Lancaster High School (California)
Public school in Lancaster, California, United States
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Lancaster High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Lancaster, California, United States. Founded in 1995, it is the sixth oldest comprehensive high school in the Antelope Valley Union High School District.
| Lancaster High School | |
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| Location | |
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44701 32nd Street West , 93536 34°41′42″N 118°11′26″W | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Established | 1995 |
School district | Antelope Valley Union High School District |
Principal | Zachary Mercier |
Teaching staff | 108.07 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 2,697 (2023–24)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 24.96[1] |
Campus type | Suburban |
| Colors | Red, white, and navy |
| Nickname | Eagles |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Newspaper | The Omniscient Eagle |
| Yearbook | Aerie |
| Website | www |
2022 lockdown incident
On September 14, 2022, Lancaster High School was placed on lockdown due to multiple reports of an active shooter on campus. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies swarmed the campus and conducted a room-by-room and building-by-building search following the call for service. After a thorough search of the campus by law enforcement partners, there was no evidence of a crime and the report was determined to be a prank call. The incident also prompted a lockdown at West Wind Elementary School on 36th Street West. It also prompted Antelope Valley College to cancel a previously scheduled evacuation drill. The campus remained open.[2]
Notable alumni
- Adam Wheeler (1999), Greco-Roman wrestler, won bronze medal at 2008 Summer Olympics[3]
- Robert Arnold (2007), basketball player, played professionally overseas[4]
- Dewayne Dedmon (2009), NBA basketball player[5]
