West Las Vegas High School | |
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Address | |
157 Moreno Street Las Vegas, New Mexico 87701 United States | |
Information | |
Type | Public high school |
Established | 1947: New Town High 1955: West Las Vegas High |
Principal | Carla Pacheco |
Teaching staff | 26.06 (FTE) |
Enrollment | 406 (2023–2024) |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.58 |
Campus | Downtown |
Color(s) | Green and Gold |
Athletics conference | NMAA, District 2-AAA |
Mascot | Don and Lady Don |
Rival | Robertson High School |
Website | hs |
West Las Vegas High School (WLVHS) is a public senior high school in Las Vegas, New Mexico and part of the West Las Vegas Schools District. Founded in 1947, it is the oldest high school in the city.
The mascot of WLVHS is the Don, and the school's colors are Green and Gold. As of 2022, enrollment at the school is 413 students.
The boundary of the school district, effectively that of the high school, includes western Las Vegas and Pueblo, Ribera, San Jose, Sena, Tecolote, and Villanueva.
Academics
Student body statistics
Ethnicity | This School | Statewide |
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Hispanic (of any race) | 91% | 62% |
White (not hispanic) | 8% | 23% |
American Indian/Alaskan Native | <1% | 10% |
African American | <1% | 2% |
Two or More Races | <1% | 2% |
Asian | 0% | 1% |
Athletics
WLVHS competes in the New Mexico Activities Association as a AAA school in District 2. Their district includes: Raton High School, Robertson High School, Santa Fe Indian School, Santa Fe Preparatory School and St. Michaels High School.
WLVHS has won 10 State Championships since 1978.
State Championships | |||||
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Season | Sport | Number of Championships | Year | ||
Spring | Boys, Small Team Tennis | 3 | 2009 | ||
Girls, Golf | 1 | 1999, 1996 | |||
Softball | 1 | 2024 | |||
Baseball | 1 | 1978, 1968 | |||
Cheer | 5 | 1999, 1996, 2015, 2017, 2018 | |||
Fall | E Sports | 2 | 2023,
2024 |
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Total | 8 |
Notable alumni
- Teresa Leger Fernandez, attorney and member of the US House of Representatives from New Mexico's 3rd District
- Ray Leger, educator and former member of the New Mexico Senate
Footnotes
- ^ "WEST LAS VEGAS HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- "History". www.wlvs.k12.nm.us. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- "National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 16, 2022".
- "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: San Miguel County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- "National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 16, 2022".
- "NMPED 2020 Family Education Survey. Retrieved March 16, 2022" (PDF).
- . Nmact.org. Retrieved on 2018-02-22.
- Candidate, The. "Q&A: U.S. House District 3 Teresa Leger Fernandez". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- "Ray Leger - Obituary". www.legacy.com. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
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