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Cibola High

Q: Is Cibola High a good school?

Cibola High ranks 48 th of 131 New Mexico high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

48^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 131 New Mexico High Schools

Better than 63% of New Mexico high schools

Summary

Cibola High is a public high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,622 students. The school consistently performs above the state and district averages in standardized test scores, particularly in science and English language arts, though its performance in mathematics is more mixed.

Cibola High has maintained a relatively stable four-year graduation rate, ranging from 69.9% to 78.0% over the past few years, which is on par with the surrounding schools. The school has a diverse student population and generally performs well across different subgroups, with some exceptions. Cibola High outperforms the nearby public high schools, such as Valley High, in academic metrics like test scores and graduation rates, but the charter schools in the area, such as Cottonwood Classical Prep and The Ask Academy, consistently outperform Cibola High across a range of academic measures.

The significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Cibola High, from 34.34% in 2022-2023 to 60.91% in 2023-2024, indicates a growing population of economically disadvantaged students, which may have implications for the school's resources, support services, and academic outcomes. Overall, Cibola High is a relatively strong public high school within the Albuquerque School District, but it faces some challenges and could potentially improve further by learning from the success of the nearby charter schools.

1,517

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,681

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1510 Ellison Dr NW
Albuquerque, NM 87114

(505) 897-0110

District: Albuquerque

Feeder schools for Cibola High:

Elementary:	Corrales Elementary
	Petroglyph Elementary
	Seven Bar Elementary
	Sierra Vista Elementary
Middle:	James Monroe Middle
	Taylor Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.3%

White:

19.4%

American Indian:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2014 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (38% vs 31% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Mexico median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2014

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg31%

48^th of 131

New Mexico public high schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 20High Schools in the Albuquerque

54^th of 82Albuquerque among New Mexico districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	48 of 131	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	44 of 172	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	36.0	95 of 170	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.1	57 of 177	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	50 of 181	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	50 of 182	72.5%	★★★★☆
2017	60.3	51 of 158	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.0	46 of 185	75.1%	★★★★☆
2015	67.4	36 of 193	81.3%	★★★★☆
2014	68.8	49 of 198	75.3%	★★★★☆
2013	75.6	35 of 177	80.2%	★★★★☆
2012	84.3	19 of 163	88.3%	★★★★☆
2011	85.1	23 of 157	85.4%	★★★★☆
2010	78.0	30 of 154	80.5%	★★★★☆
2009	89.3	15 of 151	90.1%	★★★★★
2008	83.0	21 of 146	85.6%	★★★★☆
2007	87.6	14 of 150	90.7%	★★★★★
2006	74.5	31 of 134	76.9%	★★★★☆
2005	92.7	6 of 129	95.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	39.5	11 of 14	21.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	15 of 24	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.6	2 of 21	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	76.1	2 of 15	86.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	38.8	11 of 13	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	28 of 31	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	27.7	38 of 51	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	65.9	9 of 42	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	5 of 31	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.3	3 of 20	85.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	61.3	47 of 142	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	74 of 143	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	58 of 157	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	41 of 144	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	46 of 145	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	33 of 98	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	34 of 136	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	30.8	84 of 132	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	66 of 150	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	38 of 139	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	36 of 133	72.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	35 of 115	69.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	26 of 127	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	22.6	125 of 157	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	80 of 154	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	56 of 161	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	50 of 164	69.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	65.1	43 of 150	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	35.7	89 of 146	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	63 of 159	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	42 of 151	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	54.3	54 of 143	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	88.6	2 of 24	91.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	3 of 14	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	6 of 18	66.7%	★★★★☆
2023	26.9	18 of 23	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	26 of 31	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	10 of 23	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	94.2	4 of 37	89.2%	★★★★★
2023	25.4	34 of 42	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.5	7 of 47	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	7 of 47	85.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	38.1	19 of 32	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	25 of 38	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.6	53 of 58	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	51 of 62	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	38 of 117	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	40 of 136	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	38.8	84 of 157	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.8	40 of 133	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	54.4	44 of 109	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	64 of 115	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Military Connected (2022)92nd percentile+24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)79th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)79th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2024)71st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2024)67th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+3 vs school

Native American (2025)57th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2024)41st percentile-34 vs school

Disabled (2018)25th percentile-47 vs school

African American (2024)21st percentile-53 vs school

Asian (2024)15th percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

Science53%+11 vs state

English Language Arts50%+12 vs state

Mathematics12%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2025)	SAT School Day Mathematics (2025)	NM-ASR Science (2025)			NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)				NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Cibola High	Public	9-12	1510 Ellison Dr NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 897-0110	1,517	98	15.4	95.8%	294 (19.4%)	43 (2.8%)	976 (64.3%)	27 (1.8%)	95 (6.3%)	2 (0.1%)	80 (5.3%)	53.7	48^th of 131 public high schools	63.4%		66.9	44^th of 172 public high schools	74.4%	4	50.2	12.3		52.8										$8,681
Rio Rancho Cyber Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1330 Jackie Rd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(505) 892-7222	133	14	9.4	100.0%	61 (45.9%)	2 (1.5%)	61 (45.9%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)								(n/a)			69.0	78.6	72.1			71.4	82.4		64.3	60.7	64.7	$8,965
The Ask Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	4550 Sundt Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	The Ask Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 891-0757	558	43	13.0	17.7%	194 (34.8%)	11 (2.0%)	264 (47.3%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (13.8%)	98.1	2^nd of 131 public high schools	98.5%		92.4	12^th of 172 public high schools	93.0%	10	89.3	48.2	55.6	83.6	65.0	72.5	66.3	58.9	65.7	60.2	53.3	27.1	46.1	$7,130
Rio Rancho High	Public	9-12	301 Loma Colorado Dr NE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 896-5600	2,568	130	19.7		696 (27.1%)	46 (1.8%)	1,538 (59.9%)	39 (1.5%)	68 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	179 (7.0%)	75.8	28^th of 131 public high schools	78.6%		67.2	43^rd of 172 public high schools	75.0%	15	58.3	25.1		64.1										$7,582
Volcano Vista High	Public	9-12	8100 Rainbow Rd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 890-0343	2,089	157	13.3	99.2%	396 (19.0%)	36 (1.7%)	1,433 (68.6%)	44 (2.1%)	75 (3.6%)	1 (0.0%)	104 (5.0%)	56.6	46^th of 131 public high schools	64.9%		53	64^th of 172 public high schools	62.8%	18	54.9	17.4		46.8										$8,646
Independence High School	Public	9-12	421 Quantum Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 338-4658	156	19	8.1	100.0%	21 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (70.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.7%)								(n/a)				22.5										$10,601
Cottonwood Classical Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	7801 Jefferson St NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Cottonwood Classical Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 998-1021	852	61	13.9	8.8%	219 (25.7%)	19 (2.2%)	467 (54.8%)	28 (3.3%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (12.6%)	98.7	1^st of 131 public high schools	99.2%		97.9	2^nd of 172 public high schools	98.8%	1	92.3	49.2	60.3	89.2	69.2	83.4	82.0	78.8	81.4	62.9	68.7	38.4	56.8
Health Leadership High School	Public, Charter	9-12	6401 Jefferson Street NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 750-4547	233	15	15.8	68.7%	24 (10.3%)	3 (1.3%)	199 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)								(n/a)														$10,187
Valley High	Public	9-12	1505 Candelaria Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 345-9021	962	74	12.9	96.2%	85 (8.8%)	18 (1.9%)	791 (82.2%)	5 (0.5%)	33 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.1%)	29.4	83^rd of 131 public high schools	36.6%		21.8	130^th of 172 public high schools	24.4%	47	38.3	8.9		32.4										$10,979
Los Puentes Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	4012 4th St. NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 342-5959	139	10	14.1	20.1%	16 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (72.7%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.6%)								(n/a)														$19,508

Frequently Asked Questions about Cibola High

What district is Cibola High in?

Albuquerque

What schools feed into Cibola High?

Cibola High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Corrales Elementary
Elementary : Petroglyph Elementary
Elementary : Seven Bar Elementary
Elementary : Sierra Vista Elementary
Middle : James Monroe Middle
Middle : Taylor Middle

Is Cibola High a good school?

Cibola High ranks 48^th of 131 New Mexico high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cibola High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,517 students attended Cibola High.

What is the racial makeup of Cibola High?

Students at Cibola High are 64% Hispanic, 19% White, 6% American Indian, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

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