Contact Information:

Phone - (505) 896-3378 ext. 510 (option 1 for attendance)

Fax - (505) 896-3387

Principal: Julie Maestas Pierce 962-4416

Assistant Principal: Laura Fox 962-4412

Administrative Assistant: Farrah Hurd 962-4411

Registrar: Christine Bonilla 962-4417

Office Assistant: Bea Cruz 962-4410

Mascot: Hawk 
Colors: Turquoise and White
Grade Levels Served: K-5 with special programs
Founded: 1995, as the first new school built by the Rio Rancho district

Geographic Area Served: North Hills, Sagecrest, Sierra Norte, Camino Crossing, Northern Meadows south of King Blvd. and west of 10th St, portions of Units 7 and 11

Address:
1001 Night Sky Ave NE
Rio Rancho, NM 87144

From Highway 528 (Rio Rancho Blvd.) take Northern Ave. or Southern Ave. and go west to Unser Blvd. Turn north and drive to Cherry Road. (There is a fire station on the corner.) Turn west on Cherry Road and drive to the end of the street. Turn north on Mark Road. Mark Road leads directly to the school parking lot.

Staff Profile:

Employees: 80
Teachers: 44
Instructional Support Staff:  26
Non-Instructional Support Staff:  10

School Goals:

• Increase awareness, involvement and support of parents and other stakeholders in the success of students

• Attract, develop and retain qualified and exemplary staff

• Continuously improve student achievement through alignment of instructional and support processes

• Maximize the use of all financial resources to fund excellence in a safe, high-performing school system

School Programs:

Colinas Star Students, Lunch Bunch, Reader’s Club, SAFE Before- and After-School Programs, DAY Foundation, Student Government, Focus Groups, CdN Mentor Program, bilingual program, gifted program, social work and counseling services, occupational, physical, and speech therapy, mediators program, Big Buddies and Little Buddies, Bilingual Buddies, CdN Service Learning Project, Reading Recovery, Title One Literacy Groups, blended preschool class, first grade Parent Link program, READ-WEST Partnership.

Student Profile

Enrollment: 584 (October 2022)
Percent Special Education: 22.9%
Percent English-Language Learners: 7.5%

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:  3.4%
American Indian:  3.8%
Asian/Pacific:  0.7%
Caucasian (non-Hispanic): 27.4%
Hispanic:  63.4%
Pacific Islander: 1.4%
Other/unknown: 0.0%