[3] AHS was named the 43rd best high school in the state of New Mexico by U.S. News & World Report.

The Academy was run by a seventeen-member board of trustees composed of business and professional men whose chief purpose seemed to be to give the town as good a school as possible.

In 1890 the academy moved into a new building at Central and Edith, where the public library is now located, and it operated there until 1891 when the city received the power to levy taxes for school funds.

La Reata is housed in the Albuquerque High School library but copies can also be found online.

It is published monthly and covers important school, regional, and national events, in addition to features, reviews, and opinion pieces relevant to students.

Atrisco Heritage Academy HS, Kirtland Air Force Base, and National Museum of Nuclear Science & History are adjacent to but outside of the city limits.Rio Grande HS and Sandia Peak Tramway are near but not in the city limits.