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Rio Grande High School

High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico

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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 May 5, 2020.
^ "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.

Education in Bernalillo County, New Mexico

School districts

Albuquerque Public Schools
Moriarty-Edgewood School District
Rio Rancho Public Schools

APS schools	Coronado ES Monte Vista ES Albuquerque Atrisco Heritage Cibola Del Norte Eldorado Highland La Cueva Manzano Rio Grande Sandia Valley Volcano Vista West Mesa

State-operated

New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired ABQ preschool
New Mexico School for the Deaf ABQ preschool

Charter schools

Closed	Bataan Military Academy

BIA/Tribal

Isleta Elementary School

Closed	Albuquerque Indian School

Private

St. Pius X High School

Tertiary

See List of high schools in Albuquerque, New Mexico

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