Excellence through Citizenship - Education - Lifelong Learning
Lakeland High School will create life-long learners by establishing a foundation of citizenship and education which will allow its graduates to excel!

Vision Statement

The Lakeland High School Community is committed to providing a safe, collaborative, rigorous and meaningful learning environment by:
- Practicing data-driven instruction
- Providing a standards-based core curriculum
- On-going enhancement of technology and the incorporation of technology based learning
- Promoting self-reflection, responsible citizenship and life-long learning

Beliefs Statement

- We believe individual student success is best achieved though the collaborative efforts and joint responsibilities of school, family and community.
- We believe respect, integrity, and acceptance are essential for a strong community.
- We believe in the responsible development and use of new and existing resources.
- We believe in open, accessible decision making processes.
- We believe in meeting the needs of individual students through a variety of opportunities which leads to personal success.
- We believe in responsibly informed stakeholders.
- We believe in a safe and secure environment.

The Huron Valley District covers 102 square miles encompassing the townships of Commerce, Highland, Milford and White Lake and the Village of Milford in Suburban Oakland County. The district is comprised of 17 schools and approximately 10,300 students. Student population ranks 7th out of 28 in Oakland Country in the number of students it serves. Over 600 teachers and 1,500 staff are currently employed to serve the Huron Valley School Community.

General School Information

Lakeland High School is one of three high schools within Huron Valley. Over the past five years Lakeland High School's population grew 22.6% to 1764 students with a staff of 78 teachers. The graduation rate for the building for 2009 was 87.88% with a drop-out rate of 4.55%. Approximately 94% of Lakeland's graduates are college bound. Participation in Advanced Placement courses grew to a record number (462 students, of which 248 of the 401 students that tested scored a 3 or higher). The College Board named 43 of those students as AP Scholars. In response to the number of students testing in AP courses, Newsweek named Lakeland High School to its list of Best High Schools in the United States for 2009 and 2010. The ACT Composite score for Lakeland High School is 19.8.

While overall percentages of specific minority groups are low (approximately 6%) the changes in overall numbers have been high (50% increase in minority students and a 66% increase in African-American students). Lakeland has proactively partnered the school and community to welcome new and current students and families of diverse populations. Various staff members served as founding members of the Huron Valley Diversity Action Council and present on various diversity topics, they have worked hard to incorporate tolerance, respect, and acceptance into all facets of Lakeland High School and the Huron Valley Community. Students at Lakeland High School have participated in Challenge Day Program, Communications Camp, and Peer Mediation with the overall purpose of creating a safe, accepting, and culturally aware environment. The Unity and Diversity Club are helping to organize the fifth annual Martin Luther King Jr. March in downtown Milford.

The ethnic breakdown of Lakeland High School as follows:

Native American=24/1495--1.6%

Latin American/Hispanic=29/1495--1.9%

Hawaiin/Pacific Islander=2/1495--0.1%

Caucasian=1407/1495--94%

Asian American=13/1495--0.9%

African American=20/1495--1.3%

The Special Education population for the building is 13% and the Economically Disadvantaged population is approximately 30% (a 50% increase over the past 2 years). The changing student demographics of the building are being met head on from the staff in the form of professional development, rigorous standards, relevant instruction and systematic intervention programs. The four year achievement gap for the MME is decreasing. Last year Lakeland High School made AYP by having all sub-groups meet minimum proficiency levels.