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Jemez Valley Public Schools
Jemez Valley Public Schools is a public school district headquartered in unincorporated Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States; the facility has a Jemez Pueblo postal address, but it is outside of (north of) the Jemez Pueblo census-designated place. With a total area of , it has territory in central Sandoval County. The school district has a total of 4 schools: 1 high school, 1 middle school, 1 elementary school, and 1 charter school. Service area Jemez Valley Public Schools serves: Cañon, Jemez Pueblo, Jemez Springs, La Cueva, San Ysidro, Zia Pueblo, most of Ponderosa, and small sections of Rio Rancho, Rio Rancho Estates, and Santa Ana Pueblo. It also serves the neighboring communities of Sierra Los Pinos and Gilman. Schools Zoned: * Jemez Valley High School * Jemez Valley Middle School * Jemez Valley Elementary School ;Charter school A charter school is a school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school sys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern New Mexico
Northern New Mexico in cultural terms usually refers to the area of heavy-Spanish settlement in the north-central part of New Mexico. However, New Mexico state government also uses the term to mean the northwest and north central, but to exclude both the northeastern high plains counties and Sandoval County. The five largest cities in northern New Mexico are: Santa Fe, Las Vegas, Española, Los Alamos, and Taos. Cultural The traditional southern boundary of the area is an escarpment called La Bajada southwest of Santa Fe. The other boundaries are poorly defined. The map in is a guide: from La Bajada the boundary runs northwest about 50 miles (80 km) west of U.S. Routes 285 and 84, and northeast about 20 miles (30 km) east of Interstate 25, to the Colorado border. The area might also be described roughly as comprising Rio Arriba, Los Alamos, Taos, and Colfax Counties; northeastern Sandoval County, northern Santa Fe County; and western San Miguel and Mora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Ysidro, Sandoval County, New Mexico
San Ysidro is a village in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 193 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area. Description The village is near the junction of U.S. Highway 550 and New Mexico State Road 4, at the south end of the Jemez Valley. The Jemez River runs through San Ysidro, just north of where the Rio Salado joins the Jemez River. The village has been a farming community since 1699 when Juan Trujillo established a settlement named for San Ysidro, or Saint Isidore the Farmer. The Village was incorporated in 1967. An annual San Ysidro Fiesta Day is held each year in mid-May. In 2007, the exterior sets for the Taylor Hackford film '' Love Ranch'' were built just outside of San Ysidro on Highway 550. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 238 people, 86 households, and 63 families residin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charter School
A charter school is a school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located. It is independent in the sense that it operates according to the basic principle of autonomy for accountability, that it is freed from the rules but accountable for results. Public vs. private school Charter schools are publicly funded schools that operate independently from their local district. Charter schools are often operated and maintained by a charter management organization (CMO). CMOs are typically non-profit organizations and provide centralized services for a group of charter schools. There are some for-profit education management organizations. Charter schools are held accountable by their authorizer. There is debate on whether charter schools should be described as private schools or state schools. Advocates of the charter model state that they are public schools because they are open to all students and do no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico
Santa Ana Pueblo ( Eastern Keres: Tamaya ʰɑmɑjːɑ is a settlement in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States, of Native Americans who speak an eastern dialect of the Keresan languages. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined this community as a census-designated place (CDP). As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 479. It is part of the Albuquerque metropolitan area. The Pueblo, named Tamaya in Keres, administers a total reservation land of 73,000 acres (295 km2) in the Rio Grande valley. The pueblo celebrates an annual feast day for its patron saint, St. Anne, on July 26. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.4 square miles (19.3 km2), of which 6.9 square miles (17.9 km2) is land and 0.5 square mile (1.4 km2) (7.11%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 479 people, 121 households, and 99 families residing in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Rancho Estates, New Mexico
Rio Rancho Estates is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in the southern part of the county, bordered to the east and south by the city of Rio Rancho. The southern border of the CDP partially follows the Bernalillo County line. The community is north-northwest of the center of Albuquerque. Demographics Education Almost all of the CDP is in the Rio Rancho Public Schools. A very small section is in the Jemez Valley Public Schools Jemez Valley Public Schools is a public school district headquartered in unincorporated Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States; the facility has a Jemez Pueblo postal address, but it is outside of (north of) the Jemez Pueblo census-designa .... References Census-designated places in Sandoval County, New Mexico Census-designated places in New Mexico {{NewMexico-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Rio Rancho () is the largest and most populous city in Sandoval County, part of the expansive Albuquerque metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of New Mexico. A small portion of the city extends into northern Bernalillo County. It is the third-largest city in New Mexico, and one of the most rapidly growing. As of the 2020 census, Rio Rancho had a population of 104,046. The name ''Rio Rancho'' derives from ''Los Ranchos'', the Spanish colonial ranches established along the Rio Grande in the Albuquerque Basin, and throughout historic Nuevo México. There were large ranches also in neighboring Corrales. Since the late 20th century, it has developed as a suburb of Albuquerque. History The great majority of the territory of Rio Rancho was originally part of the Town of Alameda Grant, which was founded by Spanish colonial settlers in 1710. It was acquired by the United States in 1848, after it defeated Mexico in the Mexican-American War. (Mexico had been independent of Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponderosa, New Mexico
Ponderosa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 383 as of New Mexico's 2015 Census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Ponderosa is located at (35.668305, -106.664462). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2015, there are 383 people, 171 households, and 96 families. The population density is 42.4 people per square mile (16.4/km). There are 198 housing units. The racial makeup of the 2000 CDP was 29.68% White, 0.32% African American, 4.52% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.32% Pacific Islander, 59.68% from other races, and 5.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 64.52% of the population. The 2015 Diversity Index is 71. In 2000, there were 112 households, out of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.5% were married couples living together, 5.4% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zia Pueblo, New Mexico
Zia Pueblo ( Eastern Keres: Tsi'ya, Ts'iiy'a, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 646 at the 2000 census, with 310 males and 336 females. The pueblo after which the CDP is named is included within the CDP; it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Zia Pueblo is part of the Albuquerque metropolitan area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 27.3 square miles (70.8 km), of which 27.3 square miles (70.7 km) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km) (0.15%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 646 people, 155 households, and 137 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 23.7 people per square mile (9.1/km). There were 189 housing units at an average density of 6.9 per square mile (2.7/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.85% Native American, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Cueva, Sandoval County, New Mexico
La Cueva is a census-designated place in Sandoval County, New Mexico New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ..., United States. Its population was 168 as of the 2010 census. New Mexico State Road 126 passes through the community. Geography La Cueva is located at . According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of , all land. Education It is within the Jemez Valley Public Schools school district. See also * List of census-designated places in New Mexico References Census-designated places in New Mexico Census-designated places in Sandoval County, New Mexico {{NewMexico-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jemez Mountains
The Jemez Mountains (, Tewa: ''Tsąmpiye'ip'įn'', Navajo: ''Dził Łizhinii'') are a group of mountains in Rio Arriba, Sandoval, and Los Alamos counties, New Mexico, United States. Numerous Puebloan Indian tribes have lived in the Jemez Mountains region for centuries before the Spanish arrived in New Mexico. The Pueblo Nations of this region are the Towa-speaking Jemez people, after whom the mountain range is named, and the Keres-speaking Zia People. Pueblos in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico consisted of compact multistoried buildings which enclosed small plazas. Most of their several hundred rooms were probably occupied by single families, but some were storerooms. The Jemez Mountains include climates varying from desert at the lowest elevations to sub-arctic conditions at the highest elevations. A significant diversity of climate and vegetation is linked to gradients in elevation and the region's topographical features. The highest point in the range is Chicoma Moun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
Jemez Springs (pronounced HEH-mes) is a village in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 250 at the 2010 census. Named for the nearby Pueblo of Jemez, the village is the site of Jemez State Monument and the headquarters of the Jemez Ranger District. The village and nearby locations in the Jemez Valley are the site of hot springs and several religious retreats. Geography Situated in the Jemez Mountains, Jemez Springs is located entirely within the Santa Fe National Forest. The village is sited on the Jemez River in the red rock San Diego Canyon. State Highway 4 passes through the settlement on the east bank of the Rio Grande tributary. Geothermal springs in and near the village feed the Jemez River. The village has a total area of , all land. History The Jemez Valley is thought to have been inhabited for the last 4500 years. The Spaniards who visited the area beginning in 1540 reported multiple Native American pueblos (villages), in the valley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cañon, New Mexico
Cañon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 327 as of the 2010 census. New Mexico State Road 4 passes through the community. Geography Cañon is located at . According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of , all land. Demographics Education It is within the Jemez Valley Public Schools Jemez Valley Public Schools is a public school district headquartered in unincorporated Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States; the facility has a Jemez Pueblo postal address, but it is outside of (north of) the Jemez Pueblo census-designa ... school district. References Census-designated places in New Mexico Census-designated places in Sandoval County, New Mexico {{NewMexico-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
