Enrollment
430
Elementary
STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO·NCES 350280330026
EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO
6090 ZENITH COURT, RIO RANCHO, NM 87144 · (505) 306-5283 · Sandoval County
GRADES KG–07ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
31 FTE teachers
STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
142 students
STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 19% smaller than its 7th grade class (69).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 55% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
58.9%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
30.3%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
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EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO this school | 430 | 33.0% | 44.6% |
| ALICE KING COMMUNITY SCHOOL ALBUQUERQUE | 384 | 31.0% | 42.7% |
| MONTERREY ELEMENTARY CARLSBAD | 366 | 28.1% | 41.4% |
| SUNSET ELEMENTARY CARLSBAD | 438 | 28.3% | 34.3% |
| DESERT WILLOW ELEMENTARY CARLSBAD | 667 | 22.0% | 43.2% |
| OCOTILLO ELEMENTARY CARLSBAD | 621 | 20.1% | 35.3% |
Matched among New Mexico elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Sandoval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #70 of 329 | #3 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #135 of 354 | #9 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #52 of 366 | #4 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #93 of 490 | #12 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #195 of 318 | #6 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #39 of 334 | #1 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.0% | #377 of 393 | #20 of 20 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 430 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 33% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 182 | 22 | 8.3:1 | 32% (59) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO.
About EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO
EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO is an elementary school in RIO RANCHO, New Mexico, reachable at (505) 306-5283. The grade span is kindergarten through 7, and enrollment is 430 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New Mexico) has about 287 students.
In federal data, the district for EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO is the school itself.
At EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 47%. It is also 35% White and 15% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.9:1, with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico. Lunch subsidy eligibility at EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO is 33%. Public schools in Sandoval County average 94%.
EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO is graded B by allk12, scoring above 59% of New Mexico public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO is 4.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 44.6%. Predicted: 49.5%.
Sandoval County has about 153,604 residents, and the median household income is $86,636, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Sandoval County has 49 public schools and roughly 22,445 students.
ENCHANTED HILLS ELEMENTARY is the public school closest to EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO, about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO ranks 3rd of 4 nearby schools, at 44.6% versus a 47.9% average.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
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Sandoval County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
153,604
Census ACS
Median income
$86,636
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
22,445 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RIO RANCHO
- CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,596 students
- RIO RANCHO HIGHHigh · 2,568 students
- RIO RANCHO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,024 students
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 931 students
- LINCOLN MIDDLEMiddle · 805 students
- ERNEST STAPLETON ELEMENTARYElementary · 798 students
Nearby schools
- ENCHANTED HILLS ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 673
- INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 156
- THE ASK ACADEMY2.3 mi · 558
- RIO RANCHO MIDDLE SCHOOL2.5 mi · 1,024
- RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY2.7 mi · 486
- SHINING STARS PRESCHOOL3.0 mi · 590
Frequently asked questions
About EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHOWhat is the total enrollment at EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO?
EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO enrolls approximately 430 students in grades KG-07.
What grades does EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO serve?
EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO serves grades KG-07.
How many students per teacher at EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO.
What is the racial breakdown of students at EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO?
At EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO, the student body is approximately 35% White, 47% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO?
EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO is overseen by EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO in Sandoval County.
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