RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY

RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY operates as a big primary school in RIO RANCHO, New Mexico, operated by RIO RANCHO. Current enrollment sits at 486 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 287 students per school, that is 69% bigger than typical.

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

On demographics, RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. Other groups include 22% White, 9% multiracial, 4% Native American. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 40%.

On the resource side, On paper, RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. 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 number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.4%, the actual is 33.2%, a residual of -0.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Sandoval County) logs that median household earnings sit near $86,636, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY is one of 49 public schools in Sandoval County (combined enrollment of about 22,445 students).

Nearest neighbor: THE ASK ACADEMY, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY's enrollment has fell 27% since 2018, when it stood at 664 (now 486). Over the same period, the White share declined from 29% to 22%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.