| Muriel Williams Battle High School | |
| Motto: | "It's a Great Day to be a Spartan" |
| Address: | 7575 East St. Charles Road |
| City: | Columbia |
| State: | Missouri |
| Zipcode: | 65202 |
| Country: | United States |
| Other Name: | Battle |
| Type: | Public high school |
| Founders: | --> |
| District: | Columbia Public Schools |
| Superintendent: | Brian Yearwood |
| Principal: | Adam Taylor[1] |
| Teaching Staff: | 100.68 |
| Grades: | 9–12 |
| Enrollment: | 1,581 (2022–2023) |
| Ratio: | 15.70 |
| Colors: | Navy and Gold |
| Mascot: | Spartan |
| Accreditations: | --> |
| Newspaper: | The Spearhead |
| Affiliations: | --> |
Muriel Williams Battle High School (commonly known as Battle) is a public high school in Columbia, Missouri, United States. It opened for summer school on June 3, 2013, and began its first school year in August 2013.[2] The school serves students in grades 9–12, although seniors did not attend the first year of operation. It is one of four public high schools in the Columbia Public Schools district.
Columbia's population growth was well over 20% between the 2000 and 2010 censuses.[3] Due to this rapid growth, the city passed a $120 million bond issue in April 2010, partially to fund a new high school, which later became Battle.[4]
The school was named in honor of Dr. Muriel Battle,[5] the first African-American principal for Columbia Public Schools[6] who helped end racial segregation for the school district.
The following sports are offered to students at Battle:[7]
Battle has four choirs. The mixed-gender "Battalion" functions as both a concert choir and a competitive show choir.[8] "Apollo" is a concert choir for tenor/bass voices, and "Siren Sound" and "Voices of Sparta" are concert treble choirs. The program also hosts its own competition every year, BattleFest.[9]