📍 7801 Wilshire Ne, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, 87122
La Cueva High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County. The school has 1,816 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 95.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. 85% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 21 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
La Cueva High enrolls 1,816 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 95.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Hispanic or Latino, 40% White and 9.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 773 | 43% |
| White | 732 | 40% |
| Asian | 170 | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 79 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 38 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
221 of the school's 1,816 students (12%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 207 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
La Cueva 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 21, state house district 31.
La Cueva 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 1,816 students, La Cueva 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