Rio Rancho Public Schools

Rio Rancho Public Schools is a school district based in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States. Rio Rancho Public Schools serves the municipality of Rio Rancho. The school district has a total of 22 schools. The district has three high schools, two alternative high schools, four middle schools, 11 elementary schools, and two preschools.

The district, with the vast majority of its land in Sandoval County, serves most of Rio Rancho and almost all of Rio Rancho Estates.[4] A very small portion of the district extends into Bernalillo County.[5]

History

Prior to 1997 students in the school district attended Albuquerque Public Schools for high school. The first high school, Rio Rancho High School, opened in 1997.[6]

Schools

High schools

Middle schools

  • Eagle Ridge Middle School[9]
  • Lincoln Middle School[10]
  • Mountain View Middle School[11]
  • Rio Rancho Middle School[12]

Elementary schools

  • Cielo Azul Elementary School[13]
  • Colinas del Norte Elementary[14]
  • Enchanted Hills Elementary[15]
  • E. Stapleton Elementary[16]
  • Joe Harris Elementary[17]
  • Maggie M. Cordova Elementary[18]
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary[19]
  • Puesta del Sol Elementary[20]
  • Rio Rancho Elementary[21]
  • Sandia Vista Elementary[22]
  • Vista Grande Elementary[23]

Pre-schools

  • Shining Stars Preschool[24]
  • Puesta del Sol Preschool[25]

6-12 schools

  • Rio Rancho Cyber Academy[26]

2019 attempted shooting

On February 14, 2019, V. Sue Cleveland High School was the site of a shooting; however, no one was injured.[27] It was later reported that a 16-year-old boy had fired a gun on school grounds after threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend and others.[28][29]

References

  1. 12"RANCHO PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUPER INTENDENT". Rio Rancho Public Schools. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  2. 123"ABOUT RIO RANCHO PUBLIC SCHOOLS". Rio Rancho Public Schools. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  3. 1234"Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for RIO RANCHO". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  4. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sandoval County, NM"(PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  5. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bernalillo County, NM"(PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022. - Text list
  6. Schoellkopf, Andrea (April 19, 1997). "Rio Rancho School Is Limited". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. p. B2. - See clipping fromNewspapers.com.
  7. RioTECH
  8. Independence High School
  9. Eagle Ridge Middle School
  10. Lincoln Middle School
  11. Mountain View Middle School
  12. Rio Rancho Middle School
  13. Cielo Azul Elementary School
  14. Colinas del Norte Elementary
  15. Enchanted Hills Elementary
  16. E. Stapleton Elementary
  17. Joe Harris Elementary
  18. Maggie M. Cordova Elementary
  19. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary
  20. Puesta del Sol Elementary
  21. Rio Rancho Elementary
  22. Sandia Vista Elementary
  23. Vista Grande Elementary
  24. Shining Stars Preschool
  25. Puesta del Sol Preschool
  26. Rio Rancho Cyber Academy
  27. Writers, Elise Kaplan And Rick Nathanson | Journal Staff. "Student faces attempted murder charge in shooting". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  28. "Parents of accused Rio Rancho High School shooter indicted". AP NEWS. August 21, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  29. "Rio Rancho teen planned to shoot ex-girlfriend at school, documents say". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved June 11, 2020.