Ruskin High School (Kansas City, Missouri)

Public secondary school in Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Ruskin High School
Address

7000 E. 111th St Kansas City, Missouri United States
Coordinates	38°55′25″N 94°30′24″W / 38.92353°N 94.50678°W / 38.92353; -94.50678
Information
Type	Public Secondary
Established	1929, 1959 (rebuilt)
School district	Hickman Mills C-1 School District
Principal	Ernest Fields
Teaching staff	93.08 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,273 (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio	13.68
Campus	Urban
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Athletics	basketball, track, football, softball, baseball, soccer
Mascot	Golden Eagles
Nickname	Battle Ground
Rival	Grandview
Website	www.hickmanmills.org/ruskin

Ruskin High School is located in the southern part of Kansas City, Missouri, United States and is within the Hickman Mills C-1 School District. Ruskin High School's sports teams are called the Golden Eagles.

History

Ruskin High School had its first graduating class in 1930.

In August 2010, former Hickman Mills students merged with the Ruskin student body and became the Ruskin Academy of Engineering.

Aireontae Ersery, college football offensive tackle for the Minnesota Golden Gophers
Esian Henderson, an American professional basketball player
Edward D. “Chip” Robertson, Jr., former Chief of Missouri Supreme Court

"Ruskin High School / Homepage". www.hickmanmills.org. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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^ "Ruskin High School". Missouri State High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
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Engle, Todd (22 August 2019). "A late-comer to football, no one's missing Ruskin High's future Golden Gopher anymore". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
"Esian Henderson (6'9/PF): Finland, Turkey, D-League". Overseas Basketball Scouting Combines. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
"Judge Edward D. Robertson Jr". Missouri Courts - Judicial Branch of Government.

This list is incomplete and may not be fully accurate.
Italicized schools are not in KCMO proper but have the city in their attendance boundaries.

Kansas City Public Schools
Zoned schools	Central East Northeast Southeast
Magnet schools	Lincoln College Preparatory Academy Paseo Academy

Public schools not in KCPS
Center School District	Center
Hickman Mills C-1 School District	Ruskin
Independence Public School District	Van Horn (Independence)
North Kansas City School District	North Kansas City Oak Park Staley Winnetonka
Park Hill School District	Park Hill Park Hill South Lead Innovation Studio
Platte County School District Number 3	Platte County (Platte City)

Independently-operated high schools
Catholic	Archbishop O'Hara Notre Dame de Sion School, Kansas City Saint Pius X St. Teresa's Academy Rockhurst High School
Secular	The Barstow School The Pembroke Hill School

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