VALLEY HIGH

As an expansive 9-12 campus in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, VALLEY HIGH instructs 962 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by ALBUQUERQUE. Enrollment runs roughly 114% larger than the state mean of about 450.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, VALLEY HIGH shows that nearly all students (82%) are Hispanic. The remainder consists of 9% White, 3% Native American, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 49% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.9:1, putting VALLEY HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, census data for Bernalillo County shows the typical household earns roughly $69,473 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Bernalillo County runs 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students), of which VALLEY HIGH is one.

GRIEGOS ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

VALLEY HIGH operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at VALLEY HIGH has declined 9%, going from 1,054 students in 2018 to 962 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.