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Volcano Vista High

Q: Is Volcano Vista High a good school?

Volcano Vista High ranks 64 th of 132 New Mexico high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Volcano Vista High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,089 students attended Volcano Vista High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Volcano Vista High?

Students at Volcano Vista High are 69% Hispanic, 19% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

Q: What schools feed into Volcano Vista High?

Volcano Vista High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Chamiza Elementary Elementary : Marie M Hughes Elementary Elementary : Tierra Antigua Elementary Elementary : Ventana Ranch Elementary Middle : L.B. Johnson Middle Middle : Tony Hillerman Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

64^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 132 New Mexico High Schools

Better than 52% of New Mexico high schools

Summary

Volcano Vista High is a large, comprehensive 9–12 school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 2,089 students at 8100 Rainbow Rd NW, making it the biggest school in its nearby comparison set within Albuquerque Public Schools. Statewide, it ranks 64th of 132 schools for 2025–2026 — the 52nd percentile, or 3 stars — a mid-pack position overall. The longer trend shows a slide from the 75th percentile with 4 stars in both 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 down to 52nd percentile this year.

Graduation is the clearest strength. The 2024–2025 graduation rate is 87.2%, well above the district's 75.6% and the state's 80.6%, and the school has exceeded both every year shown. English language arts is also solid: 46.9% proficient in NM Combined, All Grades, versus 43.55% district and 43.34% state. Math, though, is the standout weakness — 14.05% proficient against 25.74% district and 25.54% state — leaving roughly a 33-point ELA-to-math gap, about double the state's gap. Eleventh grade science at 31.36% sits just below district and state levels. The student-teacher ratio improved to 13.3 in 2024–2025, which is favorable for a school this size.

Compared with nearby schools, Volcano Vista's 87.2% graduation rate tops the APS comprehensive high schools in this set: Cibola High at 78.1%, Valley High at 73.7%, and West Mesa High at 70.6%. But Cibola outranks it overall and leads in 11th grade math and science, while Rio Rancho Cyber Academy and Albuquerque Aviation Academy post far higher math proficiency. Subgroup effectiveness is mixed: relatively strong for Native American, English language learner and low-income students in some years, but special education effectiveness fell to 0th percentile in 2024–2025, and multi-racial students stood at the 8th percentile in 2025–2026. Some 10th grade scores are suppressed, and the free/reduced lunch rate's jump from 24.46% to 99.23% over three years likely reflects a reporting change rather than a real shift, so interpret it cautiously.

2,089

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,646

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8100 Rainbow Rd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87114

(505) 890-0343

District: Albuquerque Public Schools

Feeder schools for Volcano Vista High:

Elementary:	Chamiza Elementary
	Marie M Hughes Elementary
	Tierra Antigua Elementary
	Ventana Ranch Elementary
Middle:	L.B. Johnson Middle
	Tony Hillerman Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.6%

White:

19.0%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓87% graduate in 4 years — above the New Mexico average (81%)

✓Above the New Mexico median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg30%

New Mexico avg28%

64^th of 132

New Mexico public high schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 30 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 20High Schools in the Albuquerque Public Schools

55^th of 87Albuquerque Public Schools 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
2026	42.9	64 of 132	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.6	46 of 131	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	64 of 172	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	43 of 170	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	44 of 177	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.3	57 of 181	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	59 of 182	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.0	50 of 158	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.2	35 of 185	81.1%	★★★★☆
2015	62.9	46 of 193	76.2%	★★★★☆
2014	73.4	37 of 198	81.3%	★★★★☆
2013	82.2	27 of 177	84.7%	★★★★☆
2012	91.1	12 of 163	92.6%	★★★★★
2011	89.8	15 of 157	90.4%	★★★★★
2010	82.7	22 of 154	85.7%	★★★★☆
2009	87.0	19 of 151	87.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2024	45.3	10 of 14	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.9	9 of 18	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	13 of 24	45.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	12 of 21	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆
2024	29.0	12 of 13	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.9	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.1	6 of 31	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	4 of 14	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.6	5 of 14	64.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	27.1	40 of 51	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	48.5	15 of 42	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	10 of 29	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	13 of 29	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	6 of 31	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	95.2	1 of 20	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	48 of 95	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	60 of 142	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	37 of 143	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	50 of 157	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	46 of 144	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	49 of 145	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	48 of 100	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.5	40 of 98	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	58 of 136	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	32 of 132	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	44 of 150	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	53 of 139	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	50 of 133	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	41 of 89	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.2	33 of 115	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	38 of 127	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	46 of 157	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	39.0	66 of 154	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	76 of 161	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	64 of 164	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	44 of 100	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	57 of 150	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	42 of 146	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	48 of 159	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	53.3	55 of 151	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	47 of 143	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	75.4	5 of 24	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	19.2	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	12 of 13	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.6	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.9	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.6	8 of 23	65.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	4 of 31	87.1%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	69.2	10 of 37	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	7 of 42	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	19 of 44	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	9 of 47	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	4 of 47	91.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	24 of 32	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	22 of 38	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.6	51 of 58	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	32 of 62	48.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	63 of 117	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.0	44 of 117	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	63 of 136	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	43 of 157	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	58.4	43 of 133	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	42 of 109	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	40 of 115	65.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2022)79th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)75th percentile+10 vs school

Native American (2024)73rd percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)56th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)49th percentile~ school

White (2026)46th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2018)22nd percentile-46 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)8th percentile-44 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-65 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts47%+10 vs state

Science32%-3 vs state

Mathematics14%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2026)			SAT School Day Mathematics (2026)			NM-ASR Science (2026)			NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)				NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT School Day English Language Arts 10th Grade	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day English Language Arts All Grades	SAT School Day Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics All Grades	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
Volcano Vista High	Public	9-12	8100 Rainbow Rd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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%)	42.9	64^th of 132 public high schools	51.5%		56.6	46^th of 131 public high schools	64.9%	18		46.9	47.1		13.5	13.6		31.6										$8,646
Cibola High	Public	9-12	1510 Ellison Dr NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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%)	48	56^th of 132 public high schools	57.6%		53.7	48^th of 131 public high schools	63.4%	8		44.4			15.9			38.9										$8,681
Albuquerque Aviation Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	4100 Aerospace Pkwy Bw	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Aviation Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 296-7677	312	21	14.6	17.9%	78 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	181 (58.0%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (14.7%)	86.8	20^th of 132 public high schools	84.8%		80.5	23^rd of 131 public high schools	82.4%	3		63.9			38.9		60.0	58.3	59.3	47.4	65.9	74.0	63.6	52.6	45.5	34.0	43.2	$10,269
Albuquerque Talent Development Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1800 Atrisco Rd NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 503-2465	119	9	13.2	83.2%	4 (3.4%)	2 (1.7%)	109 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)		< 20%	< 20%		< 20%	< 20%		< 20%	< 20%									$13,004
Valley High	Public	9-12	1505 Candelaria Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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%)	29.5	80^th of 132 public high schools	39.4%		29.4	83^rd of 131 public high schools	36.6%	3		33.3	33.5		10.6	11.0		28.5										$10,979
West Mesa High	Public	9-12	6701 Fortuna Rd NW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 831-6993	1,565	110	14.2	97.4%	67 (4.3%)	44 (2.8%)	1,271 (81.2%)	16 (1.0%)	126 (8.1%)	3 (0.2%)	38 (2.4%)	20.1	106^th of 132 public high schools	19.7%		25.5	94^th of 131 public high schools	28.2%	12		25.6	24.2		4.7	4.5		26.4										$9,378
Rio Rancho Cyber Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1330 Jackie Rd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	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%)	98.2	3^rd of 132 public high schools	97.7%					(n/a)		80.0					75.0	80.0	77.4	66.7	≥ 80%	81.3	78.1		61.5	50.0	51.2	$8,965
Archer Academy Of Accelerated Learning	Public, Charter	7-12	4012 4th St. NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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
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%)	62	42^nd of 132 public high schools	68.2%		34.6	72^nd of 131 public high schools	45.0%	30		50.0					53.9	42.9	49.3		48.3	59.0	47.1			< 20%	16.5	$10,093
Gordon Bernell Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	2821 4th Street NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Volcano Vista High

What schools feed into Volcano Vista High?

Volcano Vista High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chamiza Elementary
Elementary : Marie M Hughes Elementary
Elementary : Tierra Antigua Elementary
Elementary : Ventana Ranch Elementary
Middle : L.B. Johnson Middle
Middle : Tony Hillerman Middle School

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