📍 2300 Arenal Rd Sw, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, 87105
Rio Grande High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County. The school has 1,532 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 101.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 70%. The school offers 24 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rio Grande High enrolls 1,532 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 101.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% White and 1.3% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,438 | 94% |
| White | 54 | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 20 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 11 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 8 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,532 of the school's 1,532 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,532 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rio Grande High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-20, state senate district 11, state house district 12.
Rio Grande High is one of 176 schools in ALBUQUERQUE, based in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. The district serves 74,792 students district-wide and employs 5,794 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,532 students, Rio Grande High is larger than the district average of about 425 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large