SHINING STARS PRESCHOOL

Located at 2100 LIONEL STREET NE, in RIO RANCHO, New Mexico, SHINING STARS PRESCHOOL is a big elementary-level community that works with 590 students (grade pre-K), run under RIO RANCHO. That puts it 106% larger than the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 287 students.

Within RIO RANCHO, which oversees 20 schools and 16,461 students, SHINING STARS PRESCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, SHINING STARS PRESCHOOL lists that 62% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 27% White, 6% multiracial, 2% Native American. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 40%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, SHINING STARS PRESCHOOL has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting SHINING STARS PRESCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. 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.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Sandoval County indicate median household earnings sit near $86,636, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Sandoval County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,445 students), SHINING STARS PRESCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: RIO RANCHO MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SHINING STARS PRESCHOOL has stayed largely flat, going from 599 students in 2018 to 590 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 40% to 27% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

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