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Enrollment
1,333
High
DISTRICT 1,240 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COUNCIL BLUFFS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190822000409
Abraham Lincoln High School
1205 Bonham Ave, Council Bluffs, IA 51503 · (712) 328-6481 · Pottawattamie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,333 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Iowa public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
614 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 323 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 344 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 330 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 336 | 25% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 48% · 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
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
58.2%
IA avg 73.6% . -5.7pp since 2023
Math
51.3%
IA avg 70.9% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.2% | 51.3% |
| 2023-24 | 63.9% | 46.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 69% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 (52.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln High School this school | 1,333 | 46.1% | 52.6% |
| Fort Dodge High School Fort Dodge | 1,020 | 48.3% | 54.2% |
| Newton Senior High School Newton | 806 | 42.6% | 65.1% |
| Clinton High School Clinton | 981 | 46.3% | 55.6% |
| Fort Madison Junior/Senior High School Fort Madison | 852 | 51.8% | 63.6% |
| Mason City High School Mason City | 891 | 41.2% | 58.6% |
Matched among Iowa 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 Iowa | In Pottawattamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #297 of 313 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #293 of 314 ▲ 8 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #297 of 314 ▼ 15 | #7 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,333 | #29 of 340 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #167 of 259 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.8% | #81 of 260 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #71 of 320 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.1% | #124 of 125 | N/A |
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
1,333
-61 (-4%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 1,173
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 1,333 | 86.9 | 15.3:1 | 46% (614) |
| 2023-24 | 1,358 | 91.8 | 14.8:1 | 49% (664) |
| 2022-23 | 1,399 | 87.8 | 15.9:1 | 52% (725) |
| 2020-21 | 1,394 | 88 | 15.8:1 | 61% (850) |
| 2017-18 | 1,334 | 84.7 | 15.8:1 | 45% (598) |
| 2015-16 | 1,244 | 79 | 15.8:1 | 51% (630) |
| 2010-11 | 1,381 | 65 | 21.3:1 | 42% (575) |
| 2000-01 | 1,673 | 81 | 20.6:1 | 18% (301) |
| 1990-91 | 1,173 | 75 | 15.6:1 | 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 (1,334 to 1,333); teachers up 3% (84.7 to 86.9).
About Abraham Lincoln High School
Abraham Lincoln High School runs as a large high school in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 1,333 students on the rolls. Across high schools in Iowa, the average enrollment is about 468.
Across its 15 schools, Council Bluffs Comm School District enrolls 8,299 students. Abraham Lincoln High School is one of those schools.
The largest group at Abraham Lincoln High School is White students, at 77%. Other groups make up 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 88% of Pottawattamie County residents are White. The diversity index for Abraham Lincoln High School is 39%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 86.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.3 students per teacher. Across high schools in Iowa, the average ratio is 17.3:1. Abraham Lincoln High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 46%.
Among Iowa public high schools, Abraham Lincoln High School outscored 3%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations places Abraham Lincoln High School in the bottom 10% of Iowa schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 16.3 points below it (52.6% actual, 68.9% predicted).
For Pottawattamie County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $73,602 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Abraham Lincoln High School, Pottawattamie County has 35 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Abraham Lincoln High School is closest to College View Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Abraham Lincoln High School ranks 8th of 8 nearby schools, at 52.6% versus a 67.3% average.
NCES assigns Abraham Lincoln High School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Abraham Lincoln High School had a net loss of 61 students, or 4%.
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Pottawattamie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
93,424
Census ACS
Median income
$73,602
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
15,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Council Bluffs Comm School District
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,146 students
- Gerald W Kirn Middle SchoolMiddle · 913 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 students
- College View ElementaryElementary · 488 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 455 students
- Longfellow Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
Other schools in Council Bluffs
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,146 students
- Lewis Central Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,020 students
- Gerald W Kirn Middle SchoolMiddle · 913 students
- Titan Hill Intermediate SchoolElementary · 901 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 students
- Lewis Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 720 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 3rd largest of the 4.
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NY · 2,210 students
- Abraham Lincoln HighSan Jose, CA · 1,590 students
- Abraham Lincoln High SchoolDENVER, CO · 965 students
Nearby schools
- College View Elementary1.1 mi · 488
- Gerald W Kirn Middle School1.2 mi · 913
- Hoover Elementary School1.3 mi · 401
- Bloomer Elementary School1.9 mi · 396
- Anne E. Nelson Early Learning Center2.1 mi · 119
- Lewis & Clark Elementary School2.2 mi · 271
Frequently asked questions
About Abraham Lincoln High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Abraham Lincoln High School?
Abraham Lincoln High School enrolls approximately 1,333 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 15.3:1 students per teacher at Abraham Lincoln High School.
How diverse is Abraham Lincoln High School?
Abraham Lincoln High School reports a student body of 77% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Abraham Lincoln High School?
Abraham Lincoln High School is overseen by Council Bluffs Comm School District in Pottawattamie County.
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