| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| School Type |
Magnet School |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Los Angeles County, CA |
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| Total Students |
4337 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
52% /
48% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
155 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 1271 students | | Grade 10 - 1128 students | | Grade 11 - 1025 students | | Grade 12 - 913 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:28 |
1:23 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
3% |
| % Asian |
14% |
8% |
| % Hispanic |
38% |
39% |
| % Black |
14% |
9% |
| % White |
34% |
36% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
33% |
30% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
13% |
7% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
3% |
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| School District Name |
Long Beach Unified School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
90 |
7 |
| Number of Students Managed |
94,443 students |
3,960 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$820,746,000 |
$37,604,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$824,927,000 |
$39,520,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$8,690 |
$9,496 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$8,735 |
$9,980 |
| District Graduation Rates |
n/a |
n/a |
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- thumb|Lakewood High SchoolLakewood High School is a public secondary school located in the Southern California city of Lakewood. Founded in 1957, it is part of the Long Beach Unified School District. LHS served roughly 4500 freshman, sophomores, juniors, and seniors in 2007. Lakewood is the architectural twin of nearby Millikan, which opened in 1956. The school mascot is the Lancer and their colors are red and white. The school's secondary mascot is the Dragon and its secondary color is black. Lakewood High School's motto is "Today's lancers, Tomorrow's leaders."
- Baseball
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Lakewood's baseball team is one of the most consistent programs in California, with 27 Moore League titles [1]. The 2006 season saw the team win the CIF Southern Section Division I Championship, the fifth in the history of the program, against Agoura High School, winning 2-1 at Angel Stadium. The team is lead by coach Spud O'Neil. Last season they won the Moore league. They have produced several players who have gone on to play in the major leagues.
- Applied Technology Magnet
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The ATM program is available to entering freshmen with a minimum GPA of 3.0. The program focuses on helping students become acquainted with technology and its uses in the real world, and fostering an inclination to work in technology related fields. The focus is reinforced by the use of technology in the class (such as computers, accelerometers, motion sensors, and Lego Mindstorms), by having the students do projects that make use of the technology, by inviting guest speakers from NASA, and by taking the students on field trips to places such as JPL, and the Griffith Observatory amongst others. Internships at JPL and other NASA offices are also offered to students in the ATM program.
- Merit Scholars
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The Merit Scholars Program is available to entering freshmen with a minimum grade point average of 3.3, ready to enter Algebra 1-2, average attendance and citizenship, and a desire for achievement. The program provides an opportunity for students to take Lakewood's rigorous Honors and Advanced Placement courses. Students with at least a 3.3 unweighted GPA at graduation receive a Lakewood High School Merit Scholar diploma, a medallion, and wear distinguished Merit Scholar honor apparel.
- Odyssey Academy
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Odyssey Academy is a unique and innovative college-bound program. The purpose of the Odyssey Academy is to prepare students to be successful in college by providing an enriched English, math, science, and social studies curriculum.Odyssey Academy teachers are committed to helping students succeed. They plan lessons together, helping students to make connections from one class to another.A major focus of Odyssey Academy is on marine studies. This ocean theme is seen both inside the classroom and real world Odyssey field trips to research labs, aquariums, and kelp forests for snorkeling.
- Special Programs
- Lakewood offers many special opportunities for its students that are not available from many other area high schools, including an annual musical for which all students may audition, and an annually published literary magazine, The Accolade. A tradition of a live reading of the magazine by its writers was begun in 2005. They meet on Fridays during lunch in room 313.
- The Navy also administers an NJROTC program at the school.
- LHS is also a NASA Explorer School.
- Alma Mater
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Hail Lakewood High School
Hear now our song
Fair alma mater
Faithful and Strong - We'll always praise thee
Who cannot fail
So hail to your High school
Lakewood High all Hail - External links
- Lakewood High School official website
- Lakewood Football
- Lakewood Baseball
- NJROTC
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| About This Zip Code (90713) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
27,549 people |
33,115,272 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
32% |
32% |
| Population Average Age |
37 years old
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32 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.9 persons
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2.9 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$63,458
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$48,909 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.7 rooms |
4.8 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
54 years old |
39 years old |
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Zipcode (90713)
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| % Owning / % Renting |
82% / 18% |
58% / 42% |
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