Barr-Reeve Junior/Senior High School is a public

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located in Montgomery, Indiana, United States. It serves grades K-12 for the Barr-Reeve Community Schools.

History

The school is a consolidation of Alfordsville and Montgomery High Schools, opening in 1965. Alfordsville High School opened in 1922, with its original mascot being the Yellow Jacket. Montgomery High School, on the other hand, opened 10 years earlier in 1912. In 1957, the then Montgomery High School, now Barr-Reeve High School, experienced a fire, destroying the whole school except for the colloquially named "old gym." In late 2020, Barr-Reeve High School finished construction, adding a new gym, classrooms, and a larger, newer, parking lot.

Academics

Barr-Reeve ranked 111th in Indiana and 5,239th nationally in the 2020 '' U.S. News & World Report'' annual survey of high schools.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 443 students enrolled for 2018-19 was: *Male - 48.1% *Female - 51.9% *Asian - 0.5% *Hispanic - 1.4% *White - 96.8% *Multiracial - 1.4% 42.9% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch. For 2018-19, Barr-Reeve was a Title I school.

Athletics

Barr-Reeve's Vikings compete in the

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. School colors are black, white and red. The following Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) sanctioned sports were offered for 2019-20: *Baseball (boys) *Basketball (girls and boys) *Cross country (girls and boys) **Individual State Champion - Connor Sorrells - 2012 *Golf (girls and boys) *Softball (girls) *Tennis (girls and boys) *Track (girls and boys) *Volleyball (girls)

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