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Rio Rancho High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
301 Loma Colorado Dr Ne
Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Phone
(505) 896-5600
District
RIO RANCHO
County
SANDOVAL COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
2554
Classroom Teachers
108

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Mexico

8

(10 is best)

Better than 79.8% of all NM schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Rio Rancho High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
No Data
48%
No Data
18%
No Data
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 25 20 15 10 5 0
24
22
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 691 27.1%
Grade 10 708 27.7%
Grade 11 578 22.6%
Grade 12 577 22.6%
Total 2554 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 31.9% 29.1% 21.0%
Black 1.8% 2.0% 1.8%
Hispanic 62.0% 63.4% 63.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.3% 1.1% 1.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 3.0% 4.3% 12.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 35.8% 38.0% 74.3%
Free lunch eligible 32.8% 34.2% 73.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.0% 3.9% 1.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 108,376 2,114,371
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 700.0 17
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.8% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.9% 19.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.2% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.1% 24.0%
65 OR OLDER 17.0% 18.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 39,733 825,021
Single Parent Households With Children 10.4% 10.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.1% 87.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.3% 30.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.6% 14.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.7% 15.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.7% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.4% 17.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.8% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.7% 13.4%
$15,000 or less 5.2% 11.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,771 $113,244,000 47.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,312 $21,937,000 9.3%
Staff $114 $1,915,000 0.8%
General Administration $380 $6,356,000 2.7%
School Administration $571 $9,557,000 4.0%
Operation $1,288 $21,546,000 9.1%
Transportation $312 $5,221,000 2.2%
Other $612 $10,242,000 4.3%
Total Support $4,590 $76,774,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,808 $46,964,000 19.8%
Total Expenditures $14,169 $236,982,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,912 $2,222,874,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,276 $410,334,000 9.1%
Staff $271 $87,206,000 1.9%
General Administration $289 $92,853,000 2.1%
School Administration $665 $213,784,000 4.8%
Operation $1,249 $401,552,000 8.9%
Transportation $327 $105,132,000 2.3%
Other $448 $144,040,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,524 $1,454,901,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,532 $814,319,000 18.1%
Total Expenditures $13,968 $4,492,094,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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