Sandia High School

Sandia High School (SHS) is a Public High School located in the northeast heights of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is a member of the Albuquerque Public Schools district. The current enrollment is 1,776. History The school opened in 1958 and was originally constructed to hold between 1,800-2,000 students at a cost of $1.3 million dollars. The smaller Yucca school, located east of the main building, was completed in 1959 to house elementary students. The Yucca school was phased out as an elementary school in 1974 due to low enrollment, and was used as an annex to Sandia. The originally proposed mascot name was the Sandia Satans, which prompted negative reactions from the community. Thereafter, the mascot name was changed to Matadors, after a vote which included Thunderbirds and Road Runners. A Matador sculpture was placed in the student commons area in 1979.