On April 20, 2024, administrators at Atrisco Heritage Academy High School held a prom event at a local convention center featuring a drag performer.

[7] AHAHS competes in the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) as a class 6A school in District 5.

In 2014, the NMAA realigned the state's schools in to six classifications and adjusted district boundaries.

[9] The 2012 movie The Avengers was partly filmed at Atrisco High, and the school was featured 30 seconds into the trailer.

The location was used as the corporate headquarters for Madrigal, a fictional German conglomerate in the 2008 drama series Breaking Bad.