Montbello High School
| Montbello High School | |
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| Address | |
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5000 Crown Blvd. 80239-4329 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°47′13″N 104°49′39″W / 39.78696°N 104.82748°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Denver Public Schools |
| CEEB code | 060432 |
| Principal | Neisa Lynch |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1686 (2009–2010)[1] |
| Color(s) | Black and silver |
| Athletics | 5A |
| Athletics conference | Denver |
| Mascot | Warriors[2] |
| Website | montbellohs |
Montbello High School is a high school located in Denver, Colorado, United States[1] in the Denver Public Schools system. It is located in the Montbello neighborhood on the northeast side of Denver. The school opened in fall 1980, the first graduating class being the class of 1981. The school's final class graduated in 2014 before closing.[3] In 2020 the Denver Public Schools Board of Education committed to re-opening Montbello High School at its current campus, as well as creating a new feeder middle school. Both schools reopened in the 2022–2023 school year. The Board formalized the next steps for unifying the existing school communities to reimagine them as a large comprehensive Montbello High School.[4]
Demographics[edit]
Enrolled in the 2009–2010 school year were 1,686 students. The student body's racial demographics were:
- 6% Caucasian
- 30.7% African American
- 60.9% Latino Swerve
- 0.4% Native American
- 2% Asian
Using federal government guidelines, 84.46% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunches.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Piton | News of Charitable Organizations". 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Montbello High School". Archived from the original on 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ^ Vaccarelli, Joe (May 20, 2014). "Denver's Montbello High School ready to graduate last class". Denver Post. MediaNews Group, Inc. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ "Reimagine Montbello | Denver Public Schools". Retrieved 2021-09-08.