Rio Rancho Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 486 students
Ernest Stapleton Elementary
3100 Stapleton Ave NE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
798
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
18.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Rio Rancho
Sandoval County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 439 New Mexico elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New Mexico elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Ernest Stapleton Elementary
Ernest Stapleton Elementary is a public elementary school in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, serving grades K–5. It is part of Rio Rancho. The school is located in a large suburb in Sandoval County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 798 students were enrolled, with about 18.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical New Mexico elementary school (12.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 439 New Mexico elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 798 students
- Students per teacher
- 18.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Rio Rancho
- County
- Sandoval County
- NCES school ID
- 350001000736
Schools near Ernest Stapleton Elementary
All 26 schools in Rio Rancho →
Martin King Jr Elementary
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Enchanted Hills Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 673 students
Leap International Montessori School
Private · Grades Pre-K–4 · 7 students
Maggie Cordova Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 608 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.