Cielo Azul ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 640 | 16.7 | 43% | 27% |
Colinas del Norte ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 540 | 15.9 | 36% | 18% |
Enchanted Hills ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 673 | 16.1 | 57% | 45% |
Ernest Stapleton ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 798 | 18.9 | 61% | 45% |
Joe Harris ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 574 | 17.9 | 56% | 35% |
Maggie Cordova Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 608 | 14.7 | 45% | 30% |
Martin King Jr ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 569 | 18.1 | 54% | 34% |
Puesta del Sol ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 539 | 18.3 | 32% | 21% |
Rio Rancho ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 486 | 16.0 | 47% | 26% |
Sandia Vista ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 713 | 20.3 | 58% | 47% |
Vista Grande ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 786 | 23.0 | 53% | 37% |
Eagle Ridge MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 732 | 14.2 | 56% | 31% |
Lincoln MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 805 | 21.6 | 57% | 35% |
Mountain View MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 931 | 22.4 | 63% | 47% |
Rio Rancho Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 1,024 | 17.6 | 54% | 41% |
Cleveland High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,596 | 19.1 | — | — |
Independence High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 156 | 8.2 | — | — |
Rio Rancho Cyber AcademyMostly virtualFree meals for all | 6–12 | 133 | 9.5 | 81% | 65% |
Rio Rancho HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,568 | 19.8 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 500 Laser Road NE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124
- Phone
- (505)896-0667
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.