Lakeside High School



Lakeside High School

3801 Briarcliff Road, N.E.

Atlanta, Georgia 30345-3856

Phone: (678) 874-6702

Website: dekalb.k12.ga.us/lakeside

Profile

Administration Counseling E-Mail Addresses

Joe Reed, Principal Brian T. Fenner, Director (A-C) Brian_T_Fenner@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us

Debra Bell Dena McTyre (D-J) Dena_R_McTyre@ fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us

Jason Clyne Yolanda McKinney (K-P) Yolanda_A_McKinney@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.u

Karen Davis Jan Blair (Q-Z) Jan_Blari@fc.dekalb.12.ga.us

Cindy Mosley Mary McIntosh, Graduation Specialist Mary_K_McIntosh@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us

Counseling office: (678) 874-6726 Fax: (678) 874-6710

School and Community

Lakeside is a public school encompassing grades 9-12. It is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the Georgia High School Accrediting Commission. The school is located in a predominantly upper middle class suburban community and serves students from the Northlake area of the DeKalb County School System. The student body is composed of 41.2% White, 35.3% Black, 12.3% Hispanic, 8.2% Asian and 3.3% other racial groups. In 1985, Lakeside was honored as a State and National School of Excellence; an honor which reflects the positive relationship between the school and community. Lakeside was 106 in the 2005 Newsweek Nation’s Best High Schools—the highest in the state of Georgia. In the 2008 edition, we were second in Georgia.

Fall 2011 Enrollment 1948 with 444 seniors

Fall 2010 Enrollment 1812 with 337 seniors

Staff

The school has a professional staff of 141, including 100 teaching faculty, five administrators, and five counselors. The professional staff has an average of seventeen years experience in education and 82.8% have at least a master's degree.

Curriculum

In addition to a varied range of extracurricular activities, an excellent curriculum is offered from a standardized system wide program of studies. Twenty-two Advanced Placement courses are offered in: English Lit, Language, Calculus AB and BC, Statistics, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics B, Microeconomics, World History, Psychology, American History, American Government, Computer Science A, French Language, German Language, Spanish Language, Music Theory, Studio Art Drawing, 2-D and 3-D, and Art History. In addition, advanced or accelerated courses and courses for the gifted are offered in English, math, science, French, Spanish and social science. Local colleges and universities coordinate Joint Enrollment programs with Lakeside to serve students who wish to pursue college courses while still in high school.

Lakeside is on a traditional seven period class day. Each class period is 50 minutes in length with 180 instructional days in the school year. Lakeside High School does not operate on a block schedule.

Graduation Requirements: (24 Carnegie Units for the Class 2008)

Technology/Career Prep Diploma: English - 4, math – 4, science - 4, social sciences -4, health/physical education - 2, computer technology/fine arts/technical/JROTC – 1, world language -1, Career tech courses - 4.

College Preparatory Diploma: English - 4, math - 4, science - 4, social sciences - 4, world language - 2, health/physical education -2, computer technology/fine arts/technical/JROTC - 3, world language 2, electives - 2. The requirements for the College Diploma with Honors/Distinction are the same as the College Preparatory with the exception that the world language requirement is 3 years and Cum GPA 3.5/Core GPA 3.0.

Marking System

For school years 1997 and after, the following grading scale is in effect:

A=90-100, B=80-89, C=71-79, D=70, F= Below 70

GPA/Class Rank/Transcript

The student's Grade Point Average (GPA) is based on all graded credit- bearing courses, with passing and failing grades given equal weight on a 4.0 scale, except for AP courses which are weighted on a 5-point scale. A cumulative weighted and non weighted GPA on a 4.0 scale (accept AP classes) is reported on the transcript. The computation of exact class rank was discontinued by the DeKalb County School System in 1976. Counselors can give an estimated rank in class by deciles. The transcript contains course codes, titles, grades, units, absences, and test scores.

Postsecondary Education of Graduates

Percent going to: 2011 2010 2009 2008

4 year colleges 84% 80% 83.4% 82.4%

2 year colleges 10% 16% 12.4% 13.6%

Business/Technical Schools .3% 3% 4.1% 1.5%

Total continuing education 94.3%% 99% 99% 97.6%

Out of state colleges/universities 28% 18% 18.2% 24.3%

Military Service .2% 2% 1% 1%

Advanced Placement (AP) Exams

May 2011– 541 students took 1077 AP Exams in 21 subjects. Approximately 50.6% of the year’s AP exam grades were three or better (of a possible five).

May 2010 – 387 students took 855 AP Exams in 21 subjects. Approximately 41.9% of the year’s AP exam grades were three or better (of a possible five).

May 2009 – 389 students took 825 AP Exams in 21 subjects. Approximately 49 % of the year’s AP exam grades were three or better (of a possible score of five).

National Merit & Achievement Scholarship Competition

2011-2012 8 National Merit Finalists, 2 National Achievement Finalists

2010-2011: 6 National Merit Finalists, 2 National Achievement Finalists

2009-2010: 5 National Merit Finalists, 1 National Achievement Finalist

2008-2009: 3 National Merit Finalists

2007-2008: 3 National Merit Finalists, 1 National Achievement Finalist

Test Scores: SAT/ACT School Code – 110-184

The counseling office does not send out test results for seniors. It is the student’s responsibility to arrange for the direct transmission of SAT, ACT, and AP scores to the colleges they choose.

2011 SAT (329)

Lakeside Georgia National

Critical Reading 533 485 497

Math 541 487 517

Writing 535 473 489

Total 1609 1445 1503

2010 SAT (235 students)

Lakeside Georgia National

Critical Reading 535 498 501

Math 545 490 516

Writing 537 475 492

Total 1617 1463 1509

2009 SAT (254 students)

Lakeside Georgia National

Critical Reading 538 490 502

Math 532 491 515

Writing 528 479 494

Total 1598 1460 1509

2011 ACT (189 ) Lakeside Georgia National

English 23.4 20.1 20.6 Math 23.5 20.7 21.1

Composite 23.5 20.6 21.1

2010 ACT (154 students) Lakeside Georgia National

English 23.8 20.1 20.5

Math 24.1 20.7 21

Composite 23.9 20.7 21

2009 ACT (165 students)

Lakeside Georgia National

English 22.2 20.1 20.6

Math 22.5 20.6 21.0

Composite 22.6 20.6 21.2

(Profile update 09/15/11)

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