La Plata High School | |
Streetaddress: | 6035 Radio Station Road |
Zipcode: | 20646 |
Established: | 1927 |
Grades: | 9-12 |
Principal: | Douglass Dolan[1] |
Staff: | 72.00 (FTE) |
Ratio: | 15.39 |
Enrollment: | 1,108 (2017-18)[2] |
Conference: | Southern Maryland Athletic Conference |
Colors: | Navy Blue and White ██ |
Mascot: | Warrior[3] |
Free Label: | Feeder Schools |
Free Text: | Piccowaxen, Somers |
City: | La Plata |
State: | Maryland |
Country: | United States |
Pushpin Map: | Maryland |
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] [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]
On November 9, 1926, the La Plata Elementary School was destroyed by a tornado that killed 13 students.[5]