Del Norte High School (New Mexico)

Del Norte High School is a public high school in the northeast heights of Albuquerque, New Mexico, established in 1964. The school is situated on a 45.2-acre (183,000 m2) campus (Albuquerque Public Schools District), and has an enrollment of 1,376 students.[3]

Del Norte High School
Address
Map
5323 Montgomery Blvd. NE

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87109

United States
Coordinates35°07′56″N 106°34′59″W / 35.13222°N 106.58306°W / 35.13222; -106.58306
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoThe Right Way, The Knight Way
Established1964; 60 years ago (1964)
PrincipalEdward Bortot[1]
Staff66.45 (FTE)[2]
Enrollment1,089 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio16.39[2]
Color(s)  Turquoise
  Black
  White
Athletics conferenceNMAA, AAAA Dist. 5
MascotKnight
Websitedelnorte.aps.edu

Academics

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School grade

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The New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) replaced the federal "No Child Left Behind Act" and AYP school rating tests in 2010 with a grading algorithm that uses several testing criteria including student standardized test scores and graduation rates.[4]

School Year Grade from NMPED
2010–11 B

Student body statistics

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Ethnicity This School State Average
White (not hispanic) 34% 29%
Hispanic 54% 56%
American Indian/Alaskan Native 8% 11%
African American 3% 3%
Pacific Islander 1% 1%

Reconstruction

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Congressmember Deb Haaland addressing students in 2019.

Construction of the new main building was completed in May, 2012. During the "A Knight to Remember" event in June, 2012, public tours of the new buildings were given by students and staff.

Athletics

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DNHS competes in the New Mexico Activities Association 5A-District 2, which also includes Bernalillo High School, Capital High School, Espanola Valley High School and Los Alamos High School.[5]

DNHS has won 11 State Championships from NMAA sanctioned sports and events:

NMAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Season Sport Number of Championships Year
Fall Cross Country, Boys 2 1982, 1966
Football 1 1974
Wrestling 1 2001
Spring Co-ed Cheerleading 1 2008
Spring Baseball 1 1982
Softball 2 1989, 1984
Track & Field, Boys 3 1990, 1969, 1967
Spring Basketball 1 2021 Total 11

Notable alumni

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Del Norte High School is mentioned in the novel Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan as the high school where the main characters go to school.

References

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  1. ^ "School Information". dnhs-aps-nm.schoolloop.com.
  2. ^ a b c "DEL NORTE HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  3. ^ [1] schooldigger.com
  4. ^ "School Grading". Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2012-07-09. New Mexico State School Grading
  5. ^ "NM MVP Pub: Alignments". Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2014. Alignments
  6. ^ Chrissinger, Craig W. (May 18, 1997). "Actor takes alien over the top". Albuquerque Journal. p. G8.
  7. ^ [2] IMDB
  8. ^ [3] Albuquerque Journal
  9. ^ "Diego Sanchez UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  10. ^ Gomez, Adrian (January 11, 2019). "Celebrity buzz centers on 2 ABQ natives". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
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