Sandia Vista Elementary

Summary:

Sandia Vista Elementary is a public elementary school located in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 690 students. The school is part of the Rio Rancho Public Schools district, which is ranked 27th out of 119 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sandia Vista Elementary consistently performs above the state average in proficiency rates for Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grades, with particularly strong performance in 5th grade. The school has a diverse student population, with a significant Hispanic/Latino representation and sizable White and Native American populations. Notably, Sandia Vista Elementary performs well across various student subgroups, ranking in the top quartile of New Mexico elementary schools for Female, Male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and Multi-racial students. The school's student-teacher ratio is relatively low, ranging from 14.8 to 15.1 over the past three school years, which is lower than the nearby schools. Additionally, the school has seen a significant decrease in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 23.25% in 2020-2021 to 10.87% in 2022-2023.

Compared to the nearby schools in the Rio Rancho Public Schools district, such as Ernest Stapleton Elementary and Vista Grande Elementary, Sandia Vista Elementary consistently outperforms in academic proficiency rates, particularly in Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's strong performance, coupled with its relatively low student-teacher ratio and decreasing percentage of economically disadvantaged students, make it a standout educational institution within the Rio Rancho area and the state of New Mexico.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 6800 Franklin Rd NE
       Rio Rancho, NM  87144


(505) 338-2526

District: Rio Rancho

SchoolDigger Rank:
69th of 435 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,047 Help


Students who attend Sandia Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Mountain View Middle
High:    Cleveland High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.8 Help
Number of students:  690

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
56.2%
White:
28.1%
Two or more races:
6.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  10.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Sandia Vista Elementary ranks better than 84.1% of elementary schools in New Mexico. It also ranks 2nd among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Rio Rancho School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.4. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (56.2%), White (28.1%), two or more races (6.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 10.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sandia Vista Elementary is 14.8. 6 elementary schools in the Rio Rancho School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sandia Vista Elementary is $9,047, which is the 2nd highest among 10 elementary schools in the Rio Rancho School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Sandia Vista Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sandia Vista Elementary 69th of 435 New Mexico public elementary schools. (See Sandia Vista Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Rio Rancho:

SchoolDigger ranks Rio Rancho 27th of 119 New Mexico school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sandia Vista Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sandia Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 83.55 43rd 419 89.7%
2011 80.62 61st 402 84.8%
2012 88.41 34th 398 91.5%
2013 83.20 47th 412 88.6%
2014 78.60 67th 442 84.8%
2015 83.12 49th 421 88.4%
2016 59.78 129th 410 68.5%
2017 65.22 99th 374 73.5%
2018 79.45 59th 383 84.6%
2019 88.57 22nd 396 94.4%
2022 78.76 58th 420 86.2%
2023 84.40 69th 435 84.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sandia Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 64.63 20th 91 78.0%
2023 78.65 16th 83 80.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sandia Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 40.89 128th 203 36.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sandia Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 65.20 13th 47 72.3%
2022 45.14 69th 132 47.7%
2023 75.30 37th 165 77.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sandia Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.27 142nd 356 60.1%
2019 76.17 54th 361 85.0%
2022 45.30 173rd 410 57.8%
2023 48.89 214th 426 49.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Sandia Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.73 58th 339 82.9%
2019 85.15 25th 343 92.7%
2022 73.05 60th 395 84.8%
2023 79.74 73rd 390 81.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Sandia Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.82 27th 35 22.9%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Sandia Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 70.04 10th 50 80.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Sandia Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.16 44th 333 86.8%
2019 85.50 21st 337 93.8%
2022 75.83 55th 392 86.0%
2023 83.92 64th 414 84.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Sandia Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 41.99 27th 40 32.5%
2023 79.19 7th 24 70.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Sandia Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 61.96 22nd 56 60.7%
2023 89.61 5th 34 85.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sandia Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.03 37th 329 88.8%
2019 93.94 6th 320 98.1%
2022 71.88 54th 389 86.1%
2023 89.07 44th 395 88.9%
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Rank History for Native American students at Sandia Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 79.02 7th 64 89.1%
2022 46.67 49th 99 50.5%
2023 51.15 43rd 92 53.3%
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Rank History for White students at Sandia Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.42 68th 187 63.6%
2019 66.04 55th 199 72.4%
2022 70.34 64th 325 80.3%
2023 81.42 76th 413 81.6%
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Data source: test scores: New Mexico Public Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: New Mexico Public Education Department

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Reviews:
by a parent
Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Open Quote After eight years (two kids) three principles, and a new one for next year, I wish I had more positive experiences to share. The final straw the made me write this comment was when my sons 1st grade teacher wrote me to explain I shouldn't expect her to use proper grammar, or know how to use a chromebook properly (since they only got Chromebooks this year, 19-20). She continued arguing that because I was the only parent commenting on her mistakes she did not take me seriously. Close Quote


by a parent
Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Open Quote The school administrators are arrogant, disrespectful and extremely narcissistic. They lack professionalism, common sense and basic fundamental skills needed to run a facility.
The way they communicate with parents are condescending and disrespectful . The only thing this school really cares about is test scores.Don t waste your time here, there are better options. Close Quote


by a student
Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Open Quote Overall going to the school was crap ,I didn't do anything interesting, it was boring I didn't learn anything new ,people there weren't very nice either the teachers were uncreative, though that is not their fault because they are put on very stupid restrictions, except for a few( the people at the front office, gifted teacher and a couple of the teachers that are already gone). I have already graduated the school and move onto a better one, but I think you not to put your kids in to the school unless their gifted students (you will spend most your time doing, you learn more in gifted then in normal) which is good because the rest of school sucks. But I was in the Montessori program, never know if traditional might be better. I hope the school becomes better in the future. Please don't take this personally. Close Quote


by a parent
Friday, August 22, 2014

Open Quote I paid $600/mo each for my 2 kids to attend the Montessori here for ages 3 and 4. After paying a deposit etc... my 3 yr old was kicked out on the first day as "too young." I had built her up about the school for over a month and pulled her from head-start program. She was devastated. My 4 yr old lasted about 4 months but was so stressed out that she wetting her pants and instead of dealing with it, they sent her to the nurse as if she was sick and threatened to kick her out. Her reactions were natural for a new school at her age and ultimately they suspended her for having accidents. Which promptly stopped as soon as we left the school. If you don't want to deal with accidents, then don't teach 3 and 4 yr olds. It is natural. They made it worse. Both Montessori teacher did not have kids of their own. What a nasty environment. If you want your children stressed about education and not enjoying the learning process, go here. I never got all my money back. Never so insulted for paying to be somewhere and then treated with snobbery. We have never had these problems anywhere else. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Sandia Vista Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2009 224 17 11 143 13 n/a n/a 0 408
2010 153 11 12 303 10 0 0 0 489
2011 247 10 9 213 24 0 9 0 512
2012 227 7 11 248 20 0 16 0 529
2013 208 9 12 259 27 1 15 0 531
2014 232 12 10 282 32 2 17 0 587
2015 219 18 7 303 31 1 26 0 605
2016 238 17 6 284 36 3 31 0 615
2017 200 18 9 292 39 0 48 0 606
2018 220 15 11 327 36 0 40 0 649
2019 218 11 11 345 35 0 43 0 663
2020 225 9 15 353 35 0 51 0 688
2021 197 11 18 305 43 0 41 0 615
2022 185 14 16 335 42 0 38 0 630
2023 194 14 15 388 36 0 43 0 690

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sandia Vista Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2009 408 29.6 13.8 31.1
2010 489 31.5 15.5 38.4
2011 512 35.5 14.3 38.9
2012 529 33.5 15.7 39.7
2013 531 35.0 15.1 32
2014 587 37.6 15.6 31.7
2015 605 45.0 13.4 35
2016 615 42.0 14.6 28.9
2017 606 44.2 13.6 31.4
2018 649 44.6 14.5 32.7
2019 663 46.3 14.3 32.1
2020 688 45.2 15.2 29.9
2021 615 41.0 15.0 23.3
2022 630 41.5 15.1 20.2
2023 690 46.5 14.8 10.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sandia Vista Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2009 408 29.6 13.8 31.1
2010 489 31.5 15.5 38.4
2011 512 35.5 14.3 38.9
2012 529 33.5 15.7 39.7
2013 531 35.0 15.1 32
2014 587 37.6 15.6 31.7
2015 605 45.0 13.4 35
2016 615 42.0 14.6 28.9
2017 606 44.2 13.6 31.4
2018 649 44.6 14.5 32.7
2019 663 46.3 14.3 32.1
2020 688 45.2 15.2 29.9
2021 615 41.0 15.0 23.3
2022 630 41.5 15.1 20.2
2023 690 46.5 14.8 10.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Sandia Vista Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,047

Data source: New Mexico Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sandia Vista Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 22nd of 396 Elementary schoolsRanks 69th of 435 Elementary schools
 10.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Language Arts (Sandia Vista Elementary)5742.7
 14.3%
   3rd Grade Language Arts (Rio Rancho)3540.8
 5.8%
   3rd Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3031.8
 1.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Sandia Vista Elementary)5724.5
 32.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Rio Rancho)4130.9
 10.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)3222.5
 9.5%
4th Grade Language Arts (Sandia Vista Elementary)4554.9
 9.9%
   4th Grade Language Arts (Rio Rancho)3741.9
 4.9%
   4th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3035.2
 5.2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Sandia Vista Elementary)5140.6
 10.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Rio Rancho)3731.2
 5.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)2724.5
 2.5%
5th Grade Language Arts (Sandia Vista Elementary)5452.3
 1.7%
   5th Grade Language Arts (Rio Rancho)3945.5
 6.5%
   5th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3335.7
 2.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Sandia Vista Elementary)3860.7
 22.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Rio Rancho)3444.6
 10.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)2430.7
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students663690
 4.1%
African American1114
 27.3%
American Indian3536
 2.9%
Asian1115
 36.4%
Hispanic345388
 12.5%
Pacific Islander00
White218194
 11%
Two or More Races4343
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients32.1%10.9%
 21.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Sandia Vista Elementary

In the 2022-23 school year, 690 students attended Sandia Vista Elementary.

Students who attend Sandia Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mountain View Middle
High : Cleveland High School

Students at Sandia Vista Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 28% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

Sandia Vista Elementary ranks 69th of 435 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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