Rio Grande High School

Rio Grande High School
Rio Grande High School
Location
	2300 Arenal Rd SW ; South Valley (Albuquerque postal address), New Mexico 87105; United States
Coordinates	35°03′00″N 106°41′40″W / 35.05000°N 106.69444°W
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1959
Principal	Antoinette Valenzuela
Staff	101.15 (FTE)
Enrollment	1,532 (2022-2023)
Student to teacher ratio	15.15
Color(s)	Red, black, and white
Athletics conference	NMAA, 6A Dist. 5
Mascot	Raven
Website	riogranderavens.aps.edu

Rio Grande High School is a public high school located in the south valley of Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States.^[2] It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools system.

Athletics

RGHS competes in the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA), as a class 6A school in District 5. In 2014, the NMAA realigned the state's schools in to six classifications and adjusted district boundaries.^[3] Other schools in District 5-6A include West Mesa High School, Albuquerque High School, Valley High School and Atrisco Heritage Academy High School.^[4]

The Ravens have talented baseball and wrestling teams.^{[citation needed]} The wrestlers have placed second in state in recent years.^[when?]^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumni

Shelia Burrell (class of 1990), Olympic heptathlete^[5]
Ken Giles - pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
Greg Jackson - Head Coach and strategist for his Submission Fighting and mixed martial art camp^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "RIO GRANDE HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): South Valley CDP, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-07-20. - Pages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Compare to the address: "2300 Arenal Road SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105"
^ http://www.nmact.org/file/Section_4.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "NM MVP Pub: Alignments". Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
^ Yodice, James (July 10, 2000). "From Down-in-the-Dumps to Down Under". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "MMA Trainer Greg Jackson". Retrieved July 18, 2014.

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[NCES-1] "RIO GRANDE HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 3, 2024.

[2] "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): South Valley CDP, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-07-20. - Pages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Compare to the address: "2300 Arenal Road SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105"

[3] ttp://www.nmact.org/file/Section_4.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[4] "NM MVP Pub: Alignments". Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2014-09-22.

[5] Yodice, James (July 10, 2000). "From Down-in-the-Dumps to Down Under". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "MMA Trainer Greg Jackson". Retrieved July 18, 2014.

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v t e 6A schools of New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) 2018–19
District 1	Cibola High School Cleveland High School Piedra Vista High School Rio Rancho High School Volcano Vista High School
District 2	Clovis High School Eldorado High School La Cueva High School Manzano High School Sandia High School Santa Fe High School
District 3	Carlsbad High School Centennial High School Gadsden High School Hobbs High School Las Cruces High School Mayfield High School Oñate High School
District 4	Albuquerque High School Atrisco Heritage Academy High School Highland High School Rio Grande High School Valley High School West Mesa High School