Socorro High School is the only

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, and the only high school in the

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. As of 2017, the school reported 461 students. The school district, which has Socorro HS as its only comprehensive high school, includes Socorro, Alamillo, Chamizal,

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, Lemitar, Luis Lopez, Polvadera, San Acacia,

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, and San Antonito.

Background

In 2014, the school was ranked below average for the state in college readiness, and near average in reading and math by '' U.S. News & World Report''. The

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gave the school a 'B' letter grade in 2013. Socorro high participates in athletics as part of the

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(NMAA). The school is in district 3, and as of 2014 is in the AAAA class. The Socorro high's

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team won the AAA state championship in 1977. The boys'

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team won the state AAA championship in 1998. The girls'

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program has won the state A-AAA championship 18 times from 1973 to 2013. The boys golf program won the A-AAA championship 12 times from 1962 to 1982, and again in 2006 and 2016.

Notable alumni

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References

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