Rio Rancho Public Schools is a school district based in

Rio Rancho, New Mexico Rio Rancho () is the largest and most populous city in Sandoval County, part of the expansive Albuquerque metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of New Mexico. A small portion of the city extends into northern Bernalillo County. It is the thi ...

, 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. The district, with the vast majority of its land in

Sandoval County Sandoval County () is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 148,834, making it the fourth-most populous county in New Mexico. The county seat is Bernalillo. Sandoval County is part of th ...

, serves most of Rio Rancho and almost all of

Rio Rancho Estates Rio Rancho Estates is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in the southern part of the county, bordered to ...

. A very small portion of the district extends into

Bernalillo County Bernalillo County (; ) is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Mexico.Bernalillo ...

History

Prior to 1997 students in the school district attended

Albuquerque Public Schools Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) is a school district based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1891, APS is the largest of 89 public school districts in the state of New Mexico. In 2022 it had a total of 143 schools with some 70,000 student ...

for high school. The first high school,

Rio Rancho High School Rio Rancho High School is a public high school located in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States. It is a part of the Rio Rancho Public Schools. History Initially, the state rejected the proposal of Rio Rancho High School. However, Intel Corpora ...

, opened in 1997.

Schools

High schools

* V. Sue Cleveland High School (opened August 2009) * Independence High School

Middle schools

* Eagle Ridge Middle School * Lincoln Middle School * Mountain View Middle School * Rio Rancho Middle School

Elementary schools

* 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

Pre-schools

* Shining Stars Preschool

6-12 schools

* Rio Rancho Cyber Academy

2019 attempted shooting

On February 14, 2019, V. Sue Cleveland High School was the site of a shooting; however, no one was injured. 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.

References

External links

Official website
{{Education in Bernalillo County, New Mexico School districts in New Mexico Rio Rancho, New Mexico Education in Sandoval County, New Mexico Education in Bernalillo County, New Mexico School districts established in 1994