Rio Rancho High School


Rio Rancho High School is a public high school located in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Rio Rancho Public Schools.

History

In 2008, due to overcrowding, Rio Rancho Public Schools built the new V. Sue Cleveland High School, which opened in August 2009. In 2009, incoming 9th through 11th grade students who resided south of Northern Blvd began attend Rio Rancho High School and all residing north of Northern Blvd began to attend V. Sue Cleveland High School. The class of 2010 continued to attend Rio Rancho High School regardless of where they resided in Rio Rancho.
President Barack Obama hosted a Town Hall meeting at the high school on May 14, 2009 regarding credit card reform.

In popular culture

Rio Rancho High School was used as filming location for the TV series Breaking Bad, being portrayed in the show as J. P. Wynne High School.
The campus was also used as a film location in the 2011 movie Fright Night.

Notable alumni