Volcano Vista High School
Albuquerque, NM 87114
Phone: (505) 890-0343
Fax: (505) 792-4805
District: Albuquerque Public Schools
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 9,10,11,12 • 2089 students
Volcano Vista High School, a public school located in Albuquerque, NM, serves grades 9-12 in the Albuquerque Public Schools.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 5 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Volcano Vista High School is a public school located in Albuquerque, NM. 2089 students attend Volcano Vista High School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| College Readiness | 7/10 | The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2023 4-year high school graduation rate data from New Mexico Public Education Department, and using 2023 demographic data from the National Center for Education Statistics. |
| Student Growth | 4/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2023 Student growth data from New Mexico Public Education Department. |
Posted: October 22, 2025
Worst school ever! Administration is terrible and all coaches are horrible!
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Posted: July 21, 2023
Student are constantly being harassed in the parking lot and the administration is refusing to do anything! I will never work at Volcano Vista again.
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Posted: July 21, 2023
The staff have a complete disregard for the safety and well-being of their students. My child told me about several instances where they were harassed in the school parking lot with no security around and no cameras. The two harassers continued this for several months before I had to pull my child out of Volcano Vista. This is the last school I would recommend for any child.
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Posted: February 7, 2021
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Posted: February 7, 2021
Beautiful new school with excellent caring teachers and many honors classes offered.
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Posted: February 2, 2019
Volcano Vista needs strong administration that will deal with the drug problem on campus. My child can't use a restroom on campus without being offered drugs. Administration is aware this is going on and is doing nothing!
Posted: February 2, 2019
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Posted: February 2, 2019
This school has a huge drug problem with kids constantly using and selling drugs in the bathrooms. The school is aware of this and doing nothing about it.
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Posted: August 6, 2015
This school has way too much emphasis on the sports programs and not enough on the curriculum. It is crowded and has way too many students. And the special ed department is less than par. If your child is more technology and math minded, this is not the school for him/her. Choose a charter or magnet school instead which has a lower teacher to student ratio. That is where you will see your child thrive!
Posted: August 6, 2015
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Posted: May 15, 2015
We love this school. This will be our 3rd year coming up. My son plays football and he loves the coaches, teachers and students.
Posted: September 3, 2014
At first this school seemed very promising. It is very new and the facilities it has are fairly decent. That isn't the problem though. The people that actually attend the school are the ones to blame for its unjustifiable mediocrity. The teachers are pretty typical for a public school: They simply don't care enough. The bureaucratic administration is worse though. Nothing ever gets done and more and more pointless rules and regulations are put into place each year that help neither the students nor the teachers. Don't get me wrong, educating the masses is not exactly "easy." I don't blame the faculty entirely for the school's overall incompetence. Besides, the biggest problem by far is the student body itself. Too many kids fail to meet the most basic reading/math standards and fail to pass their classes/graduate. This is in part due to the fact that they are also extremely arrogant and self-centered, both to themselves and the rest of humanity. They are the type of people who boo their own marching band off the field and throw food at them for their own primitive amusement. Pathetic. In the end it's not a terrible school, it just doesn't live up to its full potential.
Posted: April 27, 2014
This is a wonderful school. It was rated 13th in the state as one of the best schools by US News and World Report. Also, the teachers are very kind and really care about their students.
Posted: February 20, 2013
Academics are top notch....strong AP and Honors curriculum. Extra curricular offerings are diverse and fill all interests. Competetive sports programs. The band program is wonderful and expanding all the time. For being a fairly new school, Volcano Vista has made a strong name for itself and I couldn't be happier with the experience my kids are getting!
Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
| # | Name | Type | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northeast Heights | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Albuquerque | NM | 10.1 mi | |
| 2 | Blossom Ridge at Anderson Hills | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Albuquerque | NM | 10.4 mi |
| # | Name | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ventana Ranch | Albuquerque | NM | 1.4 mi | |
| 2 | Taylor Ranch | Albuquerque | NM | 2.3 mi | |
| 3 | Rio Rancho | Rio Rancho | NM | 5.5 mi | |
| 4 | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | NM | 7.9 mi |
| Base | Distance |
|---|---|
| Kirtland AFB | 16.2 mi. |
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