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Española Valley High School
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1111 El Lano Rd. NE

Espanola, New Mexico New Mexico
87532

United States
Information
School typePublic, high school
Motto"YOU CANT HIDE OUR DEVIL PRIDE!"
Founded1945-1973(EHS)-
1975-Present(EVHS)
School districtEspañola Valley Schools
SuperintendentDavid Cockerham
PrincipalBruce Hopmeier
Grades10-12
Enrollment1125[2]
LanguageEnglish
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Red & Gold[1]  
Mascot"Big Red El Diablo"
Team nameSun Devils[1]
Newspaper"Spana Express"
Yearbook"El Diablo Del Sol"
Websitewww.k12espanola.org

Española Valley High School (EVHS) is the public high school of Española, New Mexico. It is best known for its large hispanic population, recent academic improvements, its AAAA boys' basketball team that has 26 consecutive wins in a row making it the #1 basketball team in the state. It is also known for Edward Medina Memorial Gym, which is the state's largest high school gym, seating 4,100.

The school is located outside of Española city limits in Fairview, a smaller community in the southern part of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Española Valley High School serves the southern part of Rio Arriba County and the northern part of Santa Fe County, including Chimayo, Alcalde, Velarde, Santa Cruz, and Sombrillo. EVHS also attracts commuter students from other school districts and neighboring towns.

EVHS is near Northern New Mexico College and some students occasionally take classes to get extra credits or preparation for college.

The student body is mostly made up of middle class and low income students. EVHS was once known for its drop-out and drug abuse rates. Today EVHS's reputation is improving as the attendance rate rises. EVHS has also raised its scores on its state assessments such as AYP, SAT and ACT scores. Española (EVHS) was the #3 most improved school in the state of New Mexico for 2007 and most improved in the Nation (#221).

The "Mighty Sundevil" is Española's Mascot, it became the schools mascot in 1977 however, over the past years there have been talks to change the schools mascot back to a "hornet" because of personal and religious issues. The change never occured because the students & parents were strongly against it. The hornet was the mascot for the old Espanola high school it closed in 1974.

History

Prior to 1975, Española had two high schools: Santa Cruz High School (The Crusaders), and Española High School (The Hornets). In 1975 the schools' 1,300 students were consolidated into one large high school, Española Valley High School, The fist principal was Merce Villareal.[3]

College & tests stats

Taken Feburary 22, 2008

  • Percent of Graduates passing the statewide AYP Testing: 76%
  • Percent of Graduates at 4-year Colleges: 89%
  • Percent of Juniors Plan to attend a 4-year College: 84%
  • Percent (of Students) Participating in Advanced Placement Classes: 43%
  • Average SAT scores (2006-07): 514 Verbal, 522 Math (Nationwide SAT scores 2006-07: 507 Verbal, 519 Math)
  • Average ACT Scores (2006-07): 23.5 Composite (Nationwide ACT scores 2006-07: 20.9 Composite)

Awards in 2007

  • Española Valley High was honored a large gold award placing one of the "1000" Most improved high schools in the nation in 2007 ( Española placed 221st )
  • Española was awarded a silver award it was honored as the 3rd most improved school in the state of New Mexico for 2007
  • Española was on Southwest magazines top 300 schools to attend in the west region ( Española placed 95th )

Student body statistics

EVHS has nearly 1,041 Hispanic/ Latino students.

Race

Gender

  • Female: 54%
  • Male: 46%
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