La Costa Canyon High School

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La Costa Canyon High School
Location
La Costa Canyon High School
Carlsbad
,
California

United States
Information
Type Public
Established1996;28 years ago (1996)
School district San Dieguito Union High School District
PrincipalJustin Conn
Teaching staff73.94 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9–12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment1,582 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio22.27: [1] 1
Campus Suburban
Campus size88 acres
Student Union/AssociationLCC ASB
Color(s)   Green, Blue, and Gold
Athletics27 varsity athletic teams
Mascot Maverick
Rival Torrey Pines High School
Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) [2]
Website lc.sduhsd.net

La Costa Canyon High School (LCC) is a public high school in Carlsbad, California. It is an International Baccalaureate World School and is part of the San Dieguito Union High School District, serving northwestern San Diego County.

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Established in 1996, La Costa Canyon serves the San Diego County cities of Encinitas, south Carlsbad, and communities of Olivenhain, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, and Rancho Santa Fe. It enrolled 1,834 students during the 2020-2021 school year. [3]

Student body

The student body in 2021-2022 was roughly 72.6% white, 17% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Asian, Filipino, and Pacific Islander, 1.2% African American, and 0.4% American Indian, with the remaining students having identified as multiracial. [1] Roughly 14% of students are served by the special education programs, and 3.8% are classified as English Learners.

The Associated Student Body is the school's student union. It is led by the elected president and a faculty advisor, and organizes all student events and activities.

The music department includes programs in band, rock band, musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) composition, guitar, colorguard, jazz band, and indoor percussion. It also hosts The Maverick Brigade, the only marching band on the district.

LCC students can participate in more than 45 extra-curricular student clubs, a nationally-recognized Speech and Debate program, the LCC Theatre Company, and the Peer Assisted Listeners program, Yearbook, and school broadcast network MavNation.

Faculty and staff

La Costa Canyon has 110 certificated staff members and 47 full-time classified staff members. Certificated staff includes 96 teachers, five school counselors, one wellness counselor, two school psychologists, one school social worker, one speech therapist, and three assistant principals. Classified staff includes special education instructional assistants, one bilingual instructional assistant, two AVID tutors, one athletic trainer, nutrition services workers, two campus supervisors, clerical staff, custodial staff, one health technician, and one theater technician. [4]

Justin Conn has been principal since July 2022, preceded by Reno Medina. [5] Leo Fletes, Nathan Reinking, and Brenda Robinette serve as assistant principals.

Academics

La Costa Canyon operates 10 academic departments, including English, Math, Science, Social Sciences, Visual and Performing Arts, World Languages, AVID, Career and Technical Education, Computer Science, and Special Education. Within the school district, high school graduation requirements include 4 English courses, 3 mathematics courses, 2 science courses, 3 mathematics courses, one visual or performing arts course, 2 physical education courses, one practical art course, and 7 elective courses. [6]

The World Languages department offers Spanish, French, and American Sign Language. The most extensive program and popular program is Spanish.

The Career and Technical Education department offers business management, software systems and development, food service and hospitality, education, graphic design, professional theater, and video film production courses. [7]

La Costa Canyon is the only International Baccalaureate World School in the district, offering the IB Diploma Programme since the 2018-2019 school year. The first cohort of candidates graduated and earned full IB diplomas in June 2020. [8] In July 2023, the district announced that all 13 candidates received IB diplomas, the first cohort to have a 100% passing rate.

La Costa Canyon offers college-preparatory courses, as well as honors courses that are unweighted. AP and IB Higher Level courses are weighted on a 4.0 GPA scale.

LCC offers 22 Advanced Placement (AP) courses. During the 2020-2021 school year, LCC students took 1014 AP exams, and the AP pass rate was 73%.[ citation needed ]

The pupil-teacher ratio is approximately 24:1. Approximately 95% of the students are college bound. The district does not rank students or name valedictorian or salutorian. [9] An estimated 25 percent of the student body receives the State Seal of Biliteracy.

The school receives accreditation approval from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). [10] Concurrent enrollment programs are provided in large by MiraCosta College. [11]

Athletics

La Costa Canyon is a member of the California Interscholastic Federation, the governing body for high school sports in the state of California. LCC has many teams ranked highly on both a national and statewide level and has produced numerous league, CIF, and Open Division titles, and professional sports players. Over 85% of the student body competes in school sports teams and clubs. [12]

La Costa Canyon offers the following sports: [13] [14]

Fall sportsWinter sportsSpring sportsClub sports
Cheerleading Basketball Baseball Beach volleyball (men)
Cross country Soccer Softball Rugby
Field hockey Wrestling Gymnastics Dance
Football Water polo (women) Track and field Surf
Water polo (men) Lacrosse
Volleyball (women)Volleyball (men)
Tennis (women) Swim and dive
Golf (women)Tennis (men)
Flag football (women)Golf (men)
Beach volleyball (women)

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