Lakeridge High School
Public school in Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States
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Lakeridge High School (LHS) is a four-year public secondary school in Lake Oswego, Oregon, a suburb south of Portland. The school is within the Lake Oswego School District.
| Lakeridge High School | |
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1235 Overlook Drive , 97034 45.397°N 122.694°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1971 |
School district | Lake Oswego School District |
Principal | Kevin Mills[1] |
Teaching staff | 69.51 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,241 (2024–2025)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.85[2] |
Campus type | Suburban[2] |
| Colors | Columbia Blue and Vegas Gold [1] |
Athletics conference | OSAA 6A-5 Three Rivers League[1] |
| Team name | Pacers[1] |
| Rivals | Lake Oswego High School[3] |
| Newspaper | The Newspacer |
| Yearbook | Symposium |
Feeder schools | Lakeridge Middle School |
| Website | lhs.loswego.k12.or.us |
Academics
In 2008, 90% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 261 students, 234 graduated, 15 dropped out, nine received a modified diploma, and three were still in high school in 2009.[4][5]
In 2022, 97% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 321 students, 314 graduated, and 7 dropped out.[6]
In 2023, of 906 AP exams administered at Lakeridge had passing scores that year which 446 Lakeridge students took part in, 82.2% received passing scores. That's a number significantly more than the number of exams that have passing scores nationally, Study.com reports that number is around 60%.[7][8]
Academic awards
In 1987, Lakeridge High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.[9]
The school received a silver ranking in U.S. News & World Report's 2010 "America's Best High Schools" survey.[10][11]
Athletics
Lakeridge high school athletic teams compete in the OSAA 6A-5 Three Rivers League.[1]
State Championships:[12]
- Baseball: 1974, 1999, 2001
- Boys Golf: 1978, 1983, 1984
- Boys Soccer: 1978, 1979†, 1980, 1982, 2004, 2016, 2023
- Boys Swimming: 1995, 2000
- Boys Tennis: 1995
- Cheerleading: 1995
- Football: 1987
- Girls Basketball: 1991
- Girls Golf: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2000
- Girls Soccer: 1982
- Girls Track and Field: 2013
- Girls Tennis: 2000, 2003, 2004
- Girls Water Polo: 2022, 2023
- Speech: 1987
- Volleyball: 2013
- Lacrosse (non-OSAA): 1997,[citation needed] 1998,[citation needed] 1999,[citation needed] 2001,[citation needed] 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2025[13]
- Newspaper: 2023[14]
(†=Tied with one or more schools)
Notable alumni
- Marisa Abegg - professional soccer player
- Luke Basso - college football long snapper for the Oregon Ducks[15]
- J. J. Birden - former NFL wide receiver[16]
- Amelia Boone - 4x obstacle racing world champion
- Erin Chambers - actress, played Siobhan on General Hospital
- Travis Cole - former NFL and Arena Football League player
- Steve Coury - former Oregon State All-American wide receiver and current head coach of the Lake Oswego High School football team
- Kevin & Dan Hageman - film/television screenwriters, producers
- Jillian Harmon - collegiate and Olympic basketball player[17][18]
- Cooper Hummel - MLB outfielder; class of 2013
- C. W. Jensen - retired Portland police captain, TV personality
- Kennedy - former MTV VJ, political satirist
- Cathy Marshall - news anchor[19]
- Sam Martin - singer, songwriter
- Bart Miadich - Major League Baseball pitcher [20]
- Doug Nussmeier - NFL quarterback, college football coach; class of 1989[21][22]
- Jason Palumbis - football player, Stanford University quarterback; class of 1987 [23]
- Erik Wilhelm - NFL quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals; class of 1984[24]
- Yeat - rapper, internet celebrity, songwriter; class of 2018