Best Public Schools in Zip Code 87144

Summary:

The 87144 zip code area of Rio Rancho, New Mexico is home to 9 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. These schools generally outperform the Rio Rancho and New Mexico state averages in proficiency rates across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with a few standout institutions leading the way.

Cleveland High School and Rio Rancho Middle School are among the highest-ranked schools in the area, with Mountain View Middle School ranking as the top performer. These schools boast impressive proficiency rates, strong test scores, and high ratings from SchoolDigger. In contrast, some of the lower-performing schools, such as Colinas Del Norte Elementary and Sandoval Academy of Bilingual Education, have room for improvement.

The Rio Rancho school district, which encompasses all the schools in the 87144 zip code, is ranked 30th out of 119 districts in New Mexico and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggesting the district as a whole is performing well above the state average. However, the significant variation in free/reduced lunch rates, from 10% to 100%, may be a contributing factor to the differences in academic performance across the schools in this area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2024)	SAT School Day Mathematics (2024)	NM-ASR Science (2024)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2024)	NM-MSSA Mathematics (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Rio Rancho Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 Loma Colorado Dr NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 891-5335	1,125	47	23.9	40.9%	294 (26.1%)	25 (2.2%)	668 (59.4%)	6 (0.5%)	52 (4.6%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (6.9%)	81.8	36^th of 235 public middle schools	84.7%		80.9	44^th of 239 public middle schools	81.6%	8			51.0	50.0	42.0	$8,149
Mountain View Middle	Public	6-8	4101 Montreal Loop NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 867-0711	902	35	25.7	32.3%	216 (23.9%)	17 (1.9%)	553 (61.3%)	11 (1.2%)	58 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (5.0%)	92.4	20^th of 235 public middle schools	91.5%		88.9	26^th of 239 public middle schools	89.1%	6			63.0	60.0	47.0	$7,185
Colinas Del Norte Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Night Sky Ave NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 896-3378	561	35	16.0	64.9%	147 (26.2%)	7 (1.2%)	360 (64.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.4%)	33.6	275^th of 433 public elementary schools	36.5%		52.1	197^th of 435 public elementary schools	54.7%	78			32.0	33.0	16.0	$8,935
Enchanted Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	5400 Obregon Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 891-8526	641	32	19.8	30.1%	199 (31.0%)	11 (1.7%)	367 (57.3%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.2%)	88.4	46^th of 433 public elementary schools	89.4%		81.9	77^th of 435 public elementary schools	82.3%	31			53.0	54.0	49.0	$7,891
Sandoval Academy Of Bilingual Education	Public, Charter	K-8	4321 Fulcrum Way NE Suite A	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Sandoval Academy Of Bilingual Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 771-0555	235	17	13.6	57.9%	31 (13.2%)	3 (1.3%)	192 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	51.8	186^th of 433 public elementary schools	57.0%		49.6	204^th of 435 public elementary schools	53.1%	18			36.0	45.0	20.0	$7,858
Explore Academy - Rio Rancho	Public, Charter	K-6	6090 Zenith Court	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Explore Academy - Rio Rancho	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(505) 306-5283	182	22	8.2	32.4%	90 (49.5%)	6 (3.3%)	78 (42.9%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)			50.0	48.0	29.0
Vista Grande Elementary	Public	K-5	7001 Chayote Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 771-2366	758	28	26.9	27.6%	209 (27.6%)	10 (1.3%)	428 (56.5%)	11 (1.5%)	51 (6.7%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (6.1%)	82.8	67^th of 433 public elementary schools	84.5%		85.2	64^th of 435 public elementary schools	85.3%	3			51.0	52.0	41.0	$8,253
Shining Stars Preschool	Public	PK	2100 Lionel Street NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 892-7735	619	24	26.3	19.4%	170 (27.5%)	12 (1.9%)	367 (59.3%)	6 (1.0%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.9%)								(n/a)
Cleveland High School	Public	9-12	4800 Cleveland Heights Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 938-0300	2,625	105	25.1	32.4%	667 (25.4%)	70 (2.7%)	1,558 (59.4%)	26 (1.0%)	149 (5.7%)	4 (0.2%)	151 (5.8%)	83.3	26^th of 190 public high schools	86.3%		77.7	36^th of 170 public high schools	78.8%	10	50.0	18.0	68.0			$7,561
Cielo Azul Elementary	Public	K-5	3804 Shiloh Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 338-2320	644	32	19.8	43.9%	165 (25.6%)	26 (4.0%)	367 (57.0%)	9 (1.4%)	20 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (8.7%)	57.3	157^th of 433 public elementary schools	63.7%		54.5	185^th of 435 public elementary schools	57.5%	28			32.0	41.0	30.0	$8,635
Sandia Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 Franklin Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 338-2526	692	37	18.7	23.6%	186 (26.9%)	15 (2.2%)	388 (56.1%)	16 (2.3%)	39 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.6%)	82	70^th of 433 public elementary schools	83.8%		84.4	69^th of 435 public elementary schools	84.1%	1			48.0	55.0	38.0	$9,047

Cities Near Zip Code 87144

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rio Rancho	0.62 mi	24	26^th
Albuquerque	3.22 mi	212	82^nd
Corrales	3.91 mi	1	10^th
Los Ranchos De Albuquerque	5.63 mi	2	69^th
Bernalillo	8.07 mi	6	99^th

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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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