Lexington High School
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(781) 861-2320 LHS Administration
Superintendent of Schools
Paul B. Ash, Ph.D.
Principal
Laura Lasa
Counseling Department
Please dial 781-861-2320 and, when
prompted, the extension below.
Director
Valerie Viscosi..................................... 1569
Registrar
Karen Hurley...................................... 1500
fax: 781–861–2421
Community
Lexington is a residential community
with a rich history dating back to before
the Revolutionary War. Located twelve
miles northwest of Boston, the town is
home to numerous high-technology industries and commercial establishments.
The town population is about 30,000.
Ninety-three percent of the town’s eligible children attend its six elementary
schools, two middle schools, and one
high school that serve the educational
needs of approximately 6,600 students.
The Boston Globe recently rated Lexington
public schools #1 and Boston Magazine
ranked Lexington #3 out of 147 Greater
Boston school districts. Students from
more than 24 countries add to the diversity of the high school.
School Facts
Grades 9–12 enrollment in 2013-14:
2,014 (491 seniors)
Professional faculty: 191
with advanced degrees: 177
Accreditation:
New England Assoc. of Schools & Colleges
MA State Department of Education
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http://lps.lexingtonma.org/lexingtonhs
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CEEB Code: 221190
Graduation Requirements
A student must accumulate the following number of credits for graduation. Students must earn 104 total credits and fulfill minimum course
distribution requirements. In addition, students must perform 40 hours of
approved community service prior to graduation.
English..........................................16
Fine &/or Performing Arts........ 8
Foreign Language....................... 8
Mathematics................................16
PE & Wellness............................. 8
Science..........................................18
Social Studies...............................16
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Grade Point Average
Lexington High School does not rank students. The grade point average is based
on a 4.0 scale and includes all subjects in which a student has received a letter grade. No additional weight is given for honors or Advanced Placement
courses. All independent studies are Pass/Fail. Transfer grades are not calculated in the grade point average and are generally recorded as Pass/Fail.
Passing mark: DAn N grade indicates that no academic grade is assigned because attendance
standards were not met. An academic grade for the course may be assigned
if the student meets attendance standards in all subsequent quarters.
Course Levels
The curriculum offers a broad selection of courses at varying instructional
levels to meet the needs and abilities of all students.
Course levels are denoted on the transcript from most advanced (AP) to college prep (CP2) to no level (NL) as follows. Some courses are offered with no
level attached to them (NL):
AP
Advanced Placement
H
Honors
CP1
College Prep 1
CP2
College Prep 2
NL
No Level
Other Information
•All required Freshman English, Freshman Social Studies, and Senior
English classes are unleveled.
•The course catalog for 2013-2014 is available on our website:
http://lps.lexingtonma.org/lexingtonhs
•With over 5,000 transcript requests submitted each year, the Lexington
High School Counseling Department does not complete the secondary
school reports used to evaluate students. The counselor statement provides pertinent information regarding each student.
Score Distribution SAT Reasoning Test
Advanced Placement Exams
Class of 2013
Spring 2013
Critical Reading...........Math...........Writing
700-800...................... 148........................... 198.................135
600-699...................... 150........................... 153.................167
500-599.......................118............................. 86.................105
400-499........................ 49 . .......................... 34...................58
below 400..................... 13............................... 7...................13
Mean scores............ 625..........................656............... 622
Score Distribution of SAT Subject Tests
Number of students.........800
Total grades reported....1,581
Postsecondary Plans
Special Recognition
Class of 2013
Total postsecondary education...................93.1%
4-year college........................................86.0%
2-year college..........................................3.7%
Other (Gap year, Prep school)..............3.4%
Employed/Military........................................1.8%
Sample of College Acceptance
Col. of the Holy Cross....3
Col. of Wm. & Mary.......5
Columbia University.......6
Connecticut College........7
Cornell University.........13
Dartmouth College..........3
Duke University..............7
Emory University............6
Georgetown Univ............5
Goucher College.............4
Harvard College..............9
Haverford College...........2
Johns Hopkins Univ........6
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Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Chemistry
Chinese Language and Culture
Computer Science
French Language and Culture
European History
Human Geography
Italian Language and Culture
Economics
Physics B
Analytic Physics C
Psychology
Spanish Language
Statistics
United States History
World History
Class of 2013
Amherst College.............1
Bates College..................4
Boston College..............14
Boston University.........53
Bowdoin College............5
Brandeis University......24
Brown University............6
Cal. Institute of Tech.......2
Carlton College...............3
Carnegie Mellon Univ... 21
Case Western Reserve.....8
Colby College...............10
Colgate University..........2
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Advanced Placement Courses Offered
Test.........................................................Mean Score
Biology-E.............................................................. 695
Biology-M............................................................ 717
Chemistry............................................................ 696
Chinese with Listening...................................... 775
French................................................................... 718
Korean with Listening....................................... 754
Latin...................................................................... 651
Literature............................................................. 640
Mathematics Level 1.......................................... 669
Mathematics Level 2.......................................... 748
Physics.................................................................. 681
Spanish................................................................. 662
United States History......................................... 697
World History..................................................... 692
2014 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists..................23
2014 National Merit Scholarship Commended Students......69
2013 Advanced Placement National Scholars....................43
2013 Advanced Placement Scholars with Honors.............84
2013 Advanced Placement Scholars....................................84
2013 Advanced Placement Scholars with Distinction.....174
# students
670
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Class of 2013
Lehigh University...........3
M.I.T...............................6
Middlebury College........8
New York Univ..............22
Northwestern Univ..........5
Pomona College..............1
Princeton University.......1
Rice University...............2
Stanford University.........3
Tufts University............26
UCal-Los Angeles...........7
UCal-Berkeley................8
Univ. of Chicago.............6
Univ. of Connecticut.....28
Univ. of Notre Dame.......2
Univ. of PA...................... 8
Univ. of Southern CA......9
Vanderbilt University......4
Vassar College.................3
Wake Forest Univ............1
Wash. Univ./St.Louis....14
Wellesley College...........5
Wesleyan University..... 11
Williams College.............4
Yale University...............4