Rio Grande High School

This article is about the high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For other uses, see Rio Grande (disambiguation).

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.

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
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1959
Principal	Antoinette Valenzuela
Teaching staff	102.85 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment	1,500 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	14.58[1]
Color(s)	Red, black, and white
Athletics conference	NMAA, 6A Dist. 5
Mascot	Raven
Website	riogranderavens.aps.edu

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]