​Ladarius Irvin graduated with Honors from George S. Middleton High School, with a 6.21 GPA, from the Computer Game Design Magnet Program. Throughout high school, Ladarius balanced academics with meaningful extracurriculars and community service. He was an Honors student enrolled in both Advanced Placement (AP) and Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) courses. In 2023, he was recognized by CollegeBoard as a National African American Student for Outstanding Academic Achievement. 

His extracurricular and community involvement included being an active member of Model United Nations (MUN), National Honor Society (NHS), Science National Honor Society (SNHS), Technology Student Association (TSA), Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) Club, K-Pop Club, Chess Club, Electrathon (Electric Car Building/Racing Club), Tampa Bay Fossil Club, Students Demand Action Against Gun Violence, and the Kappa League of Tampa. He dedicated time to volunteering with the Kappa League of Tampa in addition to other community organizations such as Metropolitan Ministries, Black Treasurers Investments (BTI), the Delta Delta Chapter of Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Inc, Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative, the Coalition of Community Gardeners for the Healthy 22nd Street Garden Initiative, the Tampa Bay Fossil Club, and the Junior Achievement Program (also known as JA Biztown). In giving back to his community he assisted with sorting, packaging, and distributing meals and toys to families in need, distributing hygiene products to the unsheltered, helping to beautify the 22nd Street Community Demonstration Garden which is used to teach local community residents how to grow their own healthy fruits and vegetables, and mentoring youth in grades 5 - 8 on economic concepts, employability and workplace skills, and management of their personal finances (financial literacy)