Lakeland High School (LHS), located in Shrub Oak,

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, United States, is a senior

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serving students in

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through

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s as part of the

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. Along with its

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, LHS attracts a culturally diverse (70% whit

) and talented student body from over in northern Westchester County, New York, Westchester County. The school's colors are gold and green, and its mascot is a hornet. As of the 2014–15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,045 students and 77.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 13.5:1. There were 133 students (12.7% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 42 (4.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Lakeland High School

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. Accessed December 18, 2019.

Performance

The Class of 2016 had an unweighted average GPA of 86.31, with a range of 98.35-71.03. In 2015, a total of 348 students took 715

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, with 60% scoring a 3 (out of 5) or better. There were over 60 AP Scholars.

Notable alumni

* T. C. Boyle, author, taught at Lakeland High School from 1968 to 1972 * Jonathan de Marte (born 1993), Israeli-American baseball pitcher * Melissa González, member of the USA Women's Olympic Field Hockey Team * Lawrence Lindsay (1972), economist, former member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, professor at Harvard University * Jessica Lynn (2008), country music artist * Bill Roth (gymnast), gymnast *

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(1957), illustrator responsible for designing the school's mascot

References

External links

Lakeland High School website
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