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Rio Rancho Schools
Rio Rancho is a public school district in New Mexico, based in Sandoval County (Rio Rancho). SchoolGrade grades 21 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Rio Rancho on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Rio Rancho
19 of 21 schools in Rio Rancho carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 10B: 4C: 4D: 1
Best schools in Rio Rancho
Statewide rankings: all 155 high schools in New Mexico · all 143 middle schools in New Mexico · all 412 elementary schools in New Mexico
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Rio Rancho Cyber Academy (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Mountain View Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Rio Rancho Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Sandia Vista Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Ernest Stapleton Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Eagle Ridge Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Lincoln Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Enchanted Hills Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Rio Rancho High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Joe Harris Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Rio Rancho
High schools (3)
- B+ Cleveland High School, Rio Rancho
- D- Independence High School, Rio Rancho
- A- Rio Rancho High, Rio Rancho
Middle and junior high schools (5)
- A Eagle Ridge Middle, Rio Rancho
- A Lincoln Middle, Rio Rancho
- B+ Martin King JR Elementary, Rio Rancho
- A+ Mountain View Middle, Rio Rancho
- A Rio Rancho Middle School, Rio Rancho
Elementary and primary schools (10)
- C+ Cielo Azul Elementary, Rio Rancho
- C- Colinas Del Norte Elementary, Rio Rancho
- A- Enchanted Hills Elementary, Rio Rancho
- A Ernest Stapleton Elementary, Rio Rancho
- A- Joe Harris Elementary, Rio Rancho
- B- Maggie Cordova Elementary School, Rio Rancho
- C Puesta Del Sol Elementary, Rio Rancho
- C+ Rio Rancho Elementary, Rio Rancho
- A Sandia Vista Elementary, Rio Rancho
- B+ Vista Grande Elementary, Rio Rancho
Other schools and academies (3)
- A+ Rio Rancho Cyber Academy, Rio Rancho
- Shining Stars Preschool, Rio Rancho
- Sparrk Online Academy, Rio Rancho
Where Rio Rancho schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Rio Rancho (21)
About this district
- State: Best schools in New Mexico
- County: Sandoval County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 16,725 students with 771 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,307 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3500010
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Albuquerque (172 schools, 16 mi)
- Bernalillo (11 schools, 21 mi)
- Jemez Valley (4 schools, 28 mi)
- Los Lunas (16 schools, 36 mi)
- Cuba (3 schools, 45 mi)
- Santa Fe (29 schools, 46 mi)
- Los Alamos (8 schools, 46 mi)
- Moriarty-Edgewood (7 schools, 49 mi)
Questions about Rio Rancho
How many schools are in Rio Rancho?
SchoolGrade grades 21 public schools in Rio Rancho, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Rio Rancho serve?
The largest by graded schools: Rio Rancho.
How good are the schools in Rio Rancho?
Across the 19 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 43.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 34.1%. 84% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Rio Rancho?
16,725 students were enrolled in Rio Rancho in the 2023-24 school year, about 21.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Rio Rancho?
Rio Rancho is in New Mexico, based in Sandoval County, with its district office in Rio Rancho. Its boundary covers about 155 sq mi.