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What's the most underrated thing about Lincoln High School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
607
High
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TALLADEGA COUNTY·NCES 010318001214
Lincoln High School
78989 AL Hwy 77, Lincoln, AL 35096 · (256) 315-5295 · Talladega County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL607 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Alabama public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
323 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 151 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 180 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 144 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 132 | 22% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
25.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
14.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lincoln High School
Lincoln High School's state test result (22.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln High School this school | 607 | 53.2% | 22.5% |
| Sylacauga High School Sylacauga | 627 | 49.9% | 37.4% |
| Andalusia High School Andalusia | 471 | 58.2% | 29.3% |
| Beulah High School Valley | 535 | 55.5% | 29.2% |
| Beauregard High School Opelika | 533 | 53.5% | 31.6% |
| Weaver High School Weaver | 468 | 54.3% | 34.5% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lincoln High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Talladega County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #191 of 305 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #194 of 305 | #4 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #185 of 305 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 607 | #131 of 319 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #256 of 307 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #109 of 307 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.2% | #178 of 317 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.3% | #30 of 130 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
607
+42 (+7%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 425
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 18.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 607 | 31.7 | 19.2:1 | 53% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 32.7 | 18.0:1 | 68% (400) |
| 2022-23 | 585 | 32.4 | 18.1:1 | 68% (399) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 30 | 18.8:1 | 61% (342) |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 29.7 | 17.3:1 | 62% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 27 | 19.6:1 | 63% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 541 | 31 | 17.4:1 | 70% (377) |
| 2000-01 | 420 | 21 | 20.0:1 | 58% (244) |
| 1990-91 | 425 | 22 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (513 to 607); teachers up 7% (29.7 to 31.7).
About Lincoln High School
Lincoln High School is a medium-sized high school based in Lincoln, Alabama. A federal count lists 607 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12.
Talladega County is responsible for 17 schools, Lincoln High School included, with 7,321 students in all.
At Lincoln High School, White students make up 59% of the student body. After that, the student body is 36% Black and 3% Hispanic. For comparison, Talladega County is about 62% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 31.7 full-time equivalents, or about 19.2 students per teacher. This ratio sits 2.0 above the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 53%. Compared with the 62% average for public schools in Talladega County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 Grade for Lincoln High School is C. Compared with Alabama public high schools, the school scored higher than 27% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations places Lincoln High School in the bottom 10% of Alabama schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 22.8 points below it (22.5% actual, 45.3% predicted).
Federal survey data for Talladega County show that the median household income is $57,776, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 33 public schools in Talladega County, enrolling about 10,973 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Charles R Drew Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 47.0%; Lincoln High School's is 22.5%, ranking 8th of 8.
The federal government classifies Lincoln High School's location as Rural: Distant.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment rise, from 565 in 2020-21 to 607 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Lincoln High School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Talladega County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,021
Census ACS
Median income
$57,776
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,973 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Talladega County
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 902 students
- Munford Elementary SchoolElementary · 770 students
- Fayetteville High SchoolCombined · 580 students
- BB Comer Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Charles R Drew Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
- BB Comer Memorial High SchoolHigh · 395 students
Other schools in Lincoln
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 902 students
- Charles R Drew Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
Other Lincoln High schools
26 other US public schools in 21 states are named Lincoln High. Lincoln High School is the 18th largest of the 27.
- Lincoln HighStockton, CA · 2,801 students
- Lincoln High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA · 2,472 students
- Lincoln High SchoolGahanna, OH · 2,468 students
- Lincoln High SchoolDes Moines, IA · 2,364 students
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 2,086 students
Nearby schools
- Charles R Drew Middle School0.0 mi · 448
- Lincoln Elementary School0.2 mi · 902
- Ragland High School8.0 mi · 411
- Stemley Road Elementary School9.0 mi · 356
- Coldwater Elementary School9.8 mi · 391
- Talladega County Central High10.4 mi · 143
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln High SchoolHow large is Lincoln High School?
Lincoln High School enrolls approximately 607 students in grades 09-12.
Is Lincoln High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Lincoln High School have?
Lincoln High School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Lincoln High School?
Student demographics at Lincoln High School are roughly 59% White, 3% Hispanic, 36% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln High School?
Lincoln High School is overseen by Talladega County in Talladega County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.