Albuquerque Public Schools

Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) is a school district based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1891, APS is the largest of 89 public school districts in the state of New Mexico. In 2022 it had a total of 143 schools with some 70,000 students, making it one of the largest school districts in the United States. APS operates 88 elementary, 5 K-8, 28 middle, 20 high, 31 charter, and alternative schools. It also owns the radio station KANW and co-owns the TV station KNME-TV with the University of New Mexico.

APS serves a majority of Bernalillo County. Exceptions include Barton, the county's portion of Manzano Springs, and a section of Sedillo. APS also includes a portion of Sandoval County, where it serves Corrales. - Text list

History

Albuquerque Public Schools was founded in 1891, shortly after the New Mexico Territorial Legislature passed a new public education law authorizing municipalities to establish school boards and sell municipal bonds for school construction. The district acquired its first school by taking over the former Albuquerque Academy at Central and Edith, and classes began that fall. Primary schools were established in each of the city's four political wards in the early 1890s, and a new Central School for the upper grades opened in 1900. In 1911, the district appointed superintendent John Milne, who oversaw the school system until 1956 and was credited with much of its success.

With the city continuing to grow rapidly, a new high school building was constructed in 1914. Critics complained that the school was too large and would never reach its capacity of 500 students, but this proved not to be the case as a second building was required just 13 years later and the campus had grown to five buildings by 1940. In 1923 the district added two junior high schools, Washington and Lincoln, and two elementary schools at the expanding fringes of the city, John Marshall in the south and University Heights in the east. The outdated old ward schools were phased out between 1927 and 1937, to be replaced by Longfellow, Eugene Field, Coronado, and Lew Wallace elementary schools, respectively. The district continued to expand with the city's growth to the east, adding Monte Vista Elementary in 1931, Jefferson Junior High in 1938, and Bandelier Elementary in 1939.

Albuquerque's population exploded in the postwar era, and APS had to add new schools continuously to keep up, including the city's second high school, Highland, in 1949. APS also took over the Bernalillo County public school system that same year, bringing in schools in the older rural communities along the Rio Grande valley and in the mountains. In 1956 the district boasted 39,000 students and 67 schools, the two most distant of which were apart. Declining enrollments saw several inner-city schools closed in the 1970s, and Albuquerque High moved to a new location farther from Downtown. Nevertheless, the district as a whole continued to grow, and more recent demographic shifts have seen Coronado and Lew Wallace elementary schools reopen. In 1994, five schools in the suburb of Rio Rancho were transferred to the new Rio Rancho Public Schools district. In 2010, APS recorded nearly 100,000 students.

Schools As of 2023, APS operates 88 elementary schools (grades K–5), 5 grades K-8 schools, 28 middle schools (grades 6–8), 20 high schools (grades 9–12), 31 charter schools (grades vary). The following list is adapted from the APS website.

High schools SchoolMascotLocationEnrollmentOpenedAlbuquerqueBulldogs800 Odelia Rd. NE 1741 1914Atrisco HeritageJaguars10800 Dennis Chavez Blvd. SW 24762008CibolaCougars1510 Ellison Dr. NW18591976Del NorteKnights5323 Montgomery Blvd. NE12641964EldoradoEagles11300 Montgomery Blvd. NE19171970HighlandHornets4700 Coal Avenue. SE13161949La CuevaBears7801 Wilshire Ave. NE18971986ManzanoMonarchs12200 Lomas Blvd. NE 18431960Rio GrandeRavens2300 Arenal Rd. SW 16181959SandiaMatadors7801 Candelaria Rd. NE 19561958ValleyVikings1505 Candelaria Rd. NW13711954Volcano VistaHawks8100 Rainbow Rd. NW22382007West MesaMustangs6701 Fortuna Rd. NW 1654 1966

Middle schools SchoolMascotLocationEnrollmentOpenedNotesClevelandColts6910 Natalie Ave. NE6711962Desert RidgeDiamondbacks8400 Barstow St. NE10451997EisenhowerGenerals11001 Camero Ave. NE8891975Ernie PyleWarriors1820 Valdora Ave. SW6921948Annexed from Bernalillo County District 6 in 1949GarfieldGray Wolves3501 6th St. NW3491951GrantEagles1111 Easterday Dr. NE6271961HarrisonRoadrunners3912 Isleta Blvd. SW9871960HayesHuskies1100 Texas St. NE3791963HooverHawks12015 Tivoli Ave. NE6861966JacksonJaguars10600 Indian School Rd. NE5961958James MonroeRaptors6100 Paradise Blvd. NW9812001JeffersonJets712 Girard Blvd. NE9181938Jimmy CarterCavaliers8901 Bluewater Rd. NW13452000John AdamsPanthers5401 Glenrio Rd. NW713 1956KennedyCougars721 Tomasita St. NE519 1967L.B. JohnsonCoyotes6811 Taylor Ranch Dr. NW926 1992MadisonMagic (Formerly Mohawks)3501 Moon St. NE757 1959McKinleyComets4500 Comanche Rd. NE640 1956PolkPatriots2220 Raymac Rd. SW460 1968RooseveltRams11799 South Highway 14, Tijeras357 1950TaylorThunderbirds8200 Guadalupe Trl. NW511 1964Tony HillermanThunder8101 Rainbow Blvd. NW915 2009TrumanTigers9400 Benavides Rd. SW1437 1975Van BurenFalcons700 Louisiana Blvd. SE604 1960WashingtonRaiders1101 Park Ave. SW513 1923WilsonWildcats1138 Cardenas Dr. SE545 1953

Elementary schools SchoolMascotLocationEnrollmentOpenedNotes7 BarWranglers4501 Seven Bar Loop NW8612002A. MontoyaMountain Lions24 Public School Rd., Tijeras3321948Annexed from Bernalillo County District 7 in 1949Adobe AcresThunderbirds1724 Camino Del Valle SW5651964AlamedaMustangs412 Alameda Blvd. NW2551913Annexed from Bernalillo County District 3 in 1949AlamosaBobcats6500 Sunset Gardens Rd. SW6791959AlvaradoAll Stars1100 Solar Rd. NW4051948Annexed from Bernalillo County District 3 in 1949ApacheCoyotes12800 Copper St. NE4271967ArmijoRoadrunners1440 Gatewood Rd. SW3931914Formerly Ranchos de Atrisco, Old Armijo. Annexed from Bernalillo County District 6 in 1949. Moved to current location in 1960; former building still standing at 1021 Isleta Blvd. SWArroyo Del OsoBears6504 Harper Dr. NE4251974Permanent location opened 1975; previously occupied a temporary facility at Monroe Junior HighAtriscoPanthers1201 Atrisco Rd. SW3371918Annexed from Bernalillo County District 6 in 1949BandelierBanda Bears3309 Pershing St. SE5491939BarcelonaBobcats2311 Barcelona Rd. SW5411936Formerly Atrisco Annex; annexed from Bernalillo County District 6 in 1949Bel-AirBengals4725 Candelaria Rd. NE385 1952BellehavenBobcats8701 Princess Jeanne Ave. NE330 1966Carlos ReyCoyotes1215 Cerrillos Rd. SW748 1959ChamizaJackrabbits5401 Homestead Cir. NW5821995ChaparralRoadrunners6325 Milne Rd. NW912 1964Originally located at 5401 Glenrio Rd. NWChelwoodCheetahs12701 Constitution Ave. NE608 1968CochitiCougars3100 San Isidro Rd. NW289 1961Collet ParkRoadrunners2100 Morris St. NE351 1961ComancheCubs3505 Pennsylvania St. NE4131966Original mascot was Cougars, later switched to Cool Kids, then Cubs.CoronadoCaballeros601 4th St. SW279 1937Closed 1975–2009CorralesCubs200 Target Rd., Corrales456 1923Formerly Sandoval. Annexed by APS in 1956Dennis ChavezPanthers7500 Barstow St. NE660 1978Dolores GonzalesTigers900 Atlantic St. SW419 1975Double EagleEagles8901 Lowell Dr. NE507 1996DuranesTigers2436 Zickert Rd. NW340c. 1900Annexed from Bernalillo County district c. 1947E.G. RossRams6700 Palomas Ave. NE4981983East San JoseConquistadores415 Thaxton Ave. SE5881908Formerly San Jose; annexed from Bernalillo County District 1 in 1949Edward GonzalesPandas554 90th St. SW6752004EmersonEagles620 Georgia St. SE3871952Eugene FieldBullpups700 Edith Blvd. SE3801927Georgia O'KeeffeRams11701 San Victorio Ave. NE6111989Governor BentCougars5700 Hendrix Rd. NE5531963GriegosMustangs4040 San Isidro St. NW3651915Formerly Griegos-Candelarias; annexed from Bernalillo County District 3 in 1949H. HumphreyHawks9801 Academy Hills Dr. NE4801978HawthorneDragons420 General Somervell St. NE4991954Helen Cordero8800 Eucariz Ave. SW8362009HodginHawks3801 Morningside Dr. NE6001956Permanent location opened 1958; previously occupied a temporary facility at Bel-Air ElementaryInezRockets1700 Pennsylvania St. NE4611952John BakerBobcats12015-B Tivoli Ave. NE5501966Formerly AspenKirtlandEagles3530 Gibson Blvd. SE3711961Kit CarsonEagles1921 Byron Ave. SW546 1940Formerly New Armijo; annexed from Bernalillo County district c. 1949. Moved to current location in 1970; former building still standing at 1730 Valdora Ave. SWLa MesaWildcats7500 Copper Ave. NE744 c. 1938Annexed from Bernalillo County district c. 1947. Originally located near Louisiana and Copper NE; moved to current location in 1940LavalandVolcanoes501 57th St. NW6541946Annexed from Bernalillo County District 6 in 1949Lew WallaceBear Cubs513 6th St. NW2981934Closed 1974–1992LongfellowPrairie Dogs400 Edith Blvd. NE310 1927Los PadillasRoadrunners2525 Los Padillas Rd. SW280 1912Annexed from Bernalillo County District 6 in 1949. Moved to present location in 1965; former campus at 7325 Isleta Blvd. SW demolishedLos RanchosRoadrunners7609 4th St. NW3621914Annexed from Bernalillo County District 3 in 1949LowellUnicorns1700 Sunshine Terrace SE3961954M.A. BinfordBears1400 Corriz Dr. SW9091984MacArthurMonarchs1100 MacArthur Rd. NW2561948Annexed from Bernalillo County District 3 in 1948Manzano MesaMeerkats801 Elizabeth St. SE7362004Marie M. HughesHuskies5701 Mojave St. NW6081981Mark TwainFrogs6316 Constitution Ave. NE3741954Matheson ParkMustangs10809 Lexington St. NE3161967McCollumMustangs10900 San Jacinto Ave. NE3441961Mission AvenueThunderbirds725 Mission Ave. NE437 1953MitchellMustangs10121 Comanche Rd. NE431 1962Monte VistaPenguins3211 Monte Vista Blvd. NE506 1931MontezumaCougars3100 Indian School Rd. NE5161953Mountain ViewMountain Lions5317 2nd St. SW409 1909Annexed from Bernalillo County District 1 in 1949NavajoOsos2936 Hughes Rd. SW690 1967North StarWolves9301 Ventura St. NE745 2005OnateCoyotes12415 Brentwood Hills Blvd. NE227 1973Mascot was previously Bulldogs (circa 1990)OsunaTigers4715 Moon St. NE4471968Painted SkyCoyotes8101 Gavin Dr. NW10471998PajaritoEagles2701 Don Felipe Rd. SW6081918Annexed from Bernalillo County District 6 in 1949. Moved to current location in 1993; former campus still standing at 5816 Isleta Blvd. SWPetroglyphMacaws5100 Marna Lynn Ave. NW7431992Reginald ChavezTigers2700 Mountain Rd. NW3591904Formerly Old Town; annexed from Bernalillo County district c. 1947. Originally located at 115 Rio Grande Blvd. NW; moved to current location in 1955. Former building demolished c. 1955Rudolfo AnayaJackalopes2800 Vermejo Park Dr. SW797 2009S.R. MarmonLobos1800 72nd St. NW8661989S.Y. JacksonJaguars4720 Cairo Dr. NE5721971San AntonitoRoadrunners12555 North Hwy. 14, Sandia Park2961958Sandia BaseMustangs21001 Wyoming Blvd. SEKirtland Air Force Base Building #210004931949Sierra VistaScorpions10220 Paseo del Norte NW7731966Sombra Del MonteRoadrunners9110 Shoshone Rd. NE3901954Sunset ViewMountain Lions6121 Paradise Blvd. NW5502009Tierra AntiguaFirebirds8121 Rainbow Blvd. NW8412009TomasitaTigers701 Tomasita St. NE3881965Valle VistaVikings1700 Mae Ave. SW5911952Ventana RanchRoadrunners6801 Ventana Village Rd. NW7842004WherryRocketsBuilding #25000- KAFB East5251952WhittierLions1110 Quincy St. SE4581949ZiaEagles440 Jefferson St. NE3911949ZuniEagles6300 Claremont Ave. NE4201958Permanent location opened 1960; previously occupied a temporary facility at Bel-Air Elementary

Charter schools