Norte Vista High School

Norte Vista High School
Location
6585 Crest Avenue Riverside , California 92503 United States
Coordinates	33°56′58″N117°28′28″W / 33.949492°N 117.474484°W / 33.949492; -117.474484
Information
Type	Public
Opened	September 1961
School district	Alvord Unified School District
Principal	Jason Marquez
Teaching staff	92.61 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,905 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	20.57 [1]
Colors	Red, white, and black
Athletics conference	CIF River Valley League
Nickname	Braves
Website	www.alvord.k12.ca.us/NorteVista/index.html

Norte Vista High School is a high school in Riverside, California, part of the Alvord Unified School District, and the home of the Norte Vista Braves.

History

Norte Vista started as a junior high school, named Arlington Junior High, from 1958 to 1961. The first graduating class was in 1964.^{[ citation needed ]}

Since 2008, Norte Vista has been an IB world school (International Baccalaureate).

In September of 2024, it was announced that Norte Vista would change their name and identity, and will be no longer the Braves because of California Law AB 3074-2024 states “require all schools with Native American imagery will be removed”. By July 2026, all Native American names will be removed from all schools indefinitely including Norte Vista.

Sports

The football team won River Valley league championship in 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 and 2023. Since 2009, (with the exception of covid year), they have qualified for CIF play offs every year. In 2013 and 2016 they were CIF-SS finalists.

The boys' soccer team won league championship for eight consecutive years from 2014 through 2021. In 2021, they were California state finalists for the 3rd division and in 2022 they were state semifinalists.^{[ citation needed ]}

Notable alumni

• Frank Corral, former NFL placekicker
• John Lowenstein, baseball player ^[2]
• Zack Earp, Former US Marine

References

1. "Notre Vista High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
2. "John Lowenstein – Society for American Baseball Research".