West Las Vegas High School

West Las Vegas High School (WLVHS) is a public senior high school in Las Vegas, New Mexico and the only such high school in the West Las Vegas Schools District. Founded in 1947, it is the oldest high school in the city.^[2]

West Las Vegas High School
Address
157 Moreno Street Las Vegas , New Mexico 87701 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1947: New Town High 1955: West Las Vegas High
Principal	Carla Pacheco
Teaching staff	26.06 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment	406 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.58[1]
Campus	Downtown
Color(s)	Green and Gold
Athletics conference	NMAA, District 2-AAA
Mascot	Don and Lady Don
Rival	Robertson High School
Website	hs.wlvs.k12.nm.us

West Las Vegas High School

The mascot of WLVHS is the Don, and the school's colors are Green and Gold. As of 2022, enrollment at the school is 413 students.^[3]

The boundary of the school district, effectively that of the high school, includes western Las Vegas and Pueblo, Ribera, San Jose, Sena, Tecolote, and Villanueva.^[4]

Academics

Student body statistics

Ethnicity	This School [5]	Statewide [6]
Hispanic (of any race)	91%	62%
White (not hispanic)	8%	23%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	<1%	10%
African American	<1%	2%
Two or More Races	<1%	2%
Asian	0%	1%

Athletics

WLVHS competes in the New Mexico Activities Association as a AAA school in District 2. Their district includes: Raton High School, Robertson High School, Santa Fe Indian School, Santa Fe Preparatory School and St. Michaels High School.^[7]

WLVHS has won 10 State Championships since 1978.

	State Championships
	Season	Sport	Number of Championships	Year
	Spring	Boys, Small Team Tennis	3	2009
		Girls, Golf	1	1999, 1996
		Softball	1	2024
		Baseball	1	1978, 1968
		Cheer	5	1999, 1996, 2015, 2017, 2018
	Fall	E Sports	2	2023, 2024
	Total		8

Notable alumni

• Teresa Leger Fernandez, attorney and member of the US House of Representatives from New Mexico's 3rd District ^[8]
• Ray Leger, educator and former member of the New Mexico Senate^[9]