Bloomfield High School (New Mexico)

Bloomfield High School
Address
520 N. First St Bloomfield , New Mexico 87413 United States
Information
Type	Public High School
Established	1956
Teaching staff	46.39 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Number of students	794 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	17.12[1]
Color(s)	Blue, Gold
Athletics	NMAA District 1-AAA
Mascot	Bobcat
Website	[1]^[permanent dead link‍]

Bloomfield High School is a school located in Bloomfield, New Mexico. The high school's attendance area covers the town and communities south and east of Bloomfield along US 550 and US 64. The high school is currently undergoing renovations that will cover several years which will replace old classroom buildings with new ones. The school's colors are Blue and Gold and the mascot is the Bobcat.

In addition to the majority of Bloomfield, the district also serves the communities of Angustura, Blanco, Nageezi, Turley, West Hammond, most of Navajo Dam, and a portion of Lee Acres.[2] It also includes Huerfano.[3]

History

BHS originally opened in August 1956 as a junior-senior high school, with 7th to 10th grade students. The 10th grade students would eventually become the 1st senior class of 1960.^[citation needed] It was formed out of the junior high school. Previously, the high school students went to nearby Aztec High School in Aztec, New Mexico.[4]

Athletics and activities

State Championships

Sport	Class	Year(s)
Baseball	3A	2010
Cross Country, Girls	3A	1991
Football	B	1966, 2023
Softball	3A	1991, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Track, Boys	3A	1988, 1989, 1993, 1994
Track, Girls	3A	1997
Wrestling	3A	1984, 2014

Footnotes

1. "BLOOMFIELD HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: San Juan County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
3. "CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: HUERFANO CDP" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022. - Compare to the school district map.
4. "Bloomfield Bond Issue Is Approved". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. May 24, 1956. p. 9. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.

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