School Profile:

Mascot: Scorpion
Colors: Copper and Platinum
Grade Levels Served: 6-12
Four-Year Graduation Rate: 95.8%
Founded: 2005 by Rio Rancho Public Schools; moved into current facility in 2008

Staff Profile:
Principal: Julie Arnold

School Counselor
ashley.salazar@rrps.net
Social Worker: paula.trujillo@rrps.net
School Nurse:
lindsay.lannholm@rrps.net
Health Assistant
magdalena.perales@rrps.net

Employees: 21

• Teachers: 11

• Instructional Support Staff: 2

• Non-Instructional Support Staff: 8

RRCA Goals:

• Maximize continuous improvement for every student

• Maintain a high-quality, interactive online learning platform

• Highly qualified teachers engaging students through a meaningful blended learning environment using 21st Century Skills

• Provide equitable and student-centered learning integrating technology and interactive curriculum

• Deliver an alternative modality of curriculum presentation to accommodate diverse learning styles

RRCA Student Principles and Values:

• Effort: Always do my best; Effort = Success = Confidence = Merit

• Integrity: Keep my Word; Tell the truth

• Courage: Move forward; Explore my talents

• Humility: Know when to look beyond myself

• Passion: Engage whole-heartedly in my work

• Creativity: Use my imagination; Inspire and be inspired

• Perseverance: Set short and long term goals recognize and build on my strengths.

• Compassion: Learn empathy

Program Features:

• Academic rigor in the core content areas

• Able to offer diverse course catalog to include Advanced Placement courses

• Aligned to state and national standards

• Web-based management tools for tracking and reporting

• Professional development and implementation support
  

Address: 1330 Jackie Rd. SE
Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Phone: (505) 892-7222
Fax: (505) 896-9356
Geographic Area Served: All of Rio Rancho

Student Profile:

• Enrollment: 150 (2023-2024)

• Percent Special Education: 7.9%

• Percent English Language Learners: 2.1%

  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: 1.4%
  American Indian: 2.9%
  Asian: 0.7%
  Caucasian (non-Hispanic): 47.9%
  Hispanic: 47.1%
  Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  Unclassified/Unknown: 0.0%

RRCA is more than just online classes:

• Opportunity to work one-on-one with teachers and staff

• Direct approach for students needing additional support and supervision

• Interaction with other students

• Opportunity for multiple modalities

• Sense of community

• A mastery program that prepares students to be more successful in college classes, personal responsibility and scheduling.

• An accepting, quiet setting with a low pupil to teacher ratio to help students through rigorous, yet flexible, online courses.