Rio Rancho Public Schools

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Rio Rancho Public Schools
Location
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Central New Mexico
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
United States
District information
TypePublic
Motto"Igniting Student Potential"
GradesPre-K-12
Established1994
SuperintendentV. Sue Cleveland
Students and staff
Students16,762
Staff1,950
Other information
Graduation Rate:79.2%
Websitewww.rrps.net

Rio Rancho Public Schools is a school district based in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States. Rio Rancho Public Schools serves the municipality of Rio Rancho. The school district has a total of 18 schools. The district has two high schools, two alternative high schools, four middle schools, 10 elementary schools, and one preschool.

History[]

Prior to 1997 students in the school district attended Albuquerque Public Schools for high school. The first high school, Rio Rancho High School, opened in 1997.[1]

Schools[]

High schools[]

Middle schools[]

Elementary schools[]

Pre-schools[]

2019 attempted shooting[]

On February 14, 2019, V. Sue Cleveland High School was the site of a shooting; however, no one was injured.[2] It was later reported that a 16-year-old boy had fired a gun on school grounds after threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend and others.[3][4]

References[]

  1. ^ Schoellkopf, Andrea (1997-04-19). "Rio Rancho School Is Limited". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. p. B2. - See clipping from Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Writers, Elise Kaplan And Rick Nathanson | Journal Staff. "Student faces attempted murder charge in shooting". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  3. ^ "Parents of accused Rio Rancho High School shooter indicted". AP NEWS. 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  4. ^ "Rio Rancho teen planned to shoot ex-girlfriend at school, documents say". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved 2020-06-11.

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