La Plata High School | |
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Address | |
6035 Radio Station Road , 20646 United States | |
Coordinates | 38°32′46.1″N76°57′1.4″W / 38.546139°N 76.950389°W |
Information | |
Established | 1927 |
Principal | Douglass Dolan [1] |
Staff | 72.00 (FTE) [2] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,108 (2017-18) [2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.39 [2] |
Color(s) | Navy Blue and White ██ |
Athletics conference | Southern Maryland Athletic Conference |
Mascot | Warrior [3] |
Feeder Schools | Piccowaxen, Somers |
Website | https://www.ccboe.com/schools/laplata/ |
La Plata High School is part of the Charles County Public Schools and is located in La Plata, Maryland, United States. The current school was built in 1979. Before that, it was in the building (built in 1964) which now holds Milton M. Somers Middle School. [4] [5]
On November 9, 1926, the La Plata Elementary School was destroyed by a tornado that killed 13 students. [6] [7] That two room building was replaced by a new school that housed both an elementary and high school for La Plata. [8]
As of 2010, La Plata High School has an enrollment of 1,396 students with a demographic profile of 73.6% White, 22.6% Black, 1.7% Asian or Pacific Islander 1.5% Hispanic, and 0.7% American Indian. The Schoolwide Reading Proficiency is 85.8%, while the Schoolwide Math Proficiency is 91.9%. [9]
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