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Del Norte High

Q: Is Del Norte High a good school?

Del Norte High ranks 90 th of 132 New Mexico high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Del Norte High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,079 students attended Del Norte High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Del Norte High?

Students at Del Norte High are 60% Hispanic, 16% American Indian, 10% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 4% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Del Norte High?

Del Norte High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Arroyo Del Oso Elementary Elementary : Bel-Air Elementary Elementary : Gov Bent Elementary Elementary : Hodgin Elementary Elementary : Zuni Elementary Middle : Cleveland Middle Middle : McKinley Middle

Public Grades 9-12

90^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 132 New Mexico High Schools

Better than 32% of New Mexico high schools

Summary

Del Norte High is a 9–12 high school in Albuquerque Public Schools with 1,079 students, located at 5323 Montgomery NE in Albuquerque, NM 87110. It currently ranks 90th of 132 New Mexico high schools (32nd percentile, 2 stars) for 2025–2026, up from 102nd of 131 (22nd percentile, 1 star) the previous year. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate was 69.4%, below the district's 75.6% and the state's 80.6%, and 11th-grade proficiency in 2025–2026 was 31.13% in language arts, 9.91% in math and 25.13% in science — all below district and state averages. Economic need is near-universal: 96.2% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, and the student-teacher ratio is 15.2.

Nearby comparisons are revealing. Sandia High serves an almost identical population — 96.79% free/reduced lunch — yet ranks 35th of 132 (73rd percentile, 4 stars), graduates 82.7% and posts proficiency of 53.66 in language arts, 27.10 in math and 50.14 in science. Nex Gen Academy, only 0.09 miles away, ranks 14th of 132 with a 90.7% graduation rate, though it is smaller and has somewhat lower economic need. Cottonwood Classical Prep is the state's top-ranked high school, but with just 8.8% free/reduced lunch it serves a very different economic population and is not a direct peer. Del Norte does outperform several nearby smaller alternative-style schools, including Health Leadership High School (51.3% graduation), Freedom High (29.3%), New Futures High School (54.6% in 2022–2023), Ecademy (55.7%) and The Great Academy (60.5%).

Math is the clearest area for improvement: under 10% of 11th graders were proficient in 2025–2026, and all-grade math proficiency was 5% in 2022–2023. Graduation has risen steadily from 55.0% in 2021–2022 to 69.4%, a positive sign. How well the school serves particular groups of students varies — recent years show relatively stronger results for English learners and low-income students, and lower relative effectiveness for Native American, African American, multiracial and special education students — suggesting that targeted supports could help alongside broader academic improvement.

1,079

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,957

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

5323 Montgomery NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110

(505) 883-7222

District: Albuquerque Public Schools

Feeder schools for Del Norte High:

Elementary:	Arroyo Del Oso Elementary
	Bel-Air Elementary
	Gov Bent Elementary
	Hodgin Elementary
	More...
	Zuni Elementary
Middle:	Cleveland Middle
	McKinley Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.1%

American Indian:

15.8%

White:

9.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 18th percentile in 2023 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 32nd (2026) from a 18th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (22% vs 28% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the New Mexico average (69% vs 81%)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg30%

New Mexico avg28%

90^th of 132

New Mexico public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 20High Schools in the Albuquerque Public Schools

55^th of 87Albuquerque Public Schools among New Mexico districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	90 of 132	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.7	102 of 131	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	115 of 172	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	140 of 170	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	116 of 177	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	129 of 181	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	118 of 182	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.3	111 of 158	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.5	88 of 185	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.5	80 of 193	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.8	113 of 198	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.3	96 of 177	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.7	76 of 163	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.5	60 of 157	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.3	80 of 154	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.7	51 of 151	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	78.4	28 of 146	80.8%	★★★★☆
2007	54.9	67 of 150	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.7	60 of 134	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.4	48 of 129	62.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	25.2	16 of 18	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	17 of 21	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	83.3	5 of 31	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	14.4	13 of 14	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	26.9	41 of 51	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	56.6	11 of 42	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	35.1	17 of 29	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	9 of 20	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	68 of 95	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	108 of 142	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	127 of 143	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	135 of 157	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	111 of 144	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	111 of 145	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	69 of 100	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.9	60 of 98	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	75 of 136	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	95 of 132	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	95 of 150	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	111 of 139	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	95 of 133	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	52 of 89	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.8	88 of 115	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	78 of 127	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	101 of 157	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	79 of 154	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.3	109 of 161	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	111 of 164	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	75 of 100	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	107 of 150	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	86 of 146	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	109 of 159	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	111 of 151	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	100 of 143	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	49.6	13 of 24	45.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	10 of 13	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.8	16 of 18	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	20 of 23	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	35 of 37	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	26 of 42	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	28 of 47	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	40 of 47	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2019	22.6	53 of 62	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	82 of 117	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.5	79 of 117	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	87 of 136	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	110 of 157	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	110 of 133	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	84 of 109	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	83 of 115	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Asian (2022)84th percentile+49 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)74th percentile+41 vs school

Military Connected (2022)46th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile~ school

White (2026)30th percentile~ school

Female (2026)28th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)23rd percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2018)20th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2019)15th percentile-14 vs school

Native American (2025)13th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2023)11th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts31%-6 vs state

Science25%-9 vs state

Mathematics10%-3 vs state

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by a teacher on FaceBook
Saturday, August 11, 2012

It is the jewel hidden in the rough of all high schools in Albuquerque. DNHS is the most diverse student population wise and has the best school spirit in the city. It may be small but it is great with great teachers. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2026)			SAT School Day Mathematics (2026)			NM-ASR Science (2026)			NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)				NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT School Day English Language Arts 10th Grade	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day English Language Arts All Grades	SAT School Day Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics All Grades	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Del Norte High	Public	9-12	5323 Montgomery NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 883-7222	1,079	71	15.2	96.2%	104 (9.6%)	50 (4.6%)	649 (60.1%)	38 (3.5%)	171 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (6.2%)	25.9	90^th of 132 public high schools	31.8%		21.7	102^nd of 131 public high schools	22.1%	12		31.1			9.9			25.1										$10,957
Nex Gen Academy	Public	9-12	5325 Montgomery NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 878-6400	198	19	10.3	88.4%	56 (28.3%)	3 (1.5%)	119 (60.1%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	91.4	14^th of 132 public high schools	89.4%		84.8	19^th of 131 public high schools	85.5%	5		63.9	60.0		38.9	37.5		75.0										$8,453
The Great Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	6001-A San Mateo Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	The Great Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 792-0306	59	9	6.2	69.5%	5 (8.5%)	3 (5.1%)	44 (74.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.8%)								(n/a)																		$11,383
Health Leadership High School	Public, Charter	9-12	6401 Jefferson Street NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 750-4547	233	15	15.8	68.7%	24 (10.3%)	3 (1.3%)	199 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)								(n/a)		< 20%	< 20%		< 20%	< 20%		< 20%	< 20%									$10,187
Sandia High	Public	9-12	7801 Candelaria NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 294-1511	1,618	114	14.2	96.8%	385 (23.8%)	55 (3.4%)	926 (57.2%)	62 (3.8%)	90 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (6.1%)	71	35^th of 132 public high schools	73.5%		71.2	31^st of 131 public high schools	76.3%	4		53.8			27.1			50.3										$8,994
New Futures High School	Public	7-12	5400 Cutler NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 883-5680	73	18	4.0	—	6 (8.2%)	1 (1.4%)	55 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.5%)								(n/a)																		$36,833
Freedom High	Public	9-12	5200 Cutler NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 884-6012	111	10	10.7	95.5%	17 (15.3%)	4 (3.6%)	75 (67.6%)	2 (1.8%)	8 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)								(n/a)																		$11,512
Connected	Public, Virtual	9-12	5300 Cutler NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(505) 247-4209	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ecademy	Public, Virtual	9-12	5300 Cutler NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(505) 247-4209	973	109	8.8	—	157 (16.1%)	25 (2.6%)	687 (70.6%)	11 (1.1%)	55 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.9%)	22.4	99^th of 132 public high schools	25.0%		8.4	128^th of 131 public high schools	2.3%	29		30.1			< 5%	< 5%		22.0										$9,635
Sequoyah	Public	6-12	3405 Pan American Fwy	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Sequoyah	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 222-0355	19	0	1900.0	15.8%	1 (5.3%)	1 (5.3%)	10 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (36.8%)								(n/a)

Del Norte High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arroyo Del Oso Elementary
Elementary : Bel-Air Elementary
Elementary : Gov Bent Elementary
Elementary : Hodgin Elementary
Elementary : Zuni Elementary
Middle : Cleveland Middle
Middle : McKinley Middle

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