Atrisco Heritage Academy High School

Atrisco Heritage Academy High School
Aerial view, looking roughly south (2015)
Address
10800 Dennis Chavez Blvd. SW Albuquerque postal address , New Mexico 87121 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	2008
Principal	Anthony Lovato
Staff	128.40 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment	2,114 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.46[1]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Vegas gold   Navy blue   Forest green
Athletics conference	NMAA, 6A Dist. 5
Mascot	Jaguar
Rival	Rio Grande West Mesa Volcano Vista
Website	aha.aps.edu

Atrisco Heritage Academy High School (AHAHS), better known as Atrisco Heritage, is a public high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States.[2] It is located on the city’s West Mesa. It is a part of the Albuquerque Public Schools. The school is named after the Atrisco Land Grant.[3] Enrollment at AHAHS was expected to be 2,200 in the fall of 2011.[4]

The mascot of AHAHS is a Jaguar,[5] chosen by the first freshman class.

History

Drag show controversy

On April 20, 2024, administrators at Atrisco Heritage Academy High School held a prom event at a local convention center featuring a drag performer. The incident prompted Albuquerque Public Schools to dismiss several employees at the school, including principal Irene Cisneros, naming Anthony Lovato as the school's acting principal.[6]

Academics

School grade

The NMPED (New Mexico Public Education Department) replaced the No Child Left Behind Act and AYP testing with a new school grading formula, which took effect in the 2010–11 school year. The grade is calculated using many forms of testing, and includes graduation rates.[7]

School year	Grade from NMPED
2010–11	C

Student body statistics

Ethnicity	This school	State average
White (not Hispanic)	10%	29%
Hispanic (of any race)	85%	56%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	3%	11%
African American	56%	3%
Pacific Islander	<1%	1%

Athletics

AHAHS 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. AHAHS Won the 2019 NMAA Class 5A State Basketball state championship [8] In addition to Atrisco Heritage Academy High School, the schools in District 5-6A include West Mesa High School, Rio Grande High School, Valley High School and Albuquerque High School.[9]

Location for filming

The 2012 movie The Avengers was partly filmed at Atrisco High, and the school was featured 30 seconds into the trailer.[10]

The 2011 movie Lemonade Mouth was partially filmed here as well.

The location was used as the corporate headquarters for Madrigal, a fictional German conglomerate in the 2008 drama series Breaking Bad.

References

1. "ATRISCO HERITAGE ACADEMY HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
2. Home page as of 2021-07-30 states: "10800 Dennis Chavez Blvd SW Albuquerque, NM 87121" - Despite the postal address it is outside of the city limits. See street map and land use map of ABQ and compare with the address.
3. Trenkle, Jason (October 23, 2005). "Atrisco land grant heir alleges insider trading by Westland".
4. KOB4 News
5. "NM MVP Pub: Building Better Citizens". Archived from the original on February 6, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
6. Hauser, Christine; Albeck-Ripka, Livia (April 30, 2024). "Albuquerque School's Staff on Leave After Drag Show at Prom". The New York Times. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
7. "School Grading". Archived from the original on January 14, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
8. "Section IV Classification and Alignment" (PDF). nmact.org. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
9. "NM MVP Pub: Alignments". Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
10. "DisFanReview's Very Best Stories Of 2011". DisFanReview.com. December 31, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2012.

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