It is located in the Montbello neighborhood on the northeast side of Denver.

The school's final class graduated 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.

The Board formalized the next steps for unifying the existing school communities to reimagine them as a large comprehensive Montbello High School.

The student body's racial demographics were: Using federal government guidelines, 84.46% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunches.