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 campus (Albuquerque Public Schools District), and has an enrollment of 1,066 students. schooldigger.com
Academics School grade 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. New Mexico State School Grading
School YearGrade from NMPED2010–11B
Student body statistics 2023–2024: Ethnicity Hispanic 59% American Indian/Alaskan Native 18% White 10% Black 4.1%Asian 3.5% Multiracial 4.6%
Reconstruction
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
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. Alignments
DNHS has won 11 State Championships from NMAA sanctioned sports and events:
NMAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS Season Sport Number of Championships YearFall Cross Country, Boys 2 1982, 1966 Football 1 1974 Wrestling 1 2001Spring Co-ed Cheerleading 1 2008Spring Baseball 1 1982 Softball 2 1989, 1984 Track & Field, Boys 3 1990, 1969, 1967Spring Basketball 12021Total 11
Notable alumni Scott Bamforth, Professional basketball player, school's all-time leading scorer Leah Clark, voice actress affiliated with Funimation Darren Dalton, actor (class of 1983) IMDB Mark L. Donald, Navy SEAL combat corpsman, one of the most decorated heroes of the War on Terror (class of 1985) Albuquerque Journal Carlos Etheredge, NFL tight end Karen Montoya, member of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission Diego Sanchez, NMAA Wrestling State Champion; professional mixed martial artist, Won The Ultimate Fighter 1, currently competing in the UFC's Lightweight Division Lauren Sánchez, News Anchor and actress (class of 1987) French Stewart, actor (class of 1982) Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, Best selling author
In popular culture 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
External links
Albuquerque Public Schools