Del Norte High School, located in the newly established community of 4S Ranch, will open in the fall of 2009 with freshman and sophomore classes - adding a class in subsequent years until all grades, 9-12, are offered. The $110 million dollar facility is projected to one day be home to over 2000 students.

Del Norte High School, the fifth and last comprehensive high school to be opened in the Poway Unified School District, will be state of the art. The school's design has taken into account the rapid transformation of technology and will be equipped to respond to new mediums of communication as they emerge. When completed, Del Norte will have 45 standard classrooms, 12 science labs, 11 vocational education classrooms, 6 physical education classrooms, 5 art labs, 5 special education classrooms, 2 music classrooms, a drama classroom, a performing arts center, an ASB classroom, and a host of athletic facilities including a competition size swimming pool, a sports stadium with a track, a gymnasium, weight training rooms, shower and locker rooms, baseball and softball fields, tennis courts, handball courts, outdoor basketball courts, and lots of open space to support soccer, lacrosse, field hockey and intramural sports.