Mission Statement
Locke High School is committed to providing a safe and secure campus environment and comprehensive program which fosters students to become critical thinkers, decision makers, academic achievers and responsible citizens.



Vision Statement
Locke High School is a thoughtful, reflective, exciting, and engaging place. Here, students receive meaningful and personalized instruction. Locke is a place with studios, galleries, workshops, theaters, laboratories, field research opportunities, and newsrooms – all the critical elements of a small learning community.The spirit and practice of our teachers and students is one of shared inquiry. In our small schools our students feel supported in taking risks and are encouraged to think independently. Students are engaged in initiating and assessing ideas and products, thereby developing a disciplined respect for their own work and the work of others. Our teachers function more as coaches, mentors, wise advisors, and guides rather than as teachers.

Locke is a school that offers high academic standards along with high levels of support. This combination creates a bridge between challenging curriculum goals and our students' unique needs, talents, and learning styles. Our emphasis on student support has resulted in an increased number of our most recent graduates (class of 2005) earning acceptance into the top universities in the country including all the universities in our state’s UC system.

In short, Locke is a high school with a personalized learning environment which includes small learning communities where teachers and students integrate academic and occupational classes as a way to enhance real world relevance and still maintain high academic standards.