Del Norte High School (New Mexico)


Del Norte High School is a public senior high school in central northeast Albuquerque, New Mexico, established in 1964. The school is situated on a campus, and has a current enrollment of 1,376 students.

Academics

School grade

The New Mexico Public Education Department 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.

Student body statistics

EthnicityThis SchoolState Average
White 34%29%
Hispanic54%56%
American Indian/Alaskan Native8%11%
African American3%3%
Pacific Islander1%1%

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

Notable alumni

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.