📍 8100 Rainbow Rd Nw, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, 87114
Volcano Vista High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County. The school has 2,216 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 125.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 27 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Volcano Vista High enrolls 2,216 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 125.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,463 | 66% |
| White | 497 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 85 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 83 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 51 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 35 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
542 of the school's 2,216 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 485 qualify for free lunch and 57 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.
Volcano Vista High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-20, state senate district 23, state house district 29.
Volcano Vista 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 2,216 students, Volcano Vista 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