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 border. 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 in Baltimore County and Southern High School, which is now known as Digital Harbor High School 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. To replace the old building built in 1963, a $156 million project was announced in 2022 to build a new 318,461 square feet large school on its athletic field which is expected to open in fall 2026.
On March 4th 2025, A 16 year old who attended the school was shot and killed on school property.https://www.edweek.org/leadership/school-shootings-this-year-how-many-and-where/2026/01 The incident happened after school had dismissed and no one else was hurt.https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/police-lansdowne-high-school-baltimore-county/
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.Lansdowne High & Academy of Finance 2018 - 2019 School Report Card
Magnet Programs Lansdowne High school offers 12 magnet programs with different subjects that fall under the magnet itself for students to choose from to get into the school.
Academy of Arts and Communications
Visual Arts Instrumental Music Vocal Music Dance Theater Mass Communications
Academy of Health and Human Services
Teacher Academy of Maryland ProStart/Food Science Carpentry Electrical Army JROTC
Academy of Science
Project Lead the Way (PLTW): Biomedical Science
Students The 2023–2024 enrollment at Lansdowne High School was 1352 students.
Student population Maryland State Department of Education
2024 1,352 2019 1,326 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 Baseball 3A 1993 Softball Eugene Robertson Sportsmanship Award 2012
Notable alumni David Byrne - lead singer of 80's music group Talking Heads Adrienne A. Jones - Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates
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References and notes
See also List of Schools in Baltimore County, Maryland
External links
LHS Televideo YouTube Channel