Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School is a

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high school in

Methuen, Massachusetts Methuen () is a 23-square-mile (60 km2) city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 53,059 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Methuen lies along the northwestern edge of Essex County, just east of Midd ...

, United States, in the

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. Founded in 2004 by the

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, it follows the Cristo Rey Network work-study model. A $5-million renovation was completed in 2009. In 2011, the school received accreditation from the

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. Approximately ninety percent of the student enrollment is Hispanic. Notre Dame High School is a member of the

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, competing in boys' cross country, basketball, and baseball; girls' cross country, basketball, and softball, volleyball, and cheerleading.

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Buildings and structures in Methuen, Massachusetts Catholic secondary schools in Massachusetts High schools in Essex County, Massachusetts Educational institutions established in 2004 Cristo Rey Network Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur schools Poverty-related organizations based in the United States 2004 establishments in Massachusetts {{Massachusetts-stub