📍 301 Bonita Vista Blvd, Los Lunas, Valencia County, 87031
Valencia High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Los Lunas, Valencia County. The school has 887 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Los Lunas Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Valencia High enrolls 887 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 3.2% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 627 | 71% |
| White | 211 | 24% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 28 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
887 of the school's 887 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 887 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.
Valencia High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 39, state house district 50.
Valencia High is one of 16 schools in LOS LUNAS, based in LOS LUNAS, New Mexico. The district serves 8,208 students district-wide and employs 453 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 887 students, Valencia High is larger than the district average of about 513 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe