[1] Lawrence North is recognized by the Indiana Department of Education as a Four-Star School, the highest honor that body can confer.

Lawrence North is a household name in Indiana high school boys basketball.

They have won one national, four state, six regional, 17 sectional, and 16 conference titles under guidance of Jack Keefer, one of Indiana's most legendary basketball coach who had managed the program from its establishment in 1976,[5] until his retirement in 2022.

[6] Shooting guard Brad Leaf led all Marion County, Indiana, scorers as a senior at Lawrence North in 1978 with a 25.5-point average, with a single-game high of 38 points.

The next three titles came in a row from 2004 to 2006, guided by future NBA players Greg Oden and Mike Conley Jr.

[11][12] The main publication of the school is North Star, a student-run newspaper that is published ten times a year.