Eldorado High School (New Mexico)

This article is about the high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For other uses, see Eldorado High School (disambiguation).

Eldorado High School

Location
11300 Montgomery Blvd. NE Albuquerque, New Mexico 87111 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1970
Principal	Martín Sandoval
Enrollment	2,362
Color(s)	Texas Orange, Gold, White
Athletics conference	NMAA, 6A Dist. 2
Mascot	Golden Eagles
Rival	La Cueva High
Website	http://www.eldoradoeagles.com

Eldorado High School is a public 9-12 high school located in northeast Albuquerque, New Mexico within the Albuquerque Public Schools District.

School grade

The NMPED (New Mexico Public Education department) replaced the "No child left behind act" and AYP testing with a new school grading formula, which took effect for the 2010-11 school years. The grade is calculated usung many forms of testing, and includes graduation rates.^[1]

School year	Grade from NMPED
2010–11	A+

Athletics

After the 2014 realignment, Eldorado competes in the New Mexico Activities Association 6A-District 2, along with Sandia High School, La Cueva High School, Manzano High School and Highland High School. Eldorado's mascot is the Golden Eagles and has nineteen teams participating in twelve Boys and girls sports; Eldorado's main rival is La Cueva High School.

Sports and State Titles

Boys

Football: 1980
Soccer: 1995, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011
Cross Country: 1997
Basketball: 1983, 2004, 2005, 2012
Gymnastics 1985
Wrestling: 1983, 1986, 1987, 2006
Swimming: 1993, 2012, 2013
Golf
Baseball: 1985, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2015
Tennis: 2002 (Individual:Alex Hagstrom)
Track and Field

Girls

Volleyball
Soccer: 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2013
Cross Country: 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
Basketball: 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995
Swimming: 1973, 1974, 1975, 2013, 2014
Golf
Softball
Tennis: 2013
Track and Field: 1985, 1986, 1992, 2001, 2002

Notable alumni

Matthaus Hawkins, Music Producer
Trent Dimas, Olympic gold medalist
Jim Everett, professional football player
Daniel Faris, professional basketball player
Christian Parker, professional baseball player
Jay Roach, film director^[2]
Devon Sandoval, professional soccer player
Vince Warren, Super Bowl champion
Daniel Crothers, Justice, North Dakota Supreme Court
Kyle Weiland, professional baseball player

Band

The Eldorado Marching Band is directed by Brad Dubbs and Stephen Snowden and is ranked first overall in Albuquerque competitions, ranked fourth in the New Mexico state competitions, and ranked 176th in the USA (current in 2014). The average band roster contains around 130 students; and was selected to be the New Mexico Honor Band in 2012.

References

↑ "School Grading". Webapp2.ped.state.nm.us. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
↑ Lane, Charlotte Balcomb (June 11, 1999). "Native son directs 'Austin Powers'". Albuquerque Journal. p. B1.

External links

Eldorado High School Homepage

6A schools of New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) 2014–15

District 1	Cibola High School Cleveland High School Rio Rancho High School Santa Fe High School Volcano Vista High School

District 2	Eldorado High School Highland High School La Cueva High School Manzano High School Sandia High School

District 3	Deming High School Gadsden High School Las Cruces High School Mayfield High School Oñate High School

District 4	Alamogordo High School Carlsbad High School Clovis High School Hobbs High School

District 5	Albuquerque High School Atrisco Heritage High School Rio Grande High School Valley High School West Mesa High School

Coordinates: 35°07′44″N 106°30′46″W / 35.12889°N 106.51278°W / 35.12889; -106.51278

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