Lakewood High School (California)

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.

Lakewood High School
Address
4400 Briercrest Avenue Lakewood , California 90713 United States
Coordinates	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]
Color(s)	Red   White[2]
Athletics conference	Moore League
Nickname	Lancers
Rival	Millikan High School
Newspaper	The Lance
Website	www.lblakewood.schoolloop.com
[3]
Lakewood High School in 2008

Ethnic composition as of 2020–21

Race and ethnicity[4]	Total
Hispanic or Latino	55%	55
African American	18.5%	18.5
Asian	11.6%	11.6
Non-Hispanic White/Anglo	10.1%	10.1
Other	2.5%	2.5
Pacific Islander	2.1%	2.1
Native American	0.2%	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

See also: Category:Lakewood High School (California) 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