Mount Ellis Academy
High school in Bozeman, United States, Montana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mount Ellis Academy is a co-educational private high school (grades 9 through 12) located about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Bozeman, Montana, United States.[2]
Mount Ellis Academy | |
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Address | |
3641 Bozeman Trail Rd Bozeman , United States , Montana 59715 | |
Coordinates | 45°39′10″N 110°57′16″W[1] |
Information | |
School type | High school Private |
Religious affiliation(s) | Seventh-day Adventist |
Established | 1902 |
Principal | Dane Bailey |
Website | https://mtellis.org |
Founded in 1902,[3][4][5] Mt. Ellis Academy includes boys and girls dormitories, an Administration building, gymnasium, and other facilities. Mt. Ellis operates a ski area on US Forest Service land about 3 miles (4.8 km) from the school in Bear Canyon. The academy sits on a 500-acre (2.0 km2) campus.[5]
During peak years in the 1960s, Mt. Ellis had nearly 200 students. In recent decades enrollment has trended downward and stood at about 70 students for the 2005- 2006 school year. According to a 2001 report, out of over 100 private schools in Montana, Mount Ellis was one of only ten accredited under state education standards.[6]
Mt Ellis Academy is sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church and is part of the Montana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.[7] It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[8][9][10][11]