Bloomfield High School (New Mexico)

Bloomfield High School is a school located in Bloomfield, New Mexico. The high school's attendance area covers the town and communities south and east of Bloomfield along US 550 and US 64. The high school is currently undergoing renovations that will cover several years which will replace old classroom buildings with new ones. The school's colors are Blue and Gold and the mascot is the Bobcat.

Bloomfield High School
Address
520 N. First St

Bloomfield
,
New Mexico 87413

United States
Information
TypePublic High School
Established1956
Teaching staff46.14 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Number of students716 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.52[1]
Color(s)   
Blue, Gold
AthleticsNMAA
District 1-AAA
MascotBobcat
Website

In addition to the majority of Bloomfield, the district also serves the communities of Angustura, Blanco, Nageezi, Turley, West Hammond, most of Navajo Dam, and a portion of Lee Acres.[2] It also includes Huerfano.[3]

History

BHS originally opened in August 1956 as a junior-senior high school, with 7th to 10th grade students. The 10th grade students would eventually become the 1st senior class of 1960. It was formed out of the junior high school. Previously, the high school students went to nearby Aztec High School in Aztec, New Mexico.[4]

Athletics and activities

State Championships

Sport Class Year(s)
Baseball 3A 2010
Cross Country, Girls 3A 1991
Football B 1966
Softball 3A 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2007,
2008, 2009, 2010
Track, Boys 3A 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994
Track, Girls 3A 1997
Wrestling 3A 1984, 2014

Footnotes
  1. "BLOOMFIELD HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: San Juan County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  3. "CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: HUERFANO CDP" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-07-12. - Compare to the school district map.
  4. "Bloomfield Bond Issue Is Approved". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1956-05-24. p. 9. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.

36°42′59″N 107°58′39″W



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