Lane Tech College Prep High School

Albert Grannis Lane Technical College Preparatory High School
The clock tower at Lane Tech
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60618

United States
Coordinates41°56′43″N 87°41′27″W / 41.9454°N 87.6907°W / 41.9454; -87.6907
Information
School typePublic Secondary Magnet
MottoWherever you go, whatever you do, remember the honor of Lane
Opened1908; 116 years ago (1908)
School districtChicago Public Schools
CEEB code140640[1]
PrincipalEdwina Thompson [2]
Teaching staff259.50 (on an FTE basis)[3]
Grades7th12th[3]
GenderCoed
Enrollment4,496[3] (2022–2023)
Student to teacher ratio17.33[3]
Campus size33 acres (13 ha)
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)  Myrtle
  Old Gold[4]
Fight songGo, Lane, Go[5]
Athletics conferenceChicago Public League
NicknameChampions[6]
AccreditationAdvancED Higher Learning Commission[7]
NewspaperThe Lane Tech Champion
YearbookGolden Years
Websitewww.lanetech.org

Lane Tech College Prep High School (often shortened to Lane Tech, full name Albert Grannis Lane Technical College Preparatory High School), is a public four-year selective enrollment magnet high school located in the Roscoe Village neighborhood on the north side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is a part of the Chicago Public Schools district. Lane is one of the oldest schools in the city and has an enrollment of over four thousand students, making it the largest high school in Chicago.[8] Lane is a selective-enrollment-based school in which students must take a test and pass a certain benchmark in order to be offered admission.[8] Lane is one of eleven selective enrollment schools in Chicago. It is a diverse school with many of its students coming from different ethnicities and economic backgrounds.[9] In 2019, Lane Tech was rated the 3rd best public high school in Illinois and 69th in the nation.[10]

  1. ^ "Code search". directory. College Board. 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  2. ^ "Administration". Lane Tech High School. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Lane Technical High School". Common Core of Data. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "Chicago (Lane)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "School History". Lane Tech High School. Archived from the original on 14 September 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
  6. ^ Burstein, Alex. "BREAKING: Lane announces "Champions" as new symbol". The Lane Tech Champion. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "Institution Summary for Lane Tech High School". AdvancED profile. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Lane Tech College Preparatory High School Information Sheet". CPS. Archived from the original on October 24, 2005. Retrieved May 23, 2007.
  9. ^ "Chicago Public Schools". CPS. Archived from the original on January 11, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2008.
  10. ^ "Lane Technical High School in Chicago, IL". US News. Retrieved April 30, 2019.