DENVER (KDVR) — The Archdiocese of Denver announced Friday that it will close two K-8 schools, including one in just a few months, and consolidate two high schools.
Wellspring Catholic Academy of St. Bernadette in Lakewood is set to close on Dec. 20. Guardian Angels Catholic School in Denver will close at the end of the 2024-25 school year. Bishop Machebeuf High School will combine with St. John Paul the Great High School in Denver.
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“Serious financial challenges have required tens of millions of dollars from the Archdiocese in the last decade,” the archdiocese stated in a release on Friday. “Additionally, Colorado schools have seen declining enrollment due to ongoing demographic changes. Therefore, the difficult decision to restructure has become necessary to ensure the overall sustainability of the Church’s educational mission.”
Demographic changes have affected school districts throughout the Denver metro area in recent years. Jefferson County has moved to close 21 public schools, and Denver has closed several schools and is looking to close more. Farther north, the Poudre School District considered but held back on a plan to close a handful of schools there.