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What advice would you give to incoming students at Abraham Lincoln High School?
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Enrollment
965
High
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000305
Abraham Lincoln High School
2285 SOUTH FEDERAL BOULEVARD, DENVER, CO 80219 · (720) 423-5000 · Denver County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL965 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
858 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
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 | 339 | 35% |
| Grade 10 | 243 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 160 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 223 | 23% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
3.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
12.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 4% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 13% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 Abraham Lincoln High School
Abraham Lincoln High School's state test result (3.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln High School this school | 965 | 88.9% | 3.8% |
| West High School DENVER | 519 | 90.9% | 5.8% |
| Bruce Randolph School DENVER | 663 | 88.5% | 7.8% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep SMART DENVER | 604 | 92.2% | 7.5% |
| Aurora Science & Tech High School AURORA | 434 | 84.1% | N/A |
| Hinkley High School AURORA | 1,527 | 87.8% | 6.0% |
Matched among Colorado 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 Abraham Lincoln High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 3.8% | #231 of 231 | #28 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 965 | #114 of 409 | #10 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #33 of 250 | #12 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.9% | #236 of 250 | #27 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.9% | #12 of 320 | #8 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #138 of 139 | #16 of 16 |
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
965
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 1,598
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 965 | 72.6 | 13.3:1 | 89% (858) |
| 2023-24 | 992 | 66.8 | 14.9:1 | 89% (883) |
| 2022-23 | 986 | 65.9 | 15.0:1 | 91% (896) |
| 2020-21 | 964 | 64 | 15.1:1 | 87% (841) |
| 2017-18 | 969 | 64.3 | 15.1:1 | 92% (890) |
| 2015-16 | 1,393 | 88 | 15.8:1 | 92% (1,278) |
| 2010-11 | 1,930 | 100 | 19.3:1 | 93% (1,794) |
| 2000-01 | 1,456 | 79 | 18.4:1 | 67% (974) |
| 1990-91 | 1,598 | 96 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abraham Lincoln High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (969 to 965); teachers up 13% (64.3 to 72.6).
About Abraham Lincoln High School
Abraham Lincoln High School, a large high school, is located in DENVER, Colorado. It had 965 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 627 students for high schools in Colorado.
Abraham Lincoln High School sits within Denver Public Schools, which has 198 schools and 90,471 students.
By race and ethnicity, Abraham Lincoln High School is 87% Hispanic. Other groups include 6% Black, 3% White, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 28% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
On staff are 72.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.3:1. High schools in Colorado average 16.9:1, 3.7 more students per teacher than here. Abraham Lincoln High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 89%. That rate is above the 63% average among public schools in Denver County.
Abraham Lincoln High School scores 3.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 12.8%.
The county, Denver County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $94,718, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 206 public schools and about 91,233 students.
Compass Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Abraham Lincoln High School is 7th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place Abraham Lincoln High School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (964) and 2024-25 (965). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.3:1) than in 2020-21 (15.1:1).
People who know Abraham Lincoln High School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Denver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,877
Census ACS
Median income
$94,718
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
91,233 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Denver Public Schools
- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Northfield High SchoolHigh · 2,137 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Other schools in DENVER
- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Northfield High SchoolHigh · 2,137 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Other Abraham Lincoln High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Abraham Lincoln High. Abraham Lincoln High School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NY · 2,210 students
- Abraham Lincoln HighSan Jose, CA · 1,590 students
- Abraham Lincoln High SchoolCouncil Bluffs, IA · 1,333 students
Nearby schools
- Compass Academy0.1 mi · 200
- Respect Academy0.1 mi · 99
- Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill0.4 mi · 443
- Rocky Mountain Prep Federal0.4 mi · 376
- Johnson Elementary School0.5 mi · 294
- Excel Academy0.6 mi · 227
Frequently asked questions
About Abraham Lincoln High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Abraham Lincoln High School?
Abraham Lincoln High School enrolls approximately 965 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Abraham Lincoln High School serve?
Abraham Lincoln High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Abraham Lincoln High School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Abraham Lincoln High School.
How diverse is Abraham Lincoln High School?
Abraham Lincoln High School reports a student body of 3% White, 87% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Abraham Lincoln High School in?
Abraham Lincoln High School is part of Denver Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.