Albuquerque Public Schools

The district acquired its first school by taking over the former Albuquerque Academy at Central and Edith, and classes began that fall.

[4] In 1911, the district appointed superintendent John Milne, who oversaw the school system until 1956 and was credited with much of its success.

[6] Declining enrollments saw several inner-city schools closed in the 1970s, and Albuquerque High moved to a new location farther from Downtown.

Nevertheless, the district as a whole continued to grow, and more recent demographic shifts have seen Coronado and Lew Wallace elementary schools reopen.

[8] 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.