Ladue Horton Watkins High School

Comprehensive public high school in Ladue, Missouri, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ladue Horton Watkins High School is a public high school in Ladue, Missouri, United States, that is administered by the Ladue School District. Its namesake, Horton Watkins, was vice president of the International Shoe Company and died in 1949. The family of Horton Watkins donated the 28-acre (11 ha) tract of land on South Warson Road to the school for the high school site as a memorial.

Coordinates38°38′22″N 90°23′48″W
TypeComprehensive public high school
Established1952
School district
Ladue School District
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Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Location
1201 South Warson Road

Ladue, Missouri

United States
Coordinates38°38′22″N 90°23′48″W
Information
TypeComprehensive public high school
Established1952
School district
Ladue School District
Principal
Brad Griffith
Teaching staff
94.20 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,325 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio
14.07[1]
Campus type
Suburban
Colors   Blue and white
Athletics conference
Suburban Central Conference
NicknameRams
RivalsClayton High School
USNWR ranking
166th (2013)
NewspaperPanorama
Feeder schools
Ladue Middle School
Websitelhwhs.ladueschools.net
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Demographics

The racial/ethnic breakdown of the 1,313 students enrolled for the 2024–2025 school year was:[3]

  • White - 54.9%
  • Black - 16.7%
  • Asian/Pacific Islander - 16.2%
  • Hispanic - 4.8%
  • Multiracial - 7.3%
  • American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.1%

The male/female ratio for 2024–25 was:

  • Male - 51%
  • Female - 49%

In addition, 12% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Activities

For the 2011–12 school year, the school offered 26 activities approved by the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA): baseball, boys and girls basketball, cheerleading, boys and girls cross country, dance team, field hockey, football, boys golf, girls lacrosse, orchestra, band and vocal music, scholar bowl, boys and girls soccer, girls softball, speech and debate, boys' and girls' swimming and diving, boys' and girls' tennis, boys and girls track and field, girls volleyball, water polo, and wrestling.[4] In addition to its MSHSAA activities, the school offers students an opportunity to participate in a variety of other school-sponsored clubs.

The Ladue Rams have won several state championships:[5] [6]

  • Football: 2018
  • Boys Soccer: 2024
  • Boys' golf: 1960, 1970
  • Scholar Bowl: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021
  • Boys' swimming and diving: 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963
  • Girls swimming and diving: 1976, 2019
  • Boys tennis: 1962, 1985, 1995, 2022
  • Girls Tennis: 1978, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2009, 2022
  • Boys track and field: 2003
  • Girls track and field: 2005, 2009
  • Boys Ice hockey: 1994, 2012 (Founder's Cup),[7] 2021 (Wickenheiser Cup)
  • Water Polo: 1973

In 2013 Ladue's Scholar Bowl team won the National Scholastics Championship.[8]

Student activities:

Notable alumni

Main category: Ladue Horton Watkins High School alumni

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