CIBOLA HIGH

CIBOLA HIGH is a 9-12 campus of well-populated scale in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, overseen by ALBUQUERQUE, enrolling 1,517 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 450 students each, so CIBOLA HIGH sits 237% bigger than that benchmark.

Within ALBUQUERQUE, which oversees 171 schools and 74,041 students, CIBOLA HIGH is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, CIBOLA HIGH shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder reads as 19% White, 6% Native American, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

In terms of school funding signals, CIBOLA HIGH records 98 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. The state averages around 22.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Bernalillo County indicate median household income runs about $69,473, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Bernalillo County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students), CIBOLA HIGH is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SEVEN BAR ELEMENTARY, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CIBOLA HIGH.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CIBOLA HIGH has shrank 18%, going from 1,854 students in 2018 to 1,517 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 26% to 19%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the CIBOLA HIGH community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.