Rio Rancho
Public school district based in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. NCES district ID 3500010; state ID NM-35083000.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
20
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
16,461
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
916.4
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
18.0
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 596 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,040 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,012 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,098 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,270 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,223 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,277 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,106 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,182 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,253 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,365 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,342 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,386 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,311 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3.7% | |
| Asian | 1.2% | |
| Black or African American | 1.7% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 60.5% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 7.5% | |
| White | 25.3% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 47.9% | |
| Male | 52.1% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 14, Rural 6.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland High School Rio Rancho | 9–12 | Regular | 2,596 | 135.6 | 19.1 | Rural: Fringe |
| Rio Rancho High Rio Rancho | 9–12 | Regular | 2,568 | 129.8 | 19.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Rio Rancho Middle School Rio Rancho | 6–8 | Regular | 1,024 | 58.3 | 17.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Mountain View Middle Rio Rancho | 6–8 | Regular | 931 | 41.6 | 22.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Lincoln Middle Rio Rancho | 6–8 | Regular | 805 | 37.3 | 21.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Ernest Stapleton Elementary Rio Rancho | K–5 | Regular | 798 | 42.2 | 18.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Vista Grande Elementary Rio Rancho | K–5 | Regular | 786 | 34.2 | 23 | Rural: Fringe |
| Eagle Ridge Middle Rio Rancho | 6–8 | Regular | 732 | 51.6 | 14.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Sandia Vista Elementary Rio Rancho | PK–5 | Regular | 713 | 35.2 | 20.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Enchanted Hills Elementary Rio Rancho | K–5 | Regular | 673 | 41.8 | 16.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Cielo Azul Elementary Rio Rancho | K–5 | Regular | 640 | 38.2 | 16.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| Maggie Cordova Elementary School Rio Rancho | K–5 | Regular | 608 | 41.4 | 14.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Shining Stars Preschool Rio Rancho | PK | Special Education | 590 | 38.9 | 15.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Joe Harris Elementary Rio Rancho | K–5 | Regular | 574 | 32.1 | 17.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Martin King Jr Elementary Rio Rancho | K–5 | Regular | 569 | 31.4 | 18.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Colinas Del Norte Elementary Rio Rancho | K–5 | Regular | 540 | 33.9 | 15.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Puesta Del Sol Elementary Rio Rancho | K–5 | Regular | 539 | 29.4 | 18.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Rio Rancho Elementary Rio Rancho | K–5 | Regular | 486 | 30.4 | 16 | Suburb: Large |
| Independence High School Rio Rancho | 9–12 | Alternative | 156 | 19.1 | 8.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Rio Rancho Cyber Academy Rio Rancho | 6–12 | Regular | 133 | 14.1 | 9.5 | Suburb: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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