Shining Stars Preschool

Public school, pre-kindergarten · Rio Rancho, New Mexico

Shining Stars Preschool in Rio Rancho, New Mexico enrolled 590 students in 2024-25 with 38.9 full-time teachers, 15.2 students per teacher against the New Mexico median of 12.0. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

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

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

612 students in 2022-23, 619 students in 2023-24, 590 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.4 to 38.9.

Students enrolled at Shining Stars Preschool by school year2022-23: 612, 2023-24: 619, 2024-25: 59002004006008002022-236122023-246192024-25590
Students enrolled at Shining Stars Preschool by school year2022-23: 612, 2023-24: 619, 2024-25: 59002004006008002022-236122023-246192024-25590
Students enrolled at Shining Stars Preschool by school year2022-23: 612, 2023-24: 619, 2024-25: 59002004006008002022-236122023-246192024-25590
Students enrolled at Shining Stars Preschool by school year2022-23: 612, 2023-24: 619, 2024-25: 59002004006008002022-236122023-246192024-25590
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2361236.416.8
2023-2461923.526.3
2024-2559038.915.2

15.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 79 of every 100 New Mexico schools of this kind

Among the 43 New Mexico schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.0; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Mexico other schools, 2024-2543 values from 3.6 to 21.6; This school 15.2; state median 12.0.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.2state median 12.0U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, New Mexico other schools, 2024-2543 values from 3.6 to 21.6; This school 15.2; state median 12.0.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.2state median 12.0U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, New Mexico other schools, 2024-2543 values from 3.6 to 21.6; This school 15.2; state median 12.0.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.2state median 12.0U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, New Mexico other schools, 2024-2543 values from 3.6 to 21.6; This school 15.2; state median 12.0.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.2state median 12.0U.S. 13.8

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Shining Stars Preschool reported and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

61.9% of students were Hispanic, 27.5% White, 6.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic61.9%
  2. White27.5%
  3. Two or more races6.4%
  4. American Indian2.4%
  5. Black1.2%
  6. Asian0.7%

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.

What to look at next about Shining Stars Preschool

  1. Corrales InternationalThe nearest public school of this kind, 8.9 miles away: 232 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).8.9 mi
  2. Explore AcademyThe next nearest public school of this kind, 9.8 miles away: 1,413 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).9.8 mi
  3. Compare Shining Stars Preschool with Corrales InternationalStudents, 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 MexicoShining Stars Preschool is the number 11 by size of 47 New Mexico schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#11 of 47
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.0 for schools of this kind.15.2:1
  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 Shining Stars Preschool

  1. How many students attend Shining Stars Preschool?
    590 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 612 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Rio Rancho, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Shining Stars Preschool?
    15.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for schools of this kind is 12.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Shining Stars Preschool a Title I school?
    Shining Stars Preschool was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Shining Stars Preschool in?
    Rio Rancho Public Schools, NCES district ID 3500010. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350001000953 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
  • 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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