St. Thomas Aquinas School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 295 students
Puesta Del Sol Elementary
450 Southern Blvd SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
539
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
18.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Rio Rancho
Sandoval County
Schola Grade C · Average
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 Puesta Del Sol Elementary
Puesta Del Sol 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 rural area near a town in Sandoval County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 539 students were enrolled, with about 18.3 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 C (average), 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)
- 539 students
- Students per teacher
- 18.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Rio Rancho
- County
- Sandoval County
- NCES school ID
- 350001000650
Schools near Puesta Del Sol Elementary
All 26 schools in Rio Rancho →
Joe Harris Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 574 students
Maggie Cordova Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 608 students
Coyote Willow Family School
Alternative · Grades K–8 · 280 students
Martin King Jr Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 569 students
Sierra Vista Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 402 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.