Artesia High School

History

Artesia High School was established in the 1954-1955 school year, opening its doors to freshman and sophomore classes only. The opening ceremony speech was given by Richard Nixon who was the Vice President of the United States at that time. Originally the school was located in the city of Artesia; however, the area was annexed to the city of Lakewood in 1967. The school adopted the Pioneer as its mascot.

Specialties

Artesia High School became an Accelerated Learning Magnet School in 2010 and offers a wide array of course offerings for students. As an accelerated learning magnet school, Artesia offers open- access to its Honors and AP classes. Students who do not receive a teacher recommendation to enroll in an Honors and/or AP class, yet want to take a class and feel as though they are capable of being successful in the class, may submit a waiver to be enrolled. Programs include a robust AP and Honors program, AVID, Freshman Success, 10 CTE Pathways (including PLTW), Newcomer Program, Cerritos College President Scholars, Cerritos College Dual Enrollment on campus, Opportunities Program, and Migrant Education Program.