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Lakewood High School (California)

Field	Value
name	Lakewood High School
established	1957
district	Long Beach Unified School District
logo	LakewoodLancersLogo.JPG
logo_size	200px
motto	Today's lancers, Tomorrow's leaders.
fundingtype	Public
grades	9th - 12th
streetaddress	4400 Briercrest Avenue
city	Lakewood
state	California
zipcode	90713
country	United States
coordinates
superintendent	Jill Baker
principal	Mona Merlo
nickname	Lancers
colors	Red
White
conference	Moore League
rival	Millikan High School
newspaper	The Lance
teaching_staff	115.47 (FTE)
ratio	22.34
enrollment	2,580 (2023-2024)
website
footnotes
picture	LakewoodHSLakewoodCA.jpg
picture_caption	Lakewood High School in 2008

White

Race and ethnicity	Total
Hispanic or Latino	{{bartable	55	%	2
African American	{{bartable	18.5	%	2
Asian	{{bartable	11.6	%	2
Non-Hispanic White/Anglo	{{bartable	10.1	%	2
Other	{{bartable	2.5	%	2
Pacific Islander	{{bartable	2.1	%	2
Native American	{{bartable	0.2	%	2

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.

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.

Athletics

State championships

Baseball: 1962, 1970, 1976, 1987, 2006
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
Floyd Chiffer, pitcher
Duane Cooper, NBA point guard
J. P. Crawford, baseball player
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

References

(2018). "Facts about Lakewood High".
"Lakewood High". National Center for Education Statistics.
"Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Lakewood High". ed.gov.
"2020-21 Enrollment by Ethnicity and Grade: Lakewood High". [[California Department of Education]].
(2014). "Lakewood Lancers Baseball". Lakewood High School.
(2014). "J. R. Celski". [[United States Olympic Committee]].
(May 6, 2013). "Urban Youth Academy's impact on Draft continues | MLB.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com.

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