Albuquerque Public Schools
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Albuquerque Public Schools is a school district
based in Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Founded in 1891, the Albuquerque Public School District (APS) is the largest of 89 public school districts in the State of New Mexico.
In 2010 it had a total of 139 schools with some 89,500 students. It had 89 elementary, 27 middle and 13 high schools, as well as 10 alternative schools.
School district
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based in Albuquerque, New Mexico
New Mexico
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Founded in 1891, the Albuquerque Public School District (APS) is the largest of 89 public school districts in the State of New Mexico.
In 2010 it had a total of 139 schools with some 89,500 students. It had 89 elementary, 27 middle and 13 high schools, as well as 10 alternative schools.
Schools
A complete list of schools is available on the Albuquerque Public Schools school list.High schools
School | Nickname | Location | Enrollment | Year Opened |
Albuquerque High School Albuquerque High School Albuquerque High School is a public senior high school near Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is a part of the Albuquerque Public School district. Enrollment at AHS stands at 1,803.-History:... |
Bulldogs | Downtown | 1,803 | 1879 |
Atrisco Heritage High School | Jaguars | Southwest | 1,750 | 2008 |
Cibola High School Cibola High School (Albuquerque, New Mexico) Cibola High School is a public Senior high school located on the West Side of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools district. Due to rapid population growth in the surrounding area, CHS was largest high school in New Mexico by 2006 and was severely overcrowded, with... |
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Northwest | 2,197 | 1976 |
Del Norte High School | Knights | Northeast | 1,348 | 1964 |
Eldorado High School Eldorado High School (Albuquerque) Eldorado High School is a public high school located in northeast Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools system... |
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Northeast | 1,954 | 1970 |
Highland High School Highland High School (Albuquerque, New Mexico) Highland High School is a public high school located in southeast Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools District. Their mascot is Herbie the Hornet. The school mascot was named after a Naval ship, the USS Hornet. This leads to the school colors of navy blue and gold... |
Hornets | Southeast | 1,797 | 1949 |
La Cueva High School La Cueva High School La Cueva High School is a public high school located in northeast Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools District. Their mascot is a bear. The La Cueva Cluster has several middle and elementary schools that feed into it, of which include Desert Ridge, Madison, and... |
Bears | Northeast | 2,149 | 1986 |
Manzano High School Manzano High School Manzano High School is a public high school located in northeast Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools system.... |
Monarchs | Southeast | 2,037 | 1960 |
Rio Grande High School Rio Grande High School Rio Grande High School is a public high school located in The South Valley, Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools system.... |
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Southwest | 1,957 | 1959 |
Sandia High School Sandia High School Sandia High School is a Public High School located in the northeast heights of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is a member of the Albuquerque Public Schools district. The current enrollment is 2,071.-History:... |
Matadors | Northeast | 2,071 | 1957 |
Valley High School Valley High School (Albuquerque, New Mexico) Valley High School is a public high school in the North Valley area of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools district... |
Vikings | Central | 1,663 | 1954 |
Volcano Vista High School Volcano Vista High School Volcano Vista High School is a public senior high school located on the West Mesa of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is a part of the Albuquerque Public Schools. Enrollment at the school stands at 2,196.... |
Hawks | Northwest | 1,846 | 2007 |
West Mesa High School West Mesa High School West Mesa High School is a public senior high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, located on the city's West Mesa. It is a part of the Albuquerque Public Schools. The school colors are scarlet, royal blue and white, and their mascot is the Mustang... |
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Southwest | 2,292 | 1966 |
Middle schools
- Family School
- John Adams Middle School
- Jimmy Carter Middle School
- Cleveland Middle School
- Desert Ridge Middle School
- Eisenhower Middle School
- Garfield Middle School
- Grant Middle School
- Harrison Middle School
- Hayes Middle School
- Hoover Middle School
- Jackson Middle School
- Jefferson Middle School
- L.B. Johnson Middle School
- Kennedy Middle School
- Madison Middle School
- McKinley Middle School
- James Monroe Middle School
- Polk Middle School
- Ernie Pyle Middle School
- Roosevelt Middle School
- Taft Middle School
- Taylor Middle School
- Tony Hillerman Middle School
- Truman Middle School
- Van Buren Middle School
- Washington Middle School
- Wilson Middle School
Primary schools
- 7 Bar
- Acoma
- Adobe Acres
- Alameda
- Alamosa
- Alvarado
- Apache
- Armijo
- Arroyo del Oso
- Atrisco
- John Baker Elementary School
- Bandelier
- Barcelona
- Bel-Air
- Bellehaven
- Governor Bent Elementary School
- Mary Ann Binford Elementary School
- Kit Carson Elementary School & Middle School Academy
- Chamiza
- Chaparral
- Dennis Chavez Elementary School
- Reginald Chavez Elementary School
- Chelwood
- Cochiti
- Collet Park
- Comanche
- Corrales
- Double Eagle Elementary School
- Duranes
- East San Jose
- Emerson
- Eubank
- Eugene Field Elementary School
- Dolores Gonzalez Elementary School
- Family School
- Edward Gonzalez Elementary School
- Griegos
- Hawthorne
- Hodgin
- Marie M. Hughes Elementary School
- H. Humphrey Elementary School
- Inez
- S. Y. Jackson Elementary School
- Kirtland
- La Luz
- La Mesa
- Lavaland
- Longfellow
- Los Padillas
- Los Ranchos
- Lowell
- MacArthur
- Manzano Mesa
- Susie Rayos Marmon Elementary School
- Matheson Park
- McCollum
- Mission Avenue
- Mitchell
- Monte Vista
- Montezuma
- A. Montoya Elementary School
- Mountain View
- Navajo
- North Star Elementary School
- Georgia O'Keeffe Elementary School
- Onate
- Osuna
- Painted Sky
- Pajarito
- Petroglyph
- Carlos Rey Elementary School
- Edmund G. Ross Elementary School
- San Antonito
- Sandia Base
- Sierra Vista
- Sombra del Monte
- Tomasita
- Mark Twain Elementary School
- Valle Vista
- Ventana Ranch Elementary School
- Lew Wallace Elementary School
- Wherry
- Whittier
- Zia
- http://www.zuni.aps.edu/ Zuni
Alternative schools
- Amy Biehl Charter School
- Career Enrichment CenterCareer Enrichment CenterThe Career Enrichment Center, or CEC, is an Albuquerque Public Schools Magnet High School. It provides specialized Science, Technology and Vocational classes for students from all APS High Schools. It also has its own specialized high school and associate degree program. This program is called the...
- Evening High School
- Family School
- Freedom High School
- Juvenile Dentention Center Educational Unit
- New Futures School
- School On Wheels
- Stronghurst Alternative