Wydown Middle School

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Wydown Middle School is a public middle school located in St. Louis, Missouri. It is well-known locally for its outstanding intramural programs and its mathematics (ranked top ten in Missouri for excellence in mathematics for schools with over 500 students), and it has been on the top ten list in Math since 1999. The middle school is in the Clayton School District. As of 2006, the school principal is Mary Ann Goldberg, with Mrs. Garganigo and Ms. Kelly as assistant principals.[1]

Wydown Middle School was erected in 1942. At this point, Wydown was being used as a junior high school. Because of the large population of students, Clayton High School was created as a complement to Wydown.

The school was recognized by the Blue Ribbon Schools Program for the 1990-1991 school year. [2] In 2006, it topped the state of Missouri in math scores for non-selective public schools with more than 500 students. [3] The school has remained on the top ten list in math since 1999. [4]

The school was built on a site used during the 1904 World's Fair as an "exhibition" of members of the Philippine Igorot tribe; for a time, the school mascot was the Igorot.[5] Now though, it is the Wildcat.

Activities offered include chess club, starfish club, basketball, football, volleyball, S.W.O.O.P., and L.E.A.P., among many others. Foreign languages offered are Latin, German, French, and Spanish.