Mascot: Phoenix
Colors: Electric Blue, Navy Blue, and White
Grade Levels Served: 6-8
Founded: 2009 by Rio Rancho Public Schools, building was constructed in 2002 and opened as Rio Rancho Mid-High School

School Goals: Student Excellence

School Programs: Intramurals

Geographic Area Served: Students from all or portions of the following elementary school attendance areas: Cielo Azul (all students), Colinas del Norte (north of 28th Ave.), Enchanted Hills (west of NM 528 and south of the Barrancas Arroyo), Ernest Stapleton (Vista Hills area), and Rio Rancho Elementary (all students).

Administration:

• Andrew Pierce, Principal

• Guadalupe Gallegos, Assistant Principal

• Erica Lozano, Assistant Principal

Employees: 113

• Teachers: 73

• Instructional Support Staff: 22

• Non-Instructional Support Staff: 18

Students:

• Enrollment: 1,143 (October 2021)

• Percent Special Education: 20.2%

• Percent English-Language Learners: 2.6%

Ethnicity/Race: The percentages for each category are rounded up or down to the nearest .1 which may cause the total to slightly exceed or be below 100%. In addition, families of mixed-race heritage may now also designate their child as being of more than one race. This may cause the percentages to add up to a number that is other than 100%.

African-American: 4.3%
American Indian: 5.9%
Asian: 1.3%
Caucasian (non-Hispanic): 30.2%
Hispanic: 58.0%
Pacific Islander: 0.3%