Abraham Lincoln High

As a large senior high in San Jose, California, Abraham Lincoln High works with 1,590 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within San Jose Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 90% larger than the state mean of about 838.

San Jose Unified runs 41 schools in total, collectively educating 24,322 students. Abraham Lincoln High is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Abraham Lincoln High reports that 75% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 11% White, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, 4% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Santa Clara County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Abraham Lincoln High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.8%.

In the area at large, census data for Santa Clara County shows median household earnings sit near $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Abraham Lincoln High is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

Merritt Trace Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Abraham Lincoln High at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 39.8%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 15%: 1,879 students in 2018 compared to 1,590 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.9:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 today.

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