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Puesta del Sol Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rio Rancho, Sandoval County. The school has 597 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rio Rancho Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 51.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Puesta del Sol Elementary enrolls 597 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 51.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 23% White and 4.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 414 | 69% |
| White | 136 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 4.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 13 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
597 of the school's 597 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 597 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Puesta del Sol Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-10, state senate district 10, state house district 60.
Puesta del Sol Elementary is one of 21 schools in RIO RANCHO, based in RIO RANCHO, New Mexico. The district serves 16,519 students district-wide and employs 1,114 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 597 students, Puesta del Sol Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 787 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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