School Goals: RRMS will support students to meet their full potential through diverse course offerings, engaging curriculum, extracurricular, and co-curricular opportunities.

School Programs: A strong academic program in the core subjects as well as varied and rich elective classes, outstanding fine arts programs, and a wide range of extracurricular athletic programs, clubs and activities.

RRMS Course Catalog 2025-26

Advanced Classes:

• Advanced Math (6th & 7th)

• Algebra 1 (8th grade)

• *New for 2025-26 SY: Advanced Language Arts (6th, 7th, 8th)

Electives:

• Art, Drama, Media Literacy, Computers, Robotics, Creative Writing, Construction, Consumer Science, Leadership, Lifelong Fitness, Medical Detectives, Physical Education.

• New for 2025-26 SY: Advanced Electives - Robotics, Art, Construction, Drama, Consumer Science,

Fine Arts Programs:

• Beginning, Cadet, Concert, and Symphonic Band

• Beginning, Cadet, Intermediate/Advanced Orchestra.

• Beginning and Mixed Chorus.

Athletics:

Girls Softball, Baseball, Track and Field, Football, Volleyball, Cross Country, Basketball, Wrestling,

Mascot: Phoenix
Colors: Electric Blue, Navy Blue, and White
Grade Levels Served: 6-8
Founded: 2009 by Rio Rancho Public Schools, building was constructed in 2002 and opened as Rio Rancho Mid-High School

Administration:

• Andrew Pierce, Principal

• Guadalupe Gallegos, Assistant Principal

• Erica Lozano, Assistant Principal

Employees: 113

• Teachers: 73

• Instructional Support Staff: 22

• Non-Instructional Support Staff: 18

Students:

• Enrollment: 1,143 (October 2021)

• Percent Special Education: 20.2%

• Percent English-Language Learners: 2.6%

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: 4.3%
American Indian: 5.9%
Asian: 1.3%
Caucasian (non-Hispanic): 30.2%
Hispanic: 58.0%
Pacific Islander: 0.3%

Geographic Area Served: Students from all or portions of the following elementary school attendance areas: Cielo Azul (all students), Colinas del Norte (north of 28th Ave.), Enchanted Hills (west of NM 528 and south of the Barrancas Arroyo), Ernest Stapleton (Vista Hills area), and Rio Rancho Elementary (all students).