Rio Rancho Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Rio Rancho, New Mexico

Rio Rancho Elementary in Rio Rancho, New Mexico enrolled 486 students in 2024-25 with 30.4 full-time teachers, 16.0 students per teacher against the New Mexico elementary-school median of 12.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 42% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 25%

534 students in 2022-23, 504 students in 2023-24, 486 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.4 to 30.4.

Students enrolled at Rio Rancho Elementary by school year2022-23: 534, 2023-24: 504, 2024-25: 48602004006002022-235342023-245042024-25486
Students enrolled at Rio Rancho Elementary by school year2022-23: 534, 2023-24: 504, 2024-25: 48602004006002022-235342023-245042024-25486
Students enrolled at Rio Rancho Elementary by school year2022-23: 534, 2023-24: 504, 2024-25: 48602004006002022-235342023-245042024-25486
Students enrolled at Rio Rancho Elementary by school year2022-23: 534, 2023-24: 504, 2024-25: 48602004006002022-235342023-245042024-25486
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2353440.413.2
2023-2450434.514.6
2024-2548630.416.0

16.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 of every 100 New Mexico elementary schools

Among the 426 New Mexico elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Rio Rancho Elementary 16.0; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherRio Rancho Elementary 16.0state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Rio Rancho Elementary 16.0; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherRio Rancho Elementary 16.0state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Rio Rancho Elementary 16.0; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherRio Rancho Elementary 16.0state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Rio Rancho Elementary 16.0; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherRio Rancho Elementary 16.0state median 12.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 260 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rio Rancho Elementary enrolled 519 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 260 of the 519 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent32.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

62.8% of students were Hispanic, 22.4% White, 8.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic62.8%
  2. White22.4%
  3. Two or more races8.8%
  4. American Indian4.3%
  5. Black1.2%
  6. Asian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Rio Rancho Elementary scored proficient or above: 42% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Mexico, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Reading and language arts, 2021-2242%45%33.8%
Math, 2022-2330%37% (2021-22)24.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Rio Rancho

13 public elementary schools in Rio Rancho report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Ernest Stapleton Elementary79818.916.6%
Vista Grande Elementary78623.010.0%
Sandia Vista Elementary71320.39.6%
Enchanted Hills Elementary67316.114.5%
Cielo Azul Elementary64016.7100.0%
Maggie Cordova Elementary School60814.7100.0%
Joe Harris Elementary57417.916.8%
Martin King Jr Elementary56918.1100.0%

All public schools in Rio Rancho →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Rio Rancho Elementary

  1. Ernest Stapleton ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.3 miles away: 798 students, 18.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  2. Enchanted Hills ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.4 miles away: 673 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  3. Compare Rio Rancho Elementary with Ernest Stapleton ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rio Rancho Public Schools spends per student$13,392 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,392
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoRio Rancho Elementary is the number 53 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#53 of 443
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.16.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Rio Rancho Elementary

  1. How many students attend Rio Rancho Elementary?
    486 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 534 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Rio Rancho, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Rio Rancho Elementary?
    16.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for elementary schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Rio Rancho Elementary a Title I school?
    Rio Rancho Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Rio Rancho Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Rio Rancho Elementary scored proficient or above: 42% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. New Mexico's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Rio Rancho Elementary in?
    Rio Rancho Public Schools, NCES district ID 3500010. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350001000101 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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