Lexington High School (Massachusetts)
| Lexington High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| 251 Waltham St. Lexington, MA 02421 United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°26′36.92″N 71°13′57.38″W / 42.4435889°N 71.2326056°WCoordinates: 42°26′36.92″N 71°13′57.38″W / 42.4435889°N 71.2326056°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Lexington Public Schools |
| NCES District ID | 2506840 |
| Superintendent | Mary Czajkowski |
| CEEB code | 221190 |
| NCES School ID | 250684001001 |
| Principal | Laura Lasa |
| Faculty | 158 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,154 (2015–16) |
| Houses | Arts & Humanities, Science, World Language, Math |
| Color(s) | Blue & Gold |
| Nickname | Minutemen |
| Accreditation |
New England Association of Schools and Colleges Massachusetts State Department of Education |
| Average SAT scores | 619 verbal 645 math 611 writing 1875 total (2015-2016) |
| Newspaper | The Musket |
| Feeder schools |
Jonas Clarke Middle School William Diamond Middle School |
| Website | lhs |
Lexington High School is a public 9-12 high school located in Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. The school's mascot is the Minuteman. Students attending Lexington High School generally attended one of the town's two 6th-8th grade middle schools, Jonas Clarke Middle School and William Diamond Middle School. In turn, Clarke is fed by three of the town's six elementary schools: Bowman, Bridge, and Harrington; while Diamond is fed by the other three: Estabrook, Fiske, and Hastings.
In 2014, Lexington was ranked as the 19th best high school in the country by Newsweek on its "America's Top Public Schools" list.
In 2013 and 2014, Boston Magazine ranked Lexington as the 2nd best high school in the Greater Boston area. Out of 50 high schools, Lexington had the highest SAT average, 1903 out of 2400. In the 2016 graduating class of 524 students, the mean Critical Reading score was 626; the mean Mathematics score was 656; the mean Writing score was 626.
Lexington's colors are blue and gold, and its teams are nicknamed the Minutemen, in honor of the colonial-era militiamen.
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