Lakewood High School (California)
School in Lakewood, California, United States
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Lakewood 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. Lakewood is the architectural twin of nearby Millikan High School, which opened in 1956.
Funding typePublic
MottoToday's lancers, Tomorrow's leaders.
Established1957
School district
Long Beach Unified School District| Lakewood High School | |
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4400 Briercrest Avenue , 90713 33°50′18″N 118°7′22″W | |
| Information | |
| Funding type | Public |
| Motto | Today's lancers, Tomorrow's leaders. |
| Established | 1957 |
School district | Long Beach Unified School District |
| Superintendent | Jill Baker |
Principal | Mona Merlo |
Teaching staff | 115.47 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9th - 12th |
| Enrollment | 2,580 (2023-2024)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 22.34[1] |
| Colors | Red White[2] |
Athletics conference | Moore League |
| Nickname | Lancers |
| Rival | Millikan High School |
| Newspaper | The Lance |
| Website | www |
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 Lakewood High School in 2008 | |
| Race and ethnicity[4] | Total | |
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| Hispanic or Latino | 55% | |
| African American | 18.5% | |
| Asian | 11.6% | |
| Non-Hispanic White/Anglo | 10.1% | |
| Other | 2.5% | |
| Pacific Islander | 2.1% | |
| Native American | 0.2% | |
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 3,693 students enrolled in 2013-2014 was:
- Male - 52.0%
- Female - 48.0%
- Native American/Alaskan - 0.2%
- Asian/Pacific islanders - 13.7%
- Black - 16.9%
- Hispanic - 45.4%
- White - 21.4%
- Multiracial - 2.4%
49.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[3]
Athletics
State championships
- Baseball: 1962, 1970, 1976, 1987, 2006 [5]
- Girls' Volleyball: 2007
Notable alumni
- Dion Bailey, football player
- Ryan Bancroft, conductor
- Steve Bollenbach, CEO of Hilton Hotels
- Mike Carp, infielder
- Larry Casian, pitcher
- J.R. Celski, Olympic speedskater [6]
- Floyd Chiffer, pitcher
- Duane Cooper, NBA point guard
- J. P. Crawford, baseball player[7]
- Travis d'Arnaud, catcher
- Shane Dawson, YouTuber, musician, actor, writer, director
- Matt Duffy, infielder
- Damion Easley, infielder
- John Elefante, singer, songwriter
- Bruce Ellingsen, pitcher
- Pat Farrah, co-founder of The Home Depot
- Mike Fitzgerald, catcher
- John Flannery, infielder
- Rod Gaspar, outfielder
- Steve Genter, 1972 Summer Olympics gold medalist (swimming)
- Bob Goen, game show host
- Chris Gomez, infielder
- Craig Grebeck, infielder
- Robert W. Hillman, law professor
- Hunter Jones, minor league outfielder
- Dave Marshall, outfielder
- Jeremy McNichols, football running back for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Tod Murphy, NBA power forward/center
- Tony Muser, baseball manager, infielder
- Mike Rae, football quarterback
- Barbara Allen Rainey, first American female naval aviator
- Marie Walther, Olympic Gymnast, 1964
- Ashley Welkos, (AKA Maitland Ward), pornographic actress, two-time winner of AVN Award for Best Actress
- Terry Burnham, actress
- Ricky Tiedemann, pitcher