Lansdowne High School

Lansdowne High School (LHS), formerly known as Lansdowne Sr. High School, and currently known as the Lansdowne High School Academy for Advanced Professional Studies, is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States.

Lansdowne High School
Address
3800 Hollins Ferry Road

Halethorpe
,
Maryland
21227

United States
Coordinates39.2443°N 76.6507°W / 39.2443; -76.6507
Information
TypePublic high school
Motto"What Did You Learn Today?"
Opened1963
School districtBaltimore County Public Schools
PrincipalKen Miller
Grades9-12
CampusUrban
Color(s)Blue and red    
MascotVikings
Websitelansdownehs.bcps.org

About the School

The school is located in the far southwest corner of Baltimore County right near the Baltimore City line. It is at 3800 Hollins Ferry Road in Lansdowne, Maryland, just west of Maryland Route 295, inside the Baltimore Beltway. It is just south of the Baltimore City neighborhoods of Lakeland and Westport, just north of the Anne Arundel County neighborhood of Linthicum/Linthicum Heights, just east of Arbutus/Halethorpe in Baltimore County, and just west of Baltimore Highlands in Baltimore County and Brooklyn/Brooklyn Park in Baltimore City.

The school district for Lansdowne High School borders the districts of Catonsville High School[1] in Baltimore County and Southern High School, which is now known as Digital Harbor High School[2] in Baltimore City.

Various proposals to renovate or replace the school building were made in 2016 and 2017. County officials budgeted $30 million in 2017 to renovate and air condition the facility, but the plan was rejected when parents contended that an entirely new school should instead be considered.[3]

Students

Lansdowne High School Academy has expanded course offerings and attracted new students with arts, technology, finance, and health services magnet programs over the past 10 years, Lansdowne has seen improvements is graduation rates and test scores.

Student population [4]

  • 2011 981
  • 2010 978
  • 2009 1,113
  • 2008 1,313
  • 2007 1,276
  • 2006 1,281
  • 2005 1,230
  • 2004 1,201
  • 2003 1,171
  • 2002 1,199
  • 2001 1,221
  • 2000 1,210
  • 1999 1,210
  • 1998 1,134
  • 1997 1,116
  • 1996 1,072
  • 1995 1,018
  • 1994 1,065
  • 1993 1,141

Sports

State Champions

Baseball, 1993

State Finalist

Baseball, 1992

Regional Champions

Baseball, 1992, 1993, 2011

Lacrosse, 2013 Lacrosse 2014

Notable alumni
  • Lansdowne High School
  • Lansdowne High School Sign
  • Lansdowne High School
  • Landowne High School from the rear

References and notes
  1. Baltimore County Public Schools website
  2. "Baltimore City Public Schools website". Archived from the original on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
  3. Solomon, Libby (October 4, 2017). "Franchot will address aging county high schools". Towson Times (edition of the Baltimore Sun). p. 10.
  4. Maryland State Department of Education
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