Alamogordo High School

My son went to AHS and he liked it & didn't get in trouble. This school has a lot to offer and lots to do. However, each child has decisions to make; good or bad choices; and most of the time they set their own path. As parents, we just hope we've laid good values and the rest is up to them.....we just need more parents to get involved as our children continue to mature.
--Submitted by a parent

Terrible school !!! This Highschool don't care about the students ! No one cares when your child have problems ! They don't even listen to parents. It was better a couple of years ago with a different principal. But since 2010/2011 it's getting worse... BEWARE of this school and the "system" they have !
--Submitted by a parent

I really enjoyed my senior year. The school had a lot of extracurricular activities and also a decent teacher to student ratio.

Having sent two children through AHS, I chose to send my youngest child to NMMI (New Mexico Military Institute - a very prestigious college prep high school) rather than go through Alamogordo's school system again. During all of those years, I dealt with very few faculty that I considered to be worth their pay (administration, not teachers). The teachers that I met and dealt with were kind as a whole, but overwhelmed in a system completely lacking in common sense (see the old block-scheduling). Many attempts of mine to inject common sense into situations and/or conversation were met with puzzled silence, incoherent statements, or illogical arguments by administration. Depressing. Because my youngest child is very smart, I did not feel that I could risk my child's developing intelligence to an inadequate school system. How do I feel in a nutshell? I (personally) wouldn't send my dog there, to be honest.
--Submitted by a parent

We are a militairy family traveledall over the world my boys have been in international schools and are now sophomore and juniors this year.Both are doing well good grades made a lot of friends in school very active in sports. some very good teachers and some that could be replaced. Overall we are very pleased with AHS
--Submitted by a parent

I am a sophmore going to Junior for the year of 2009-2010. I feel there are good atributes to the school, the principles are good at leading. The teachers are not so good. I feel us students are not yet being prepared enough for after High School. Don't get me wrong they do everything they can, but I think there is a big majority of teachers who need to be replaced. Overall it's an Ok School.
--Submitted by a student

Just an update. The school no longer has block scheduling. It is a seven period day now. Coming to this small town 3 1/2 years ago, I heard horror stories about this school such as drugs, thugs and alot of pregnancies, and my oldest was only in 6th grade at the time. She has already completed one succesful year at the HS and is about to start her second. As long as the parents stay involved in their child's acedemics and activities they will be fine. The teachers were very easy to communicate with. My daughter never had a problem at the school.
--Submitted by a parent

As a parent I feel my children came out equipped to attend college. The school has the dual credit program, which is extremely good.
--Submitted by a parent

i have a son who attends AHS and I am so disappointed in his education. I fear he will be far behind his freshman year of college. The staff and parent advisory council are awesome, but I have to say that the future is bleak for the students that actrually graduate from here. My advice would be to make sure the students are in AP classes and do several extracurricular activities. They will have to work alot harder than their peers, but it gives them a chance. Oh, and let's not over look that there is NOTHING to do in this town, lots of drugs, thug wannabees, and teen pregnancies!
--Submitted by a parent

I am a student at AHS and I feel that some of the teachers here aren't focused on getting us the quality education that is needed to be successful in our world today. I believe that new more qualified teachers need to be hired to help us reach our acedemic goals.
--Submitted by a student