Lawrence North High School
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7802 Hague Road Indianapolis, Indiana 46256 United States |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Once a wildcat always a wildcat |
| Opened | 1976 |
| School district | Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township |
| Superintendent | Shawn Smith |
| Principal | Brett Crousore |
| Faculty | 165 (2015-16) |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 2,400 (2015-16) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red and Green |
| Mascot | Willy the Wildcat |
| Newspaper | North Star |
| Yearbook | LYNX |
| Feeder schools | Fall Creek Valley Middle School |
| Website | lawrencenorth |
Lawrence North High School is a public high school in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The school was founded in 1976 and graduated its first class in 1978. Lawrence North is one of two high schools in the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township, the other one being Lawrence Central High School.
In the 2015–16 school year, Lawrence North had an enrollment of 2,400 students and 165 teachers. The student population is plurality African-American, followed by White and Latino. Thirteen percent of the students are involved in special education, five percent qualify for English language learner support, and fifty-four percent qualify for free or reduced price lunch. The teachers, however, are eighty percent white, and plurality of them had more than twenty years of teaching experience.
Lawrence North is recognized by the Indiana Department of Education as a Four-Star School, the highest honor that body can confer. It is also fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. In 2015, seven students are recognized as National Merit Finalists.
Lawrence North offer 23 Advanced Placement courses, 38 dual credit courses, and houses an International Baccalaureate program, which was started in July 2003. It is also distinctive for being the only school in the district that is designated as a K-12 Spanish Language Immersion Program, a program recently recognized as an International Spanish Academy by Spanish Ministry of Education. Vocational courses are offered in neighboring McKenzie Center for Innovation and Technology. In addition, other World Languages program like French, German, and American Sign Language are also offered.
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