Lakeridge High School

Lakeridge High School (LHS) is a four-year public secondary school in Lake Oswego, Oregon, a suburb south of Portland. The school is within the Lake Oswego School District.

Lakeridge High School
Address
1235 Overlook Drive Lake Oswego , Oregon 97034 United States
Coordinates	45.397°N 122.694°W / 45.397; -122.694
Information
Type	Public
Established	1971
School district	Lake Oswego School District
Principal	Desiree Fisher[1]
Teaching staff	66.61 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9–12
Number of students	1,198 (2023-2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	17.99[2]
Campus type	Suburban[2]
Color(s)	Columbia Blue and Vegas Gold   [1]
Athletics conference	OSAA 6A-5 Three Rivers League[1]
Team name	Pacers[1]
Rivals	Lake Oswego High School[3]
Newspaper	The Newspacer
Yearbook	Symposium
Feeder schools	Lakeridge Middle School
Website	lhs.loswego.k12.or.us

Academics

In 2008, 90% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 261 students, 234 graduated, 15 dropped out, nine received a modified diploma, and three were still in high school in 2009.^[4][5]

In 2022, 97% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 321 students, 314 graduated, and 7 dropped out.^[6]

In 2023, of 906 AP exams administered at Lakeridge had passing scores that year which 446 Lakeridge students took part in, 82.2% received passing scores. That's a number significantly more than the number of exams that have passing scores nationally, Study.com reports that number is around 60%.^[7][8]

Academic awards

In 1987, Lakeridge High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.^[9]

The school received a silver ranking in U.S. News & World Report's 2010 "America's Best High Schools" survey.^[10][11]

Athletics

Lakeridge high school athletic teams compete in the OSAA 6A-5 Three Rivers League.^[1]

State Championships:^[12]

• Baseball: 1974, 1999, 2001
• Boys Golf: 1978, 1983, 1984
• Boys Soccer: 1978, 1979†, 1980, 1982, 2004, 2016, 2023
• Boys Swimming: 1995, 2000
• Boys Tennis: 1995
• Cheerleading: 1995
• Football: 1987
• Girls Basketball: 1991
• Girls Golf: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2000
• Girls Soccer: 1982
• Girls Track and Field: 2013
• Girls Tennis: 2000, 2003, 2004
• Girls Water Polo: 2022, 2023
• Speech: 1987
• Volleyball: 2013
• Newspaper: 2023^[13]

(†=Tied with one or more schools)

Notable alumni

• Marisa Abegg - professional soccer player
• J. J. Birden - former NFL wide receiver^[14]
• Amelia Boone - 4x obstacle racing world champion
• Erin Chambers - actress, played Siobhan on General Hospital
• Travis Cole - former NFL and Arena Football League player
• Steve Coury - former Oregon State All-American wide receiver and current head coach of the Lake Oswego High School football team
• Kevin & Dan Hageman - film/television screenwriters, producers
• Jillian Harmon - collegiate and Olympic basketball player^[15][16]
• Cooper Hummel - MLB outfielder; class of 2013
• C. W. Jensen - retired Portland police captain, TV personality
• Kennedy - former MTV VJ, political satirist
• Cathy Marshall - news anchor^[17]
• Sam Martin - singer, songwriter
• Bart Miadich - Major League Baseball pitcher ^[18]
• Doug Nussmeier - NFL quarterback, college football coach; class of 1989^[19][20]
• Jason Palumbis - football player, Stanford University quarterback; class of 1987 ^[21]
• Erik Wilhelm - NFL quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals; class of 1984^[22]
• Yeat - rapper, internet celebrity, songwriter; class of 2018