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Rio Rancho High School

Field	Value
name	Rio Rancho High School
logo	Rio Rancho High School.png
image	Rio Rancho High School building Rio Rancho NM 2023-10-15 10-21-00.jpg
streetaddress	301 Loma Colorado Rd. NE
city	Rio Rancho
state	New Mexico
zipcode	87124
country	United States
established	1997
type	Public high school
principal	Millian Baca
ratio	23.55
staff	108.43 (FTE)
enrollment	2,554 (2023-2024)
campus	Suburban
colors
Navy blue, hunter green, and white
conference	NMAA, 6A Dist. 1
mascot	Ram
website

Navy blue, hunter green, and white

Rio Rancho High School is a public high school located in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States. It is a part of the Rio Rancho Public Schools.

History

Initially, the state rejected the proposal of Rio Rancho High School. However, Intel Corporation offered to build the high school instead and lease it back at $1 per year for thirty years. When the lease ended, Intel donated the school to a non-profit organization responsible for running the school.

The school opened in 1997. Previously students in the school district at the high school level attended Albuquerque Public Schools. In April 1997, Rio Rancho High officials said that they had not yet finished development of programs for students with special needs.

In 2008, due to overcrowding, Rio Rancho Public Schools constructed V. Sue Cleveland High School, which opened in August 2009. As a result, incoming 9th through 11th grade students who resided south of Northern Blvd began attend Rio Rancho High School and all residing north of Northern Blvd began to attend V. Sue Cleveland High School. The class of 2010 continued to attend Rio Rancho High School regardless of where they resided in Rio Rancho.

President Obama gives a speech in the "RAC" athletic facility.

President Barack Obama hosted a town hall meeting at the school on May 14, 2009 regarding credit card reform.

In popular culture

Rio Rancho High School was used as filming location for the TV series Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, being portrayed in the shows as J. P. Wynne High School.

The campus was also used as a film location in the 2011 movie Fright Night.

Notable alumni

Keshawn Banks - NFL football player{{cite web | access-date =2024-01-28
Zahra Marwan - artist
Chris Newsome - basketball player
Chris Williams - professional football player

Footnotes

References

"RIO RANCHO HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics.
"Rio Rancho High School".
Schoellkopf, Andrea. (1997-04-19). "Rio Rancho School Is Limited". [[Albuquerque Journal]].
(January 2026). "Thousands welcome President Obama to Rio Rancho". Rio Rancho Observer.
"J. P. Wynne High School - Breaking Bad Locations". Breaking Bad Locations.
"Fright Night (2011)". IMDb.
[[Albuquerque Journal]]. (11 June 2022). "Zahra Marwan brings watercolors, whimsy to her art".
"Chris Newsome - 2010-11 - Men's Basketball".
Grammer, Jeff. (September 7, 2012). "A Human Dynamo: Former Rio Rancho High, NMSU Star Shines in CFL". Albuquerque Journal.

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