McKinley Classical Leadership Academy

McKinley Classical Leadership Academy
McKinley Classical Leadership Academy
	McKinley High School in 1910
Address
	2156 Russell Street; St. Louis, Missouri 63104; United States
Coordinates	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	Keisha Scarlett
Principal	Kaylan Holloway (Interim)
Teaching staff	40.00 (on an FTE basis)
Grades	6–12
Enrollment	559 (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio	13.98
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Black and gold
Athletics conference	Public High League
Mascot	Goldbug
Website	www.slps.org/mckinleycla

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 of 2011.^[4]

Notable alumni

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "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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[nces-1] "MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 7, 2024.

[stlpd05121988-2] Kim Bell (May 12, 1988). "School Board Plans Transfer of Freshmen". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

[dillon128-129-3] 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-4] Crouch, Elisa (May 21, 2011). "McKinley high school graduates its first class". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 27, 2011.

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