McKinley Classical Leadership Academy

McKinley Classical Leadership Academy is a magnet middle and high school for gifted and talented students in St. Louis, Missouri. It is part of the St. Louis Public Schools district. McKinley opened in 1904 as the first comprehensive public high school in south St. Louis and closed in 1988. The school has been operating as a magnet middle school since the 1990s. It reopened as a high school in 2007. It graduated nine students in May 2011.

Notable alumni

"Classy" Freddy Blassie - WWE Hall of Fame attended while the school was a public high school
Jim Kekeris – NFL player, attended while the school was a public high school
Stillman Rouse – NFL player, attended while the school was a public high school
Jo Jo White – Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, attended while the school was a public high school