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Enrollment
539
Elementary
DISTRICT 626 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIO RANCHO·NCES 350001000650
PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY
450 SOUTHERN BLVD SE, RIO RANCHO, NM 87124 · (505) 994-3305 · Sandoval County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL539 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
18.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
538 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
1
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 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
32.5%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
21.0%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
27.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
Schools most like PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY
PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY's state test result (27.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY this school | 539 | 99.8% | 27.2% |
| RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY RIO RANCHO | 486 | 100.0% | 33.2% |
| MAGGIE CORDOVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RIO RANCHO | 608 | 100.0% | 36.0% |
| SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY LOS LUNAS | 617 | 100.0% | 37.6% |
| LA MERCED ELEMENTARY BELEN | 463 | 100.0% | 30.2% |
| KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY LOS LUNAS | 605 | 100.0% | 51.5% |
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 PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Sandoval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #228 of 329 | #10 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #215 of 354 | #14 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #263 of 366 | #17 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 539 | #29 of 490 | #10 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #305 of 318 | #14 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.8% | #144 of 334 | #14 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #210 of 393 | #14 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.8% | #93 of 287 | #6 of 12 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
539
-130 (-19%) vs 2020
-35% since 2000-01, when it was 830
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 539 | 29.4 | 18.3:1 | 100% (538) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 23 | 24.7:1 | 70% (400) |
| 2022-23 | 597 | 51 | 11.7:1 | 100% (597) |
| 2020-21 | 669 | 55 | 12.2:1 | 51% (340) |
| 2017-18 | 757 | 55.1 | 13.8:1 | 64% (481) |
| 2015-16 | 795 | 54 | 14.7:1 | 68% (537) |
| 2010-11 | 830 | 60 | 13.8:1 | 75% (622) |
| 2000-01 | 830 | 51 | 16.3:1 | 53% (437) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (757 to 539); teachers down 47% (55.1 to 29.4).
About PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY
PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY is an elementary school in RIO RANCHO, New Mexico, reachable at (505) 994-3305. It had 539 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in New Mexico average about 287 students, which makes this school 88% bigger than average.
The district for PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY is RIO RANCHO, with 20 schools and 16,461 students.
At PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY, 70% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 20% White, 6% multiracial, and 3% Native American. That is higher than the 40% Hispanic share among all Sandoval County residents. The diversity index for PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY is 47%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 18.3:1. The average for elementary schools in New Mexico, 12.9:1, is lower. Of all students at PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY, 100% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY lands at C, ahead of 30% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY would be expected to post about 33.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.2%.
In the wider Sandoval County area, the median household earns about $86,636 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Sandoval County, 49 public schools serve about 22,445 students.
PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY's closest public school neighbor is JOE HARRIS ELEMENTARY, about 1.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 27.2% is below the 38.9% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 539, down from 669 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 12.2:1 to 18.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
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
Other Puesta Del Sol Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Puesta Del Sol Elementary. PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Puesta del Sol ElementaryVictorville, CA · 609 students
- Puesta del Sol Elementary SchoolBellevue, WA · 494 students
Nearby schools
- JOE HARRIS ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 574
- MAGGIE CORDOVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 608
- COYOTE WILLOW FAMILY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 280
- MARTIN KING JR ELEMENTARY2.5 mi · 569
- LINCOLN MIDDLE2.8 mi · 805
- SIERRA VISTA ELEMENTARY3.0 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARYHow large is PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY?
PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 539 students in grades KG-05.
Is PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY have?
PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the student diversity at PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY are roughly 20% White, 70% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY?
PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY is overseen by RIO RANCHO in Sandoval County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.