Loch Raven High School Explained

Loch Raven High School
Established:	1972
Type:	Public Secondary
Principal:	Janine G. Holmes
Faculty:	56
Enrollment:	859^[1]
Grades:	9–12
Streetaddress:	1212 Cowpens Avenue
City:	Towson
State:	Maryland
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	39.4049°N -76.5638°W
District:	Baltimore County Public Schools
Campus:	Suburban
Mascot:	Raiders
Free Label:	Emblem
Newspaper:	The Revelation
Website:	http://lochravenhs.bcps.org/
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Loch Raven High School is a high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States.

History

The school was established in 1972 and is part of the Baltimore County Public School System. Some of the middle schools whose graduates then enter Loch Raven High are Pine Grove Middle School, Ridgely Middle School, Loch Raven Technical Academy, and Cockeysville Middle School. ^[2]

Neighborhoods that feed into Loch Raven High School include:

• Parkville, Maryland
• Carney, Maryland
• Towson, Maryland
• Loch Raven, Maryland
• Glen Arm, Maryland
• Baldwin, Maryland
• Hydes, Maryland
• Hampton, Maryland

Academics

Loch Raven High school received a 55.2 out of a possible 90 points (61%) on the 2018-2019 Maryland State Department of Education Report Card and received a 4 out of 5 star rating, ranking in the 51st percentile among all Maryland schools.^[3]

Loch Raven High School offers the following AP Courses:

• AP Biology
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC
• AP Chemistry
• AP Computer Science A
• AP English Language and Composition
• AP English Literature and Composition
• AP Environmental Science
• AP French Language
• AP U.S. Government and Politics
• AP Human Geography
• AP Macroeconomics
• AP Microeconomics
• AP Music Theory
• AP Physics 1
• AP Physics 2
  • • AP Psychology
• AP Spanish Language
• AP Statistics
• AP Studio Art Drawing
• AP US History
• AP World History

Students

The 2019–2020 enrollment at Loch Raven High School was 874 students.^[4]

Athletics

State championships

Girls Cross Country

• 1A 2004^[5]

Boys Cross Country

• Class A 1976, 1981, 1983^[5]
• 2A 1990^[5]
• 1A 2002^[5]

Field Hockey

• Class A 1979, 1987^[5]
• 2A 1992^[5]

Girls Soccer

• 2A-1A 1993, 1996^[5]
• 2A 1999 TIE^[5]
• 1A 2001 TIE, 2003, 2009^[5]

Boys Soccer

• Class A 1974, 1975, 1977^[5]
• 1A 2009^[5]

Volleyball

• Class A 1987^[5]
• 3A 1988^[5]
• 2A 1994^[5]

Girls Basketball

• Class A 1976^[6]

Girls Lacrosse

• 2A-1A 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995^[7]

Boys Lacrosse

• 2A-1A 2006^[7]

Boys Track and Field

• 1A 2003^[7]

Baseball

• Class AA 1983^[7]

Notable alumni

• Pat Downey - professional mixed martial artist, submission grappler and freestyle wrestler
• Sean Landeta - former professional football player
• Ana Montes - convicted Cuban spy
• John G. Trueschler - former member of the Maryland House of Delegates
• Janine Tucker - (nee Kormanik) American lacrosse coach, all-time winningest coach at Johns Hopkins University

Notes and References

1. Web site: School Profile for Loch Raven High. www.bcps.org. 2018-10-10.
2. Web site: Appendix j. Feeder Schools by Receiver High School: 2020–2021 . SharpSchool . Baltimore County Public Schools.
3. https://reportcard.msde.maryland.gov/Graphs/#/ReportCards/ReportCardSchool/1/H/1/03/0973/0 Loch Raven High 2018 - 2019 School Report Card
4. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Zip=21092&Miles=10&ID=240012000420 Search for Public Schools
5. Web site: 2019 MPSSAA Fall Record Book.
6. Web site: 2019-20 MPSSAA Winter Record Book.
7. Web site: 2020 MPSSAA Spring Record Book.