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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 18 schools. The district has two high schools, two alternative high schools, four middle schools, 10 elementary schools, and one preschool.
| Rio Rancho Public Schools | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Igniting Student Potential" |
| Grades | Pre-K-12 |
| Established | 1994 |
| Superintendent | V. Sue Cleveland |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 16,762 |
| Staff | 1,950 |
| Other information | |
| Graduation rate: | 79.2% |
| Website | www |
The district, with the vast majority of its land in Sandoval County, serves most of Rio Rancho and almost all of Rio Rancho Estates.[1] A very small portion of the district extends into Bernalillo County.[2]
History
editPrior 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.[3]
Schools
editHigh schools
edit- Rio Rancho High School
- V. Sue Cleveland High School (opened August 2009)
- Independence High School[4]
Middle schools
edit- Eagle Ridge Middle School[5]
- Lincoln Middle School[6]
- Mountain View Middle School[7]
- Rio Rancho Middle School[8]
Elementary schools
edit- Cielo Azul Elementary School[9]
- Colinas del Norte Elementary[10]
- Enchanted Hills Elementary[11]
- E. Stapleton Elementary[12]
- Joe Harris Elementary[13]
- Maggie M. Cordova Elementary[14]
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary[15]
- Puesta del Sol Elementary[16]
- Rio Rancho Elementary[17]
- Sandia Vista Elementary[18]
- Vista Grande Elementary[19]
Pre-schools
edit- Shining Stars Preschool[20]
6-12 schools
edit- Rio Rancho Cyber Academy
2019 attempted shooting
editOn February 14, 2019, V. Sue Cleveland High School was the site of a shooting; however, no one was injured.[21] 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.[22][23]
References
edit- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sandoval County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bernalillo County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022. - Text list
- ^ Schoellkopf, Andrea (April 19, 1997). "Rio Rancho School Is Limited". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. p. B2. - See clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ Independence High School
- ^ Eagle Ridge Middle School
- ^ Lincoln Middle School
- ^ Mountain View Middle School
- ^ Rio Rancho Middle School
- ^ Cielo Azul Elementary School
- ^ Colinas del Norte Elementary
- ^ Enchanted Hills Elementary
- ^ E. Stapleton Elementary
- ^ Joe Harris Elementary
- ^ Maggie M. Cordova Elementary
- ^ Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary
- ^ Puesta del Sol Elementary
- ^ Rio Rancho Elementary
- ^ Sandia Vista Elementary
- ^ Vista Grande Elementary
- ^ Shining Stars Preschool
- ^ Writers, Elise Kaplan And Rick Nathanson | Journal Staff. "Student faces attempted murder charge in shooting". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Parents of accused Rio Rancho High School shooter indicted". AP NEWS. August 21, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ "Rio Rancho teen planned to shoot ex-girlfriend at school, documents say". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved June 11, 2020.