6573 Mountain Hawk Loop NE
Rio Rancho, NM 87144

No wonder have lot bads reviews because the Teachers

We relocated to Rio Rancho, NM during the recession in 2011 in the hopes of finding an easier way to provide for my daughter. I have no help in raising her, due to once having a small family who have now passed on, so I need to rely on a public school system for a good education. We've been here for 2 years now and I have to say Vista Grande Elementary is a dream come true. They care so much about their students, are hugely anti-bullying, reward kindness & respect daily and follow a great curriculum. My daughter is learning so much that she even won the second grade spelling bee last year! Also, so I can go to work, my daughter is enrolled in the before & after school program called S.A.F.E. Thankfully, she loves being there and it is affordable for me. I did a lot of research before relocating and it has really paid off because my daughter's future depends on her education.I'm very impressed with the one she is getting. Knowing that my little girl is happy & learning so much everyday makes me happy, my worries less and my life so much easier. I am so thankful to all the teachers and faculty at Vista Grande Elementary for all of their hard work and caring.

Cleveland High School has created an unsafe and toxic environment for students, where discipline is enforced unfairly, and serious issues are ignored. In less than a year, my son’s academic record has been severely impacted due to excessive suspensions for minor infractions while the administration fails to address real safety concerns.A prime example of this negligence is when a female student physically attacked my son, cutting his neck open. Instead of ensuring justice, the school suspended my son for defending himself, while the aggressor faced no consequences. Despite this serious incident, the administration never contacted me, highlighting their ongoing failure to communicate with parents.The school consistently punishes my son while ignoring cases of bullying and violence. He has been suspended over six times for reasons including being late, defending himself, and associating with the “wrong” peers. Instead of offering support, the school sent him to the Student Support Center, where he was exposed to students engaged in criminal activity. As a result, he was introduced to drugs and alcohol at just 14 years old—an outcome directly linked to the school’s poor handling of discipline and student placement.In addition to these issues, Cleveland High allows students to run and participate in a group chat called “Rio Playhouse,” which promotes inappropriate and dangerous behavior. Despite this chat being reported to both the school and law enforcement, the students responsible still attend Cleveland High without consequences. This further proves the school’s failure to address harmful student behavior while disproportionately punishing others for lesser offenses.To make matters worse, the principal refuses to meet with parents, leaving us without a voice in a school that claims to prioritize student safety. How are parents expected to trust this administration when they continuously ignore major concerns?While Cleveland High may have a strong sports program, the environment it has created is destructive, unsafe, and poorly managed. As an educator myself, I have never had issues with APS, but Rio Rancho Schools has proven to be the worst district I have encountered. No parent should fear sending their child to school, yet Cleveland High has made that fear a reality.