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Enrollment
2,468
High
DISTRICT 1,242 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GAHANNA-JEFFERSON CITY·NCES 390469602720
Lincoln High School
140 S Hamilton Rd, Gahanna, OH 43230 · (614) 478-5500 · Franklin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,468 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Ohio public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
834 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 43%
Community
1
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 | 646 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 684 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 524 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 614 | 25% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 54% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Gahanna-Jefferson City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
66.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.9pp since 2021
Math
52.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 52.2% |
| 2023-24 | 63.3% | 55.5% |
| 2022-23 | 65.9% | 50.3% |
| 2021-22 | 63.8% | 49.1% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
66.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 School
Lincoln High School's state test result (66.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln High School this school | 2,468 | 33.8% | 66.8% |
| Westerville-North High School Westerville | 1,587 | 38.6% | 67.4% |
| Westerville Central High School Westerville | 1,485 | 38.3% | 67.1% |
| Mayfield High School Cleveland | 1,504 | 29.1% | 76.3% |
| Westerville-South High School Westerville | 1,509 | 49.4% | 68.8% |
| Northmont High School Clayton | 1,369 | 44.9% | 69.6% |
Matched among Ohio 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 School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #260 of 403 | #14 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #353 of 776 ▼ 85 | #16 of 55 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #375 of 774 ▲ 40 | #17 of 55 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #408 of 742 | #34 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,468 | #5 of 888 | #1 of 66 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #82 of 749 | #19 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.8% | #296 of 435 | #11 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.4% | #106 of 198 | #12 of 23 |
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
2,468
+152 (+7%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 1,676
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 | 2,468 | N/A | N/A | 34% (834) |
| 2023-24 | 2,443 | 116.7 | 20.9:1 | 24% (586) |
| 2022-23 | 2,363 | 119.7 | 19.7:1 | 24% (568) |
| 2020-21 | 2,316 | 115 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,299 | 127.7 | 18.0:1 | 24% (548) |
| 2015-16 | 2,292 | 134 | 17.1:1 | 24% (557) |
| 2010-11 | 2,292 | 130 | 17.6:1 | 22% (496) |
| 2000-01 | 2,086 | 119 | 17.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 1,676 | 90 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln High School.
About Lincoln High School
Lincoln High School is a high-enrollment high school in Gahanna-Jefferson City, located in Gahanna, Ohio. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,468 students. That compares with an average of about 565 students for high schools in Ohio.
Gahanna-Jefferson City has 13 schools; together they serve 8,290 students.
At Lincoln High School, 51% of students are White. Other students are 34% Black, 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That is lower than the 59% White share among all Franklin County residents. The diversity index for Lincoln High School is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Lunch program data show 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Among Ohio public high schools, Lincoln High School outscored 46%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Lincoln High School, the prediction is 76.0% and the result is 66.8%.
In the surrounding county, Franklin County, median household income comes to about $75,176, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 402 public schools and about 195,359 students.
Gahanna Lincoln High School - OLS is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Lincoln High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Lincoln High School ranks 5th of 7 on average proficiency.
Lincoln High School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment increased 7% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,333,048
Census ACS
Median income
$75,176
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
402
195,359 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gahanna-Jefferson City
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
- Blacklick Elementary SchoolElementary · 692 students
- Gahanna East Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
- Gahanna South Middle SchoolMiddle · 653 students
- Gahanna West Middle SchoolMiddle · 608 students
- High Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
Other schools in Gahanna
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
- Gahanna East Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
- Gahanna South Middle SchoolMiddle · 653 students
- Gahanna West Middle SchoolMiddle · 608 students
- High Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Goshen Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
Other Lincoln High schools
26 other US public schools in 21 states are named Lincoln High. Lincoln High School is the 3rd largest of the 27.
- Lincoln HighStockton, CA · 2,801 students
- Lincoln High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA · 2,472 students
- Lincoln High SchoolDes Moines, IA · 2,364 students
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 2,086 students
- Lincoln High School - 02Sioux Falls, SD · 1,954 students
Nearby schools
- Gahanna Lincoln High School - OLS0.0 mi · 15
- Gahanna- Jefferson Clark Hall0.2 mi · 176
- Jefferson Elementary School0.7 mi · 437
- Lincoln Elementary School0.8 mi · 730
- Gahanna South Middle School0.8 mi · 653
- Chapelfield Elementary School1.3 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln High SchoolHow many students attend Lincoln High School?
Lincoln High School enrolls approximately 2,468 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Lincoln High School serve?
Lincoln High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student diversity at Lincoln High School?
Student demographics at Lincoln High School are roughly 51% White, 7% Hispanic, 34% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Lincoln High School in?
Lincoln High School is part of Gahanna-Jefferson City.
What city is Lincoln High School in?
Lincoln High School is located in Gahanna, OH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.