Rio Rancho Public Schools
Serves Rio Rancho.
Rio Rancho’s School Grade A better than 85% of New Mexico school districts
What stands out about Rio Rancho Public Schools
- Its letter, A: results better than 85% of New Mexico districts
- Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
- Reading proficiency 11 pts above the state
- Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
- Spends 13% less per student than the NM average
- 18 students per teacher
- Debt of $119.6M, about $7,268 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
A: better than 85% of the 139 New Mexico school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Rio Rancho. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. NM
2021–22 · class of 202395% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
20 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Mexico.