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What tradition at Lincoln High should never be changed?
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Enrollment
2,801
High
DISTRICT 1,479 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN UNIFIED·NCES 062169002579
Lincoln High
6844 Alexandria Pl., Stockton, CA 95207 · (209) 953-8920 · San Joaquin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,801 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of California public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
134 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
1,982 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 65%
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 | 754 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 695 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 672 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 680 | 24% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 62% · 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
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
55.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -12.3pp since 2014
Math
25.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -15.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.6% | 31.1% | 20.8% | 23.5% |
| Math | 9.5% | 16.3% | 21.0% | 53.2% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.7% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 51.9% | 23.9% |
| 2022-23 | 67.6% | 28.4% |
| 2021-22 | 59.5% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 64.1% | 35.6% |
| 2018-19 | 69.8% | 33.6% |
| 2017-18 | 65.2% | 33.1% |
| 2016-17 | 62.6% | 26.2% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 68.0% | 41.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
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
Lincoln High's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln High this school | 2,801 | 70.8% | 39.3% |
| Mayfair High Lakewood | 2,422 | 70.4% | 38.6% |
| Venice Senior High Los Angeles | 2,293 | 64.7% | 48.9% |
| Justin Garza High Fresno | 2,095 | 72.9% | 41.3% |
| Colony High Ontario | 2,109 | 69.7% | 38.0% |
| Upland High Upland | 2,797 | 69.5% | 50.2% |
Matched among California 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 ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #550 of 1,052 | #11 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #515 of 1,056 ▼ 14 | #9 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #563 of 1,056 ▲ 49 | #13 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #285 of 1,044 | #7 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,801 | #44 of 2,093 | #1 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #673 of 1,352 | #16 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #241 of 1,351 | #7 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.8% | #854 of 1,575 | #20 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #720 of 802 | #14 of 17 |
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
2,801
-93 (-3%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 2,257
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 2,801 | 134.2 | 20.9:1 | 71% (1,982) |
| 2023-24 | 2,891 | 130.9 | 22.1:1 | 58% (1,666) |
| 2022-23 | 2,936 | 127.2 | 23.1:1 | 53% (1,561) |
| 2020-21 | 2,894 | 127 | 22.8:1 | 48% (1,395) |
| 2017-18 | 2,878 | 121 | 23.8:1 | 54% (1,556) |
| 2015-16 | 2,839 | 119 | 23.9:1 | 52% (1,475) |
| 2010-11 | 2,662 | N/A | N/A | 42% (1,119) |
| 2000-01 | 2,622 | 117 | 22.4:1 | 22% (580) |
| 1990-91 | 2,257 | 98 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln High.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (2,878 to 2,801); teachers up 11% (121 to 134.2).
About Lincoln High
The public high school Lincoln High is located in Stockton, California. It educates 2,801 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in California is about 838 students.
Lincoln High belongs to Lincoln Unified, a district of 13 schools and 8,721 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Lincoln High, at 54%. The next largest groups are 15% White, 13% Asian, 11% Black, and 5% multiracial. In San Joaquin County overall, about 43% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 134.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 20.9 students per teacher. That is 2.7 students per teacher above the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 71% of students.
allk12 grades Lincoln High a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Lincoln High scores 39.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 38.1%.
Within San Joaquin County, the median household income is $92,179, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, San Joaquin County has 251 public schools and roughly 153,026 students.
The closest public school, Sierra Middle, is about 0.2 miles from Lincoln High. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Lincoln High ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 3% from 2020-21, when Lincoln High had 2,894 students, to 2024-25, when it had 2,801. Students per teacher fell from 22.8 in 2020-21 to 20.9 in 2024-25.
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San Joaquin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
797,334
Census ACS
Median income
$92,179
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
251
153,026 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lincoln Unified
- BrooksideElementary · 768 students
- Mable BarronElementary · 657 students
- Tully C. KnolesElementary · 643 students
- Sierra MiddleMiddle · 591 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 569 students
- Claudia LandeenElementary · 562 students
Other schools in Stockton
- Edison HighHigh · 2,355 students
- Franklin HighHigh · 2,065 students
- Cesar Chavez HighHigh · 2,021 students
- Bear Creek HighHigh · 1,925 students
- Stagg Senior HighHigh · 1,677 students
- Venture AcademyCombined · 1,657 students
Other Lincoln High schools
26 other US public schools in 21 states are named Lincoln High. Lincoln High is the largest of the 27.
- Lincoln HighSan Diego, CA · 1,487 students
- Lincoln HighLincoln, CA · 1,184 students
- Lincoln High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA · 2,472 students
- Lincoln High SchoolGahanna, OH · 2,468 students
- Lincoln High SchoolDes Moines, IA · 2,364 students
Nearby schools
- Sierra Middle0.2 mi · 591
- John R. Williams0.7 mi · 555
- Tully C. Knoles0.7 mi · 643
- Village Oaks High0.8 mi · 156
- Lincoln Elementary0.8 mi · 569
- Colonial Heights0.9 mi · 547
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln HighHow many students attend Lincoln High?
Lincoln High enrolls approximately 2,801 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Lincoln High serve?
Lincoln High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Lincoln High have?
Lincoln High employs 134 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln High?
At Lincoln High, the student body is approximately 15% White, 54% Hispanic, 11% Black, 13% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Lincoln High public or private?
Lincoln High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lincoln Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.