Lancaster High School (California)

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
Address
44701 32nd Street West Lancaster , California 93536 United States
Coordinates	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	110.41 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9 to 12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrollment	2,607 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	23.61[1]
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Red, white, and navy
Nickname	Eagles
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Newspaper	The Omniscient Eagle
Yearbook	Aerie
Website	www.lnhs.org

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

• Dewayne Dedmon – NBA basketball player
• Adam Wheeler – Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler, competed at 2008 Summer Olympics^[3]

References

1. "Lancaster High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
2. Suter, Leanne. "No evidence of active shooter found at Lancaster High School, authorities say". Retrieved January 13, 2023.
3. Team USA profile

External links

• Lancaster High School website