Ruskin High School (Kansas City, Missouri) Explained

Ruskin High School
Established:	1929, 1959 (rebuilt)
Type:	Public Secondary
Principal:	Ernest Fields^[1]
Head Name:	Second Master
Head Name2:	Assistant Headmaster
Ratio:	13.68
Teaching Staff:	93.08 (FTE)
Enrollment:	1,273 (2022-23)^[2]
Grades:	9–12
Streetaddress:	7000 E. 111th St
State:	Missouri
Country:	United States
Pushpin Map:	Missouri#USA
Campus:	Urban
Colors:	Blue and gold ^[3]
Athletics:	basketball, track, football, softball, baseball, soccer
Nickname:	Battle Ground
Mascot:	Golden Eagles
Rival:	Grandview

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.^[4]

Aireontae Ersery, college football offensive tackle for the Minnesota Golden Gophers^[5]
Esian Henderson, an American professional basketball player^[6]
Edward D. “Chip” Robertson, Jr., former Chief of Missouri Supreme Court^[7]

Web site: Ruskin High School / Homepage . www.hickmanmills.org . 13 March 2019 . en.
Web site: RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. August 30, 2024.
Web site: Ruskin High School. 2024-03-19. Missouri State High School Activities Association. en-US.
http://www.kansascity.com/2010/08/12/2146616/old-rivalries-pushed-aside-at.html
Web site: Engle . Todd . A late-comer to football, no one's missing Ruskin High's future Golden Gopher anymore . Kansas City Star . 22 August 2019 . 14 June 2024.
Web site: Esian Henderson (6'9/PF): Finland, Turkey, D-League . Overseas Basketball Scouting Combines . 16 March 2019 . 15 February 2017.
Web site: Judge Edward D. Robertson Jr. . Missouri Courts - Judicial Branch of Government.