Lansdowne High School

Public high school in Halethorpe, Maryland, United States

39°14′39″N 76°39′03″W / 39.2443°N 76.6507°W / 39.2443; -76.6507InformationTypePublic high schoolMotto"What Did You Learn Today?"Opened1963School districtBaltimore County Public SchoolsPrincipalAllison SeymourGrades9-12CampusUrbanColor(s)Blue and red MascotVikingsWebsitelansdownehs.bcps.org

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.

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]

Academics

Lansdowne High school received a 41.8 out of a possible 100 points (41%) on the 2018-2019 Maryland State Department of Education Report Card and received a 2 out of 5 star rating, ranking in the 17th percentile among all Maryland schools.^[4]

Students

The 2019–2020 enrollment at Lansdowne High School was 1326 students.^[5]

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.^{[citation needed]}

Student population ^[6]

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

Athletics

State Champions

Girls Basketball

Mildred Haney Murray Sportsmanship Award 1993^[7]

Baseball

3A 1993^[8]

Softball

Eugene Robertson Sportsmanship Award 2012^[8]

Notable alumni

David Byrne - lead singer of 80's music group Talking Heads
Adrienne A. Jones - Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates

Image gallery

Lansdowne High School
Lansdowne High School Sign
Lansdowne High School
Landowne High School from the rear

References and notes

^ Baltimore County Public Schools website
^ "Baltimore City Public Schools website". Archived from the original on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
^ Solomon, Libby (October 4, 2017). "Franchot will address aging county high schools". Towson Times (edition of the Baltimore Sun). p. 10.
^ Lansdowne High & Academy of Finance 2018 - 2019 School Report Card
^ Search for Public Schools
^ Maryland State Department of Education
^ "2019-20 MPSSAA Winter Record Book" (PDF).
^ ^a ^b "2020 MPSSAA Spring Record Book" (PDF).