Lincoln High

Set in Stockton, California, Lincoln High is a big secondary school, overseen by Lincoln Unified. It instructs 2,801 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 234% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Across the 13 schools in Lincoln Unified (8,721 students total), Lincoln High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Lincoln High lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 15% White, 13% Asian, 11% Black, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Lincoln High has 134 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 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Lincoln High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.3%; this one delivers 37.9%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for San Joaquin County indicate median household income runs about $92,179, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Lincoln High is one of 251 public schools in San Joaquin County (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students).

The closest other public school is Sierra Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln High ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 28.8%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 3%: 2,878 students in 2018 compared to 2,801 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 23% to 15% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.8:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 in 2025.

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