MARTIN KING JR ELEMENTARY

As a sprawling primary school in RIO RANCHO, New Mexico, MARTIN KING JR ELEMENTARY hosts 569 students from grades K through 5, operated by RIO RANCHO. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 287 students each, so MARTIN KING JR ELEMENTARY sits 98% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 20 schools in RIO RANCHO (16,461 students total), MARTIN KING JR ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, MARTIN KING JR ELEMENTARY reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 61% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 24% White, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 40%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, MARTIN KING JR ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.8%.

In the area at large, census data for Sandoval County shows median household earnings sit near $86,636, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. MARTIN KING JR ELEMENTARY is one of 49 public schools in Sandoval County (combined enrollment of about 22,445 students).

The closest other public school is MAGGIE CORDOVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MARTIN KING JR ELEMENTARY. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MARTIN KING JR ELEMENTARY ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 34.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MARTIN KING JR ELEMENTARY has declined 37%, going from 906 students in 2018 to 569 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 36% to 24% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

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