Broadmoor High School was founded in 1960 and resides on a 30-acre campus centrally located in the historic Broadmoor Neighborhood of south Baton Rouge. BHS offers an array of traditional and honors level courses, including several AP courses and College Dual Enrollment opportunities with BRCC for eligible upperclassmen in good academic standing. The school traditionally primarily serves students in the Broadmoor and Sherwood Forest subdivisions and within an eight-mile radius of the school. The school originally served grades 7-11, with its first graduating class in 1962. Broadmoor High School is home of the annual well-attended and highly publicized Broadmoor Arts & Crafts Festival held on campus every mid-November. At this event, people from across the country come to sell and buy various arts and foods. There are several venues facilitated by student organizations to raise funds for them. Overall, this event is a significant source of revenue for the school. The most notable of the many student organizations on campus is the John Lay Chapter of the National Honor Society, the National Beta Club, the Student Government Association, the Presidents' Round Table, Denims-N-Diamonds, Broadmoor Band of Pride, Broadmoor Blade, Buccaneer Log, FFA, and Broadmoor Young Life. All students are required to wear uniforms which include a plain white or Columbia blue polo-style shirt with khakis. In 2012, Broadmoor High School was given the Bronze Award by the US News & World Report Magazine, ranking them among the top high schools in the nation.
Athletics
Broadmoor competes in the LHSAA 5A athletic class and all home sporting events are held on campus. Since 1969, Broadmoor's biggest rival has been the neighboring Tara High School Trojans. Prior to Tara's opening, Broadmoor's bigger rivals included Baton Rouge High, Catholic High and Istrouma High. Since its inception, the school has a long tradition of producing quality student-athletes and holds a state title in football, golf, gymnastics, cross country and boys basketball. Broadmoor won its only state football title in 1966 as a 3A school defeating South Lafourche High School completing a 11-1-1 season under head coach Jerry Epperson. Broadmoor also claims two 4A state basketball titles winning their first in 1985, defeating Monroe Carroll High School, 72-65. In 1987, the Buccaneers won their second title defeating New Orleans Carver High School, 72-56. The athletic programs include:
