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Eldorado High School
Location
11300 Montgomery Blvd. NE Albuquerque, New Mexico 87111 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1970
Principal	Juan Dominguez Torres
Staff	99.00 (FTE)
Enrollment	1,622 (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio	16.38
Color(s)	Texas Orange, Gold, White
Athletics conference	NMAA, 5A Dist. 2
Mascot	Golden Eagle
Rival	La Cueva High School
Website	http://eldorado.aps.edu/

Eldorado High School is a public 9–12 high school located in northeast Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 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 using many forms of testing, and includes graduation rates.

Athletics

Eldorado competes in the New Mexico Activities Association 5A-District 2, along with Farmington High School, La Cueva High School, Piedra Vista High School and West Mesa High School. Eldorado's mascot is the Golden Eagle and has nineteen teams participating in fourteen boys and girls sports; Eldorado's main rival is La Cueva High School.

Notable alumni

• Beth Coats, Olympic biathlete
• Daniel Crothers, Justice, North Dakota Supreme Court
• Trent Dimas, Olympic gold medalist
• Jim Everett, professional football player
• Daniel Faris, professional basketball player
• Zach Gentry, professional football player
• James Mercer, musician and front man of The Shins
• Christian Parker (class of 1994), professional baseball player
• Jay Roach, film director
• Devon Sandoval, professional soccer player
• Vince Warren, Super Bowl champion
• Kyle Weiland, professional baseball player

Popular culture

In 2007, the Albuquerque Journal revealed that the high school had been used for the filming of the first season of Breaking Bad.

The high school has been used by Netflix for the filming of Stranger Things season four. The first mention is in Episode 1, "The Hellfire club" as Lenora Hills High School.

The school was featured briefly in Better Call Saul during the season 6 episode “Breaking Bad.”

References

1. ^ "ELDORADO HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
2. "School Grading". Webapp2.ped.state.nm.us. Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
3. Frentzel, Martin (February 10, 1992). "Local Biathlete Shooting for Medal". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Virgen, Steve (April 28, 2019). "From Eldorado QB to tight end for the Steelers". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved October 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Bower, Lash (April 5–11, 2007). "James Mercer's Inverted World". The Alibi. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
6. "Parker Takes His Place in Rotation". Albuquerque Journal. March 21, 2001. Retrieved October 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Lane, Charlotte Balcomb (June 11, 1999). "Native son directs 'Austin Powers'". Albuquerque Journal. p. B1.
8. Dan Mayfield (November 23, 2007). "'Bordertown' flop can be good for state". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Eldorado High School Homepage

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