McKinley Classical Leadership Academy (also known as McKinley High School) is a magnet middle and high school for gifted and talented students in St. Louis, Missouri. It is part of the St. Louis Public Schools district. McKinley opened in 1904 as the first comprehensive public high school in south St. Louis and closed in 1988.[2] The school has been operating as a magnet middle school since the 1990s.[3] It reopened as a high school in 2007. It graduated nine students in May 2011.[4]
| McKinley Classical Leadership Academy | |
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 McKinley High School in 1910 | |
| Location | |
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2156 Russell Street , 63104 United States | |
| 38°36′36″N 90°13′12″W / 38.61000°N 90.22000°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Magnet school |
| Established | 1904 |
School district | St. Louis Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Millicent Borishade |
Principal | La’Ron Haymore |
Teaching staff | 40.00 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 6–12[1] |
| Enrollment | 559 (2022-23)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 13.98[1] |
Campus type | Urban |
| Colors | Black and gold |
Athletics conference | Public High League |
| Mascot | Goldbug |
| Website | www |
Notable alumni
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- "Classy" Freddy Blassie - WWE Hall of Fame attended while the school was a public high school
- Jim Kekeris – NFL player, attended while the school was a public high school
- Stillman Rouse – NFL player, attended while the school was a public high school
- Jo Jo White – Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, attended while the school was a public high school
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 "MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ↑ Kim Bell (May 12, 1988). "School Board Plans Transfer of Freshmen". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ↑ Dillon, Dan (2005). So, Where'd You Go to High School? The Baby Boomer Edition. St. Louis, Missouri: Virginia Publishing Company. pp. 128–129. ISBN 1-891442-33-3.
- ↑ Crouch, Elisa (May 21, 2011). "McKinley high school graduates its first class". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
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