Archdiocese to Enroll Girls at Cantwell High
Dwindling enrollment has forced the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles to begin allowing girls to enroll next September at Cantwell High School, a 44-year-old all-boys school in Montebello.
Cantwell will consolidate with nearby Sacred Heart of Mary, a privately owned all-girls Catholic school across the street that will close, said Bill Rivera, a spokesman for the archdiocese. The new school will be called Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary High School.
Cantwell’s enrollment has dropped about 50% over the last five years. Sacred Heart of Mary’s policy of keeping tuition costs low to allow more students to attend school was creating increasing financial burdens, administrators said.
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