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Albuquerque High School

800 Odelia Rd Ne, Albuquerque, NM, 87102-1619 -

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Definition of Terms

Albuquerque High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Bernalillo County, NM

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1715 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

105 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 629 students

Grade 10 - 461 students

Grade 11 - 351 students

Grade 12 - 274 students

This School

(NM) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:16

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NM) School Average

% American Indian	4%	19%
% Asian	1%	1%
% Hispanic	68%	46%
% Black	6%	2%
% White	21%	31%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NM) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

37%

40%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NM) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Albuquerque Public s School District

This School's Agency

(NM) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	169	5
Number of Students Managed	94,205 students	760 students
District Total Revenue	$767,094,000	$10,318,000
District Expenditure	$769,337,000	$10,204,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,143	$13,576
District Expenditure / Student	$8,167	$13,426
District Graduation Rates	72%	73%

SPORTS SHORTS (The Observer)
posted on October 29, 2009 at 03:27:07 pm
Compiled by Gary Herron CHS sports briefsVolleyball team is seventh in Santa FeA victory by the Cleveland High School volleyball team over host Santa Fe led to a seventh-place finish in the gold bracket at a tournament in the City Different last weekend.
High school grads choose to stay home (The New Mexico Daily Lobo)
posted on October 27, 2009 at 05:14:05 am
Graduates from Albuquerque high schools are increasingly attending UNM rather than schools out of state and simultaneously choosing to live off-campus, according to data provided by the offices of Enrollment Management and Student Housing. Ten percent more Albuquerque high school graduates — including high schools in Rio Rancho — have attended UNM since the beginning of the recession, according ...
Students, scientists team up to sample Rio Grande irrigation water for contaminants (Santa Fe New Mexican)
posted on October 24, 2009 at 05:32:29 am
Photo: Anthony Benavidez, left, a student at School on Wheels, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hydrologist Cyndie Abeyta take water samples from an irrigation channel east of the Rio Grande in Albuquerque.
Toppert, Danridge likely to join TBirds (KRQE & KASA FOX 2 Albuquerque)
posted on October 18, 2009 at 03:52:58 am
Former Lobo Basketball stars Chad Toppert and Tony Danridge will likely be Albuquerque Thunderbirds this season.
Kids take helm in parent-teacher conferences (KOB 4 Albuquerque)
posted on October 14, 2009 at 06:58:13 pm
APS is flipping the parent-teacher conference on its ear this week, allowing students to take charge of the meetings.

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Albuquerque High School is a high school (grades 9–12) in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. It is a member of the Albuquerque Public School district. In 2003 it had some 1,840 students and 111 teachers.
The school's origin can be traced back to the Albuquerque Academy (not to be confused with the present Albuquerque Academy founded in 1955), established in 1879 with 27 students by the Colorado College of Colorado Springs. It was taken over by the city in 1891, and was renamed "Albuquerque High School". The school moved to the corner of Broadway and Central in 1914, and it moved to its present location in 1974. Presently, the original Albuquerque High School building is functioning as lofts.
Albuquerque High School Poetry Club
The Albuquerque High School Poetry Club is organized by Sara Bernstein, a Creative Writing teacher at Albuquerque High School. The AHS Poetry Club coach is Damien Flores. With her instruction and support, the Albuquerque High School Poetry Club has placed most notably in 1st place multiple times, and a second and third place, at the State Poetry Competition hosted by Taos High School in Taos, New Mexico.The 2007-2008 team consisted of (in no particular order) Jaime Jaramillo, Josh Gonzales, Miguel Figueroa, and Amber Santos.The alternates for the 2007-2008 team are (in no particular order) Quinn Palmer, Kale Carrillo-Beck, Sarah Tafoya and Olivia Gatwood.
The Record of Albuquerque High School
The Record, the official Albuquerque High School student newspaper, is the oldest student publication in the state of New Mexico. It is published monthly and covers important school, regional, and national events, in addition to features, reviews, and opinion pieces relevant to students. For the 2008-2009 school year the paper is in its ninety-first volume.
Bulldog Battalion
The Bulldog Battalion is the Albuquerque High School Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (AJROTC) Unit. They were formed in 1946, and they were the first unit established in New Mexico. Currently, the unit holds the Honor Unit with Distinction Award, given to the top five percent of JROTC units in the country. They attained this award in May 2006. Currently, the Bulldog Battalion has a number of teams, including three active Color Guards (one training), one active Armed Drill Team, one active Unarmed Drill Team, one active Saber Team one active Female Physical Training (PT) Team, and one active Male PT Team.
Notable alumni
Vivian Vance, entertainer
Kenny Thomas, professional basketball player
Rudolfo Anaya, author
John K. Davis, former Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
Marco Martinez, Author Hard Corps from gangster to Marine hero.Recipient of the Navy Cross, second only to the Medal of Honor
Albuquerque Evening High School
Albuquerque Evening High School was started in 1914 as part of Albuquerque High School. The school is for students who need to earn credits to graduate and for those students who want to graduate early. In 1977 Albuquerque Evening High became a separate school.
See also
Old Albuquerque High School
List of high schools in New Mexico
Albuquerque Public Schools
External links
Official site
Albuquerque Evening High School

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