📍 7801 Candelaria Ne, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, 87110
Sandia High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County. The school has 1,728 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 100.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 26 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sandia High enrolls 1,728 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 100.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 6.4% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 950 | 55% |
| White | 452 | 26% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 111 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 81 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 74 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 60 | 3.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
554 of the school's 1,728 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 502 qualify for free lunch and 52 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sandia High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-10, state senate district 15, state house district 30.
Sandia 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 1,728 students, Sandia 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: City - Large