Santa Cruz High School (Española, New Mexico) Explained

Old Santa Cruz High School
Streetaddress:Calle hijos de la Sagrada Fami
City:Española, New Mexico
Zipcode:87532
Country:USA
Rival:Española High School
Closed:1976
Fundingtype:Public
Schooltype:High School
Campus:Suburban
Team Name:Crusaders
Athletics Conference:NMAA
AAA District 2
Colors:
Gold & Royal Blue
Enrollment:690
Enrollment As Of:1976

The old Santa Cruz High School was located in Santa Cruz, New Mexico. The school opened in 1925 to a group of 89 students. In 1925 it was the only high school in Española until 1930 when Española High School opened. The colors for SCHS were Royal Blue and Gold and their mascot was a Crusader. In 1976 the school closed with an enrollment of 690 students. In 1977 a new high school was built joining both the students from Española High School and Santa Cruz, the school was named Española Valley High School and was located on El Lano Road outside of Española city limits.