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Valley High

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Valley High ranks 83 rd of 131 New Mexico high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

83^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 131 New Mexico High Schools

Better than 37% of New Mexico high schools

Summary

Valley High School is a public high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 1,012 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Albuquerque School District, which is ranked 54 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Valley High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Mexico high schools, with a ranking between 83-147 out of 131-198 schools in recent years. Its performance across different student subgroups is also concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom half for female, male, Hispanic, and white student groups. Valley High's test scores are significantly below the Albuquerque and New Mexico state averages, and its four-year graduation rates have been consistently low, ranging from 69.9% to 78.0% in recent years. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Valley High to nearby schools like Tierra Adentro, Albuquerque High, and Digital Arts And Technology Academy, it becomes evident that Valley High is underperforming across multiple metrics. Addressing the persistent challenges at Valley High will require a comprehensive and targeted approach to improve the educational outcomes for its diverse student population.

962

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,979

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1505 Candelaria Rd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107

(505) 345-9021

District: Albuquerque

Feeder schools for Valley High:

Elementary:	Alameda Elementary
	Alvarado Elementary
	Cochiti Elementary
	Duranes Elementary
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	Griegos Elementary
	Los Ranchos Elementary
	MacArthur Elementary
	Mission Avenue Elementary
Middle:	Garfield Middle
	Taft Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.2%

White:

8.8%

American Indian:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2014 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the New Mexico average (74% vs 81%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg31%

83^rd of 131

New Mexico public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	29.4	83 of 131	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.8	130 of 172	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	103 of 170	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	86 of 177	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.6	147 of 181	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	131 of 182	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.1	130 of 158	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.2	108 of 185	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.6	90 of 193	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.7	93 of 198	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.6	89 of 177	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.0	51 of 163	68.7%	★★★★☆
2011	53.2	78 of 157	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	42.6	92 of 154	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.6	75 of 151	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.6	59 of 146	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.0	68 of 150	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.4	63 of 134	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.3	60 of 129	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	30.0	34 of 51	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	21.2	31 of 42	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	18.3	119 of 142	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	94 of 143	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	97 of 157	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.5	122 of 144	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	120 of 145	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	71 of 98	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	112 of 136	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	78 of 132	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	84 of 150	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.4	118 of 139	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	97 of 133	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2019	27.0	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	71 of 115	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	92 of 127	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	75 of 157	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	49 of 154	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.6	139 of 161	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	134 of 164	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	20.9	118 of 150	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	92 of 146	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	94 of 159	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.6	131 of 151	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	117 of 143	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	45.4	16 of 24	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	28.6	30 of 44	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	31.0	36 of 58	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	42 of 62	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	78 of 117	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.1	113 of 136	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	103 of 157	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	68 of 133	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.4	101 of 109	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	101 of 115	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)38th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2018)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Military Connected (2022)33rd percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Native American (2022)32nd percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile~ school

Homeless (2019)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)21st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2024)16th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%~ state avg

Science32%-9 vs state

Mathematics9%-3 vs state

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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 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
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
Gordon Bernell Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	2821 4th Street NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 468-7707	175	16	11.2	36.6%	21 (12.0%)	7 (4.0%)	118 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)								(n/a)												$7,443
Tierra Adentro	Public, Charter	6-12	1781 Bellemah Ave	Albuquerque	87104	Bernalillo County	Tierra Adentro	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 967-4720	257	27	9.5	100.0%	13 (5.1%)	5 (1.9%)	235 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	34.6	72^nd of 131 public high schools	45.0%		40.1	79^th of 172 public high schools	54.1%	7	28.6		18.9	44.4	27.5	41.7	57.1	39.6	46.2	19.1	15.1	$10,093
Foothill High School	Public	6-12	400 Edith Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Juvenile Justice	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 841-2400	57	13	4.5	94.7%	7 (12.3%)	4 (7.0%)	42 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.5%)								(n/a)
Camino Nuevo Youth	Public	6-12	4050 Edith Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Juvenile Justice	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 841-2400	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ace Leadership High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1240 Bellamah Ave. NW	Albuquerque	87104	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 242-4733	285	19	15.3	100.0%	16 (5.6%)	3 (1.1%)	253 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)								(n/a)												$9,979
Digital Arts And Technology Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1011 Lamberton NE	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 341-0888	319	24	13.4	40.8%	58 (18.2%)	2 (0.6%)	217 (68.0%)	6 (1.9%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.4%)	56.7	45^th of 131 public high schools	65.6%		46.7	72^nd of 172 public high schools	58.1%	27	46.0	11.1	48.5	65.5	59.3		44.0	51.4	48.4			$9,929
Sequoyah	Public	6-12	3405 Pan American Fwy	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Sequoyah	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 222-0355	19	0	1900.0	15.8%	1 (5.3%)	1 (5.3%)	10 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (36.8%)								(n/a)
Albuquerque High	Public	9-12	800 Odelia Rd NE	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 843-6400	1,568	106	14.7	89.1%	198 (12.6%)	59 (3.8%)	1,192 (76.0%)	9 (0.6%)	45 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (4.1%)	54.1	47^th of 131 public high schools	64.1%		55	60^th of 172 public high schools	65.1%	13	46.8	20.2		46.9								$8,180

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley High

How many students attend Valley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 962 students attended Valley High.

What is the racial makeup of Valley High?

Students at Valley High are 82% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Valley High in?

Albuquerque

Is Valley High a good school?

Valley High ranks 83^rd of 131 New Mexico high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Valley High?

Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alameda Elementary
Elementary : Alvarado Elementary
Elementary : Cochiti Elementary
Elementary : Duranes Elementary
Elementary : Griegos Elementary
Elementary : Los Ranchos Elementary
Elementary : MacArthur Elementary
Elementary : Mission Avenue Elementary
Middle : Garfield Middle
Middle : Taft Middle

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