Cibola High School (New Mexico)

Cibola High School
Location
1510 Ellison Dr. NW Albuquerque , New Mexico 87114 United States
Coordinates	35°12′17″N106°39′48″W / 35.20472°N 106.66333°W / 35.20472; -106.66333
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1974
Principal	Kimberly Finke
Staff	92.00 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment	1,622 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	17.63 [1]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Gold, brown, and white
Athletics conference	NMAA, 6A Dist. 1
Mascot	Cougar
Rival	Volcano Vista
Website	cibola.aps.edu

Cibola High School (CHS) is a public senior high school located in northwest Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools District. Due to rapid population growth on the west side of Albuquerque, Cibola was the largest high school in the state of New Mexico until 2006, ^[2] and was overcrowded with over 3,200 students and 62 portable classrooms. ^[3] School enrollment was reduced in 2007 with the opening of a new high school on Albuquerque’s west side. Volcano Vista High School opened in the fall of 2007. ^[4] The following year, in 2008, CHS underwent a massive remodel and expansion of the school. ^[5] The current enrollment stands at 1,762. ^[6]

School grade

The NMPED (New Mexico Public Education department) replaced the No Child Left Behind Act and AYP testing with a new school grading formula, which took effect for the 2010-2011 school year. The grade is calculated using many forms of testing, and includes graduation rates. ^[7]

School year	Grade from NMPED
2010–11	A

Demographics

Ethnicity	This school	State average
White (not Hispanic)	58%	29%
Hispanic	33%	56%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	4%	11%
African American	2%	3%
Pacific Islander	3%	1%

Athletics

Cibola competes in the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA), as a class 6A school in District 1. In 2014, the NMAA realigned the state's schools in to six classifications and adjusted district boundaries. ^[8] In addition to Cibola High School, the schools in District 1-6A include: V. Sue Cleveland High School, Volcano Vista High School, Rio Rancho High School and Santa Fe High School. ^[9]

State championships
Season	Sport	Number of championships	Year
Fall	Volleyball	3	2014, 1981, 1974
	Boys' cross country	2	2009, 2008
	Girls' soccer	2	2016, 2015
Winter	Wrestling	1	1982
	Boys' swimming and diving	1	2014
Spring	Baseball	1	1983
	Softball	3	2009, 2008, 2007
	Boys' golf	3	1994, 1991, 1990
	Boys' track and field	2	2010, 2008
	Girls' track and field	1	2003
Total		20

Notable alumni

• Alan Branch, NFL defensive lineman ^[10]
• Raven Chacon, Pulitzer Prize winning composer
• Carlos Condit, mixed martial arts fighter competing in the UFC ^[11]
• Erik Cook, NFL offensive lineman ^[12]
• Ryan Cook, NFL offensive lineman ^[13]
• Christian Cunningham (born 1997), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League ^[14]
• Rosie Jones, professional golfer ^[3]
• C. J. Maestas, former American artistic gymnast and member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team ^[15]
• John Roskos, former MLB player (Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres)
• Gadi Schwartz, news correspondent ^[16]
• Kevin A. Short, painter ^[17]
• Melanie Stansbury, US House of Representatives (NM-1) ^{[18] [19]}
• Mike Vento, former MLB player (New York Yankees, Washington Nationals)
• Xzibit, rapper, actor, and MTV host ^[20]
• Lisandra Tena, actress

References

1. "CIBOLA HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
2. Schoellkopf, Andrea (June 15, 2006). "Preparation at Future School Site Under Way". Albuquerque Journal. NM. pp. A6.
3. Shepard, Maggie (November 28, 2006). "A Time to Build". Albuquerque Tribune. NM. pp. C6.
4. Gran, Susie (August 9, 2007). "Families swarm Volcano Vista". Albuquerque Tribune. NM. pp. A2.
5. Briseño, Elaine (December 10, 2008). "Cool New School - Cibola will mark end of renovation at event". Albuquerque Journal. NM. pp. A1.
6. "Cibola High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
7. School Grading Archived 2012-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
8. "Section IV. Classification and alignment" (PDF). nmact.org. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
9. "NM MVP Pub: Alignments". Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
10. "Alan Branch". NFL. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
11. "Carlos Condit UFC Bio" . Retrieved January 1, 2014.
12. "Erik Cook". NFL. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
13. "Ryan Cook". NFL. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
14. James Yodice. "College basketball: Cibola grad has Jacksonville State on a high". www.abqjournal.com.
15. Collins, Daniel (March 12, 2015). "Illinois men's gymnastics Maestas looking for one last hurrah". The Daily Illini . Retrieved August 16, 2024.
16. "GADI SCHWARTZ". NBC Sports Pressbox. July 11, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
17. Bellah, Suzanne, “Diffusion: Paintings of Blinding Light by Kevin Short,” Carnegie Art Museum, June 2013
18. Boetel, Ryan (May 1, 2021). "Hard work, environmental advocacy shaped Stansbury". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
19. Ethan Cohen; Rachel Janfaza; Eric Bradner (June 2, 2021). "Democrat Melanie Stansbury wins New Mexico special election for US House seat, CNN projects". www.cnn.com.
20. Nathanson, Rick (May 21, 2004). "Xtreme RIDE". Albuquerque Journal. NM. pp. C1.

External links

• Cibola Cougars Archived 2006-02-01 at the Wayback Machine