📍 7001 Chayote Rd Ne, Rio Rancho, Sandoval County, 87144
Vista Grande Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rio Rancho, Sandoval County. The school has 768 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 51.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Vista Grande Elementary enrolls 768 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 51.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 28% White and 6.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 433 | 56% |
| White | 212 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 6.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 44 | 5.7% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 13 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
78 of the school's 768 students (10%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 77 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Vista Grande Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-10, state senate district 22, state house district 57.
Vista Grande 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 768 students, Vista Grande Elementary is close to 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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