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What's the one class at RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY every student should take?
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Enrollment
486
Elementary
DISTRICT 626 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIO RANCHO·NCES 350001000101
RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY
4601 PEPE ORTIZ RD SE, RIO RANCHO, NM 87124 · (505) 892-0220 · Sandoval County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% 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.
- B-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
16.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
486 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 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
55%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
46.7%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
27.0%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY
RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY's state test result (33.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY this school | 486 | 100.0% | 33.2% |
| COLINAS DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY RIO RANCHO | 540 | 100.0% | 25.8% |
| MAGGIE CORDOVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RIO RANCHO | 608 | 100.0% | 36.0% |
| PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY RIO RANCHO | 539 | 99.8% | 27.2% |
| MORIARTY ELEMENTARY MORIARTY | 464 | 99.8% | 23.4% |
| DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY ROSWELL | 518 | 100.0% | 37.6% |
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 RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Sandoval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #169 of 329 | #8 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #157 of 354 | #11 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #132 of 366 | #11 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #53 of 490 | #11 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #271 of 318 | #9 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #99 of 334 | #10 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #5 of 393 | #1 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.8% | #105 of 287 | #7 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
486
-79 (-14%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 640
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 486 | 30.4 | 16.0:1 | 100% (486) |
| 2023-24 | 504 | 34.5 | 14.6:1 | 61% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 534 | 40.4 | 13.2:1 | 100% (534) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 47 | 12.0:1 | 48% (273) |
| 2017-18 | 664 | 44.9 | 14.8:1 | 61% (402) |
| 2015-16 | 672 | 46 | 14.6:1 | 61% (410) |
| 2010-11 | 699 | 56 | 12.5:1 | 61% (429) |
| 2000-01 | 640 | 38 | 16.8:1 | 56% (356) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (664 to 486); teachers down 32% (44.9 to 30.4).
About RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY
RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY is an elementary school with a street address in RIO RANCHO, New Mexico. It enrolled 486 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in New Mexico average about 287 students each.
The 20 schools of RIO RANCHO, including RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY, enroll 16,461 students.
A majority of students at RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY, 63%, are Hispanic. The remaining shares are 22% White, 9% multiracial, and 4% Native American. Sandoval County as a whole is about 40% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 55%.
Teacher staffing is 30.4 full-time equivalents, or about 16.0 students per teacher. The 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 100%.
The allk12 Grade for RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY is B-. Compared with New Mexico public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 47% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in New Mexico with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 33.4%. RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY scores 33.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Sandoval County show that median household income is about $86,636, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 49 public schools in Sandoval County, with a combined enrollment of about 22,445.
The nearest public school is THE ASK ACADEMY, at about 0.7 miles. RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The number of students declined from 565 to 486 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 12.0:1 to 16.0:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Nearby schools
- THE ASK ACADEMY0.7 mi · 558
- RIO RANCHO CYBER ACADEMY0.8 mi · 133
- INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 156
- RIO RANCHO HIGH1.7 mi · 2,568
- CORRALES ELEMENTARY2.3 mi · 378
- ERNEST STAPLETON ELEMENTARY2.3 mi · 798
Frequently asked questions
About RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY?
RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 486 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY serve?
RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY have?
RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY?
At RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 22% White, 63% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY?
RIO RANCHO 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.