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Artesia High School (California)

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| name = Artesia High School

| image = Artesia High School (Lakewood, California) Logo.jpg

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| streetaddress = 12108 East Del Amo Boulevard

| city = Lakewood, California

| zipcode = 90715

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{coord|33.845571|-118.075065|region:US-CA_type:edu_source:gnis-238783|display=inline,title|format=dms}}

| url = {{URL|https://www.artesiahs.us}}

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| schoolboard = ABC Unified School District

| superintendent = Toan Nguyen

| trustee =

| ratio = 19.59

| staff = 73.54 (FTE)

| principal = Sergio Garcia

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| schooltype = Public high school

| grades = 9-12

| language = English

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| athletics_conference = 605 League

| mascot =

| teamname = Pioneers

| colors = Black and red {{Color box|black}} {{Color box|Red}}

| founded = 1954

| enrollment = 1,441 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0601620&ID=060162000002|title=Artesia High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=March 9, 2025}}

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Artesia High School is a public high school in Lakewood, California, with a student population of around 1,500.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ed-data.org/school/Los-Angeles/ABC-Unified/Artesia-High|title=EdData - School Profile - Artesia High}} It is one of the five high schools in the ABC Unified School District.

History

Construction of Artesia High was completed in 1954, making it the oldest active high school in the ABC Unified School District since the 1979 closure of Excelsior High School, then known as the Excelsior Union High School District. While originally in Artesia, California, since the realigning of city boundaries, it is now located about {{convert|1/2|mile|spell=in}} south of the southern border of Artesia, in Lakewood.

The opening ceremony of the school was highlighted with a speech by then-Vice President Richard Nixon. In his speech he expressed his hope that Artesia High School would serve as an example of educational integration, in light of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling passed only a few months before. The school mascot is the Pioneer.

Academics

The school is part of the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement program and is under the direct guidance of California State University, Long Beach.{{cite web | title=MESA - List of Schools Served| url=http://www.ucop.edu/mesa/about/listschoolpart.html | publisher=UC Regents| access-date=2010-09-01 }} The school's 2009 Academic Performance Index score was 745.{{cite web | title=2009-10 Accountability Progress Reporting (APR)| url=http://api.cde.ca.gov/AcntRpt2010/2009BaseSch.aspx?cYear=2009-10&allcds=19-642121930361 | publisher=California Department of Education| access-date=2010-09-01 }}

In 2013, Artesia High was designated as a California Distinguished School.

=Athletics=

Artesia High School is a member of the 605 League of the CIF Southern Section and is renowned for its competitive sports teams.{{cite news | title=Super 25 boys' basketball rankings| url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/basketball/super25.htm | publisher=USA Today| access-date=2010-09-01 | date=2006-11-28}} The boys' basketball team, which featured future NBA All-Star James Harden, was ranked first in California during the 2005–2006 season. The school won the CIF Division III championship with a record of 33 wins and a single loss. The 2006 win was the second time in the school's history that the team won the California Basketball championship. The Pioneers have a total of 5 state championships, ranking fourth in the state in terms of state championships.{{cite web|title=Past Champions & Records |url=http://www.cifstate.org/sports/state/basketball/pdf/bb%20state%20records.pdf |publisher=California Interscholastic Federation |access-date=2010-12-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201160534/http://cifstate.org/sports/state/basketball/pdf/bb%20state%20records.pdf |archive-date=2010-12-01 }}

On March 24, 2007, the boys' basketball team defeated Bishop O'Dowd High School from Oakland for the CIF Division III State Championship title, and celebrated Artesia's second back-to-back D-III title and fifth overall state championship.

Notable alumni

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References

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External links

  • [https://www.artesiahs.us/ School website]

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Category:Educational institutions established in 1954

Category:ABC Unified School District

Category:Public high schools in Los Angeles County, California

Category:1954 establishments in California

Category:Lakewood, California