Atrisco Heritage Academy High School


Atrisco Heritage Academy High School, better known as Atrisco Heritage, is a public high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 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, which is now owned by Westland development. Enrollment at AHAHS was expected to be 2,200 in the fall of 2011.
The mascot of AHAHS is a Jaguar, chosen by the first freshman class.

Academics

School grade

The NMPED 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.

Student body statistics

EthnicityThis schoolState average
White 10%29%
Hispanic 85%56%
American Indian/Alaskan Native3%11%
African American2%3%
Pacific Islander<1%1%

Athletics

AHAHS competes in the New Mexico Activities Association 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 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.

Location for filming

The 2012 movie The Avengers was partly filmed at Atrisco High, and the school was featured 30 seconds into the trailer.
The 2011 movie Lemonade Mouth was partially filmed here as well.