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Onate has the best academic test record in the city with an overall grade of a B+.
The school offers a variety of academic and technical programs in order to further students' skills.


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Oñate High School
Location
Map
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Information
School typePublic, high school
Founded1988
School districtLas Cruces Public Schools
PrincipalDavid Day
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,600+ (September 2013)
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Black , White , Teal      
Athletics conferenceNMAA, 6A Dist. 3
MascotKnights
RivalLas Cruces High School
Mayfield High School, Centennial High School
Feeder schoolsCamino Real, Mesa

Oñate High School (OHS) is one of the four traditional public high schools in Las Cruces, New Mexico. As of 2012-2013, the school has over 1,500 students,[1] and covers grades 9-12. The school is a part of the Las Cruces Public Schools district.

History

Oñate had originally moved into Sierra Middle school in 1988, before the construction of the current building in 1994, and was Las Cruces' Third high school. The school was to be built with a planetarium and largest performing art center out of the three schools. The construction for the building begun in 1992. The school was built to look like a castle, from its brick to its layout, and has a royal theme. The match the theme, black and white were chosen as the schools colors, and the Knight became its mascot.

The name was chosen by a city vote while the school was under construction, and the color teal was added to the school by the cheerleaders in order give the school more color.

Academics

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 B

Student body statistics

Ethnicity This School State Average
White (not hispanic) 58% 29%
Hispanic (of any race) 40% 56%
American Indian/Alaskan Native 1% 11%
African American <1% 3%
Pacific Islander 1% 1%

Athletics

OHS competes in the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA), as a class 6A school in District 3. In 2014, NMAA realigned the state's schools in to six classifications and adjusted district boundaries.[3] In addition to Oñate High School, the schools in District 3-6A include: Mayfield High School, Las Cruces High School, Gadsden High School and Deming High School.


STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Season Sport Number of Championships Year
Football 1 2002
Basketball, Girls 1
Golf, Boys 2
Track & Field, Girls 3 1990, 1991, 1992
Total 28

References