Volcano Vista High School (VVHS) is a public

Public

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 senior high school located on the West Mesa

West Mesa

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 of Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...

. It is a part of the Albuquerque Public Schools

Albuquerque Public Schools

Albuquerque Public Schools is a school district based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.Founded in 1891, the Albuquerque Public School District is the largest of 89 public school districts in the State of New Mexico....

. Enrollment at the school stands at 2,196.

VVHS opened in August 2007 to 9th grade students only. The school added 10th and 11th grade students in the 2008-09 school year. Their colors are black

Black

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, white

White

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 and platinum

Platinum

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, the mascot is the Hawk

Hawk

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Student body statistics

Ethnicity	This School	State Average
White (not hispanic)	34%	29%
Hispanic (of any race)	61%	56%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	3%	11%
African American	1%	3%
Pacific Islander	2%	1%

Athletics

VVHS competes in the New Mexico Activities Association, as a AAAAA school, in District 1. Their District includes: Cibola High School

Cibola High School (Albuquerque, New Mexico)

Cibola High School is a public Senior high school located on the West Side of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools district. Due to rapid population growth in the surrounding area, CHS was largest high school in New Mexico by 2006 and was severely overcrowded, with...

, Rio Rancho High School

Rio Rancho High School

Rio Rancho High School or is a public senior high school of the Rio Rancho Public Schools. Located in west central Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Established in 1997, Much of the money to build RRHS was appropriated by the Intel Corporation. RRHS obtained most of its students from nearby Cibola High...

 and V. Sue Cleveland High School

V. Sue Cleveland High School

V. Sue Cleveland High School or better known as Cleveland High School, is a public senior high school of the Rio Rancho Public Schools. It is located in north-western Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Named after long time Rio Rancho Superintendent and educator of Public Schools, V. Sue Cleveland was...

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VVHS has won 2 State Championships from NMAA sanctioned sports and events. VVHS competed in AAAA from (2007–2010) until rising to AAAAA classification due to enrollment changes.

State Championships	Class	Year:
Softball	5A	2011
Wrestling	4A	2010
Girls Soccer	5A	2010