Montbello High School Explained

Montbello High School
Grades:9–12
Principal:Neisa Lynch
Ceeb:060432
Enrollment:1686 (2009–2010)[1]
Athletics:5A
Conference:Denver
Colors: Black and silver
Mascot:Warriors[2]
Address:5000 Crown Blvd.
Zipcode:80239-4329
Country:United States
Coordinates:39.787°N -104.8275°W

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

Enrolled in the 2009–2010 school year were 1,686 students. The student body's racial demographics were:

Using federal government guidelines, 84.46% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunches.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Piton | News of Charitable Organizations. 15 November 2021 .
  2. Web site: Montbello High School . 2010-05-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100406032033/http://montbello.dpsk12.org/ . 2010-04-06 .
  3. Web site: Denver's Montbello High School ready to graduate last class . Vaccarelli . Joe . May 20, 2014 . Denver Post . MediaNews Group, Inc. . February 14, 2019 .
  4. Web site: Reimagine Montbello Denver Public Schools. 2021-09-08. en.