📍 1505 Candelaria Rd Nw, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, 87107
Valley High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County. The school has 1,039 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 64.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 73%. The school offers 16 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Valley High enrolls 1,039 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 64.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Hispanic or Latino, 9% White and 3.1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 877 | 84% |
| White | 93 | 9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 32 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,039 of the school's 1,039 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,039 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.
Valley High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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-10, state senate district 13, state house district 17.
Valley 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 1,039 students, Valley 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