West Mesa High School is a public

Public

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 senior high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...

, located on the city's West Mesa

West Mesa

right|300px|thumb|View of downtown Albuquerque and the Manzano Mountains from the West MesaThe West Mesa is an elevated landmass lying west of the Rio Grande River stretching from south of Albuquerque northward to Bernalillo in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The eastern edge of the West Mesa is...

. It is a part of the Albuquerque Public Schools

Albuquerque Public Schools

Albuquerque Public Schools is a school district based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.Founded in 1891, the Albuquerque Public School District is the largest of 89 public school districts in the State of New Mexico....

. The school colors are scarlet

Scarlet (color)

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, royal blue

Royal blue

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 and white

White

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, and their mascot is the Mustang

Mustang (horse)

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. Enrollment at WMHS stands at 2,292, the largest of any school in the district.

Student body statistics

Ethnicity	This School	State Average
White (not hispanic)	19%	29%
Hispanic (of any race)	69%	56%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	7%	11%
African American	4%	3%
Pacific Islander	1%	1%

Films shot on Campus

• 1971 drama Makin' It
  Makin' It
  Makin' It is an American sitcom starring David Naughton as a disco dancer in the late 1970s. The series only lasted nine episodes, airing on Fridays at 8:00PM on ABC from February 1 through March 23, 1979 before being canceled...
  
  was filmed there in the summer of 1970.
• 2008 comedy Hamlet 2
  Hamlet 2
  Hamlet 2 is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Andrew Fleming, written by Fleming and Pam Brady, and starring Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Amy Poehler, and David Arquette. It was produced by Eric Eisner, Leonid Rozhetskin, and Aaron Ryder. Hamlet 2 was filmed primarily at a high school in...
  
  was filmed there from September through October 2007.
• 2011 musical drama Lemonade Mouth
  Lemonade Mouth (film)
  Lemonade Mouth is a 2011 musical drama film based on the book of the same name by Mark Peter Hughes. The film was directed by Patricia Riggen and written by April Blair, and stars Bridgit Mendler, Adam Hicks, Hayley Kiyoko, Naomi Scott, and Blake Michael...
  
  was filmed there in the spring of 2010.

Athletics

WMHS is a New Mexico Activities Association

New Mexico Activities Association

The New Mexico Activities Association is a nonprofit organization that regulates interscholastic programs for junior and senior high schools in New Mexico. It hosts the statewide sports championship games each year...

 (NMAA), AAAAA school in District 5. Their district includes: Albuquerque High School

Albuquerque High School

Albuquerque High School is a public senior high school near Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is a part of the Albuquerque Public School district. Enrollment at AHS stands at 1,803.-History:...

, Highland High School

Highland High School (Albuquerque, New Mexico)

Highland High School is a public high school located in southeast Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools District. Their mascot is Herbie the Hornet. The school mascot was named after a Naval ship, the USS Hornet. This leads to the school colors of navy blue and gold...

, Rio Grande High School

Rio Grande High School

Rio Grande High School is a public high school located in The South Valley, Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools system....

 and Valley High School.

WMHS has captured 12 State Championships, most in AAAA.

State Championships
Season	Sport	Number of Championships	Year
Fall	Volleyball Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...	6	1992, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1985, 1984
Winter	Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...	4	1999, 1994, 1991, 1990
Spring	Softball Softball Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...	1	2004
	Boys Track and Field	1	1986
Total		12

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