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Abraham Lincoln High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Abraham Lincoln High School
Abraham Lincoln High School, a well-populated four-year high school in DENVER, Colorado, operated by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, enrolls 965 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 627 students each, so Abraham Lincoln High School sits 54% bigger than that benchmark.
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C runs 198 schools in total, collectively educating 90,471 students. Abraham Lincoln High School is one of those campuses.
On demographics, Abraham Lincoln High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (87%); the rest reads as 6% Black, 3% White, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Abraham Lincoln High School has 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Abraham Lincoln High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Denver County (around 63%), the school's rate is north of typical.
With demographic context factored in, Abraham Lincoln High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 12.8%; this one delivers 3.8%.
In the broader community, census data for Denver County shows median household income runs about $94,718, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Denver County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), of which Abraham Lincoln High School is one.
The closest other public school is Compass Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Abraham Lincoln High School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Abraham Lincoln High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 21.9%.
The campus sits in a high-density setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Abraham Lincoln High School has changed only slightly, going from 969 students in 2018 to 965 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.
Inside the community feed, members of the Abraham Lincoln High School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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