Mascot: Thunder
Colors: Turquoise and Purple
Grade Levels Served:K-5 with special programs
Founded: Fall 2008 by Rio Rancho Public Schools
School Goals:
Student Excellence

Staff Profile:

Employees: 72
Teachers: 40
Instructional Support Staff: 22
Non-Instructional Support Staff: 10

School Programs:
Rio Rancho Elementary Montessori Program is located at Sandia Vista and serves grades pre-K-5. Current Montessori enrollment: 149 (18 pre-K students and 131 students in grades K-5).

Student Profile:

Enrollment: 697 (October 2022)
Percent Special Education: 16.2%
Percent English-Language Learners:  4.1%

Ethnicity/Race: The percentages for each category are rounded up or down to the nearest .1 which may cause the total to slightly exceed or be below 100%. In addition, families of mixed-race heritage may now also designate their child as being of more than one race. This may cause the percentages to add up to a number that is other than 100%.

African-American: 3.8%
American Indian: 7.3%
Asian: 2.8%
Caucasian (non-Hispanic): 30.0%
Hispanic: 55.8%
Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Unclassified/Unknown: 0.0%