PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY

Regular School · RIO RANCHO, NM

PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY is a regular school school in RIO RANCHO, New Mexico, serving grades KG–05 with 539 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

539

Teachers (FTE)

29.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	377	70%
White	106	20%
Two or more races	30	6%
American Indian / Alaska Native	17	3%
Black or African American	4	1%
Asian	3	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	539	289M / 250F

English Language Learners: 115 (21% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	.	22.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.24 grade levels

Math

+0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

15 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

138

25.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	539	100%

Contact & Location

450 SOUTHERN BLVD SE

RIO RANCHO, NM 87124

Phone: (505)994-3305

http://puesta.rrps.net

District

RIO RANCHO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,326

District enrollment: 17,272

Other Schools in District

CIELO AZUL ELEMENTARY Elementary
COLINAS DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY Elementary
ENCHANTED HILLS ELEMENTARY Elementary
ERNEST STAPLETON ELEMENTARY Elementary
JOE HARRIS ELEMENTARY Elementary
MAGGIE CORDOVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
MARTIN KING JR ELEMENTARY Elementary
RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY Elementary

View all 19 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 87124) → CensusDepth.com
New Mexico population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Mexico teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

350001000650

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD