Montbello High School
Public school in Denver, Colorado, United States
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Montbello High School is a high school located in Denver, Colorado, United States[3] in the Denver Public Schools system. It is located in the Montbello neighborhood on the northeast side of Denver.
| Montbello High School | |
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Montbello High School main entrance | |
| Location | |
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5000 Crown Blvd. 80239-4329 United States 39°47′13″N 104°49′39″W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
School district | Denver Public Schools |
| CEEB code | 060432 |
Principal | Neisa Lynch |
| Staff | 71.64 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,112 (2024–2025)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.52[1] |
| Colors | Black and silver |
| Athletics | 5A |
Athletics conference | Denver |
| Mascot | Warrior[2] |
| Website | montbellohs |
The school opened in fall 1980, the first graduating class being the class of 1981. The school graduated its final class in 2014 before closing.[4]
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.[5]
Demographics
1,686 students were enrolled in the 2009–2010 school year. 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.[3]