High School in New Mexico
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.[ 2]
School year
Grade from NMPED
2010–11
A
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[ 3]
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[ 4]
James Mercer , musician and front man of The Shins [ 5]
Christian Parker (class of 1994), professional baseball player[ 6]
Jay Roach , film director[ 7]
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 .[ 8]
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
^ a b c "ELDORADO HIGH" . National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 20, 2024 .
^ "School Grading" . Webapp2.ped.state.nm.us. Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2012-01-12 .
^ Frentzel, Martin (February 10, 1992). "Local Biathlete Shooting for Medal" . Albuquerque Journal . Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Virgen, Steve (April 28, 2019). "From Eldorado QB to tight end for the Steelers" . Albuquerque Journal . Retrieved October 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bower, Lash (April 5–11, 2007). "James Mercer's Inverted World" . The Alibi . Retrieved October 5, 2019 .
^ "Parker Takes His Place in Rotation" . Albuquerque Journal . March 21, 2001. Retrieved October 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Lane, Charlotte Balcomb (June 11, 1999). "Native son directs 'Austin Powers' ". Albuquerque Journal . p. B1.
^ Dan Mayfield (November 23, 2007). " 'Bordertown' flop can be good for state" . Albuquerque Journal . Albuquerque, New Mexico . p. 36 – via Newspapers.com .
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