Lincoln High

Set in Lincoln, California, Lincoln High is a medium-sized four-year high school, run under Western Placer Unified. It instructs 1,184 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Lincoln High sits 41% larger than that benchmark.

Western Placer Unified runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 8,030 students. Lincoln High is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Lincoln High lists that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 43% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Lincoln High has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Lincoln High higher than the state norm the norm. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Placer County (around 33%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lincoln High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 54.4%; actual is 33.6%, a gap of -20.8 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Placer County indicate median household income runs about $115,998, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Lincoln High is one of 123 public schools in Placer County (combined enrollment of about 70,590 students).

The closest other public school is ATLAS Learning Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lincoln High at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 45.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 39%: 1,952 students in 2018 compared to 1,184 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 29% to 43%. Class-load math has fell: from 26.1:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 in 2025.

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