Volcano Vista High School

Volcano Vista High School
Address
8100 Rainbow Blvd NW, Albuquerque , New Mexico 87114 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	2007
Principal	Melissa Sedillo
Staff	127.85 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment	2,177 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	17.03 [1]
Campus	Suburban, 20 acres
Color(s)	Black   White   Platinum
Athletics conference	NMAA, 6A Dist. 1
Mascot	Hawk
Rival	Cibola High School
Website	vvhs.aps.edu

Volcano Vista High School (VVHS) is a public senior high school located on the West Mesa of Albuquerque, New Mexico within the Albuquerque Public Schools District; ^[2] 2014 enrollment is 2,300. ^[3] The school opened in August 2007 to 9th grade students, adding 10th and 11th grades in August 2008, and 12th grade in August 2009. The first students graduated in May 2010. School colors are black, white and platinum and their mascot is the Hawks. ^[4] The specific species of hawk is cited to be a red-tailed hawk, as displayed in the school's main corridor.

Academics

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 2010–11 school years. The grade is calculated using many forms of testing, and includes graduation rates. ^[5]

School Year	Grade from NMPED
2010-11	B
2011-12	B
2012-13	A
2013-14	A
2014-15	B
2015-16	N/A

Student body statistics

Ethnicity	This school	State average
White (not Hispanic)	40%	29%
Hispanic	55%	56%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	3%	11%
African American	1%	3%
Pacific Islander	2%	1%

Athletics

VVHS 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. ^[6] In addition to Volcano Vista High School, the schools in District 1-6A include Cibola High School, V. Sue Cleveland High School, Rio Rancho High School and Santa Fe High School. ^[7]

VVHS has won 9 State Championships in NMAA sanctioned sports and events. VVHS competed in 4A from 2007–2010, 5A in 2011, and 6A in 2014. VVHS included a Bowling Team in September 2012.

NMAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Season	Sport	Number of Championships	Year
Fall	Soccer, Boys	1	2014
	Soccer, Girls	1	2010
Winter	Basketball, Girls	5	2023, 2022, 2016, 2014, 2012
	Basketball, Boys	3	2017, 2022, 2023
	Wrestling	1	2010
Spring	Softball	2	2012, 2011
	Track & Field, Boys	1	2015
Total		11

Middle schools

LBJ Middle School is one of the middle schools which feeds into VVHS. Adjacent to VVHS, the Tony Hillerman Middle School opened in 2009. ^[8]

References

1. "VOLCANO VISTA HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
2. "Volcano Vista — Albuquerque Public Schools".
3. "Volcano Vista High".
4. ""Schools have something for everyone" as new year begins; A look at participation numbers across the nation". August 29, 2019.
5. "NMPED - Title I Part D EOY Reporting".
6. "Section Four" (PDF). www.nmact.org.
7. "NM MVP Pub: Alignments". Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
8. Piper, Ann (2014). Education in Albuquerque. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 112. ISBN   9781467131032.

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