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Enrollment
2,472
High
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899003845
Lincoln High School
3201 Ryan Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19136 · (215) 400-3309 · Philadelphia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,472 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
118 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
2,201 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 52 | 2% |
| Grade 9 | 760 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 696 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 468 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 496 | 20% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 59% · 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
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
36.8%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
14.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.8% | 14.9% |
| 2023-24 | 35.1% | 14.3% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
23.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 (23.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln High School this school | 2,472 | 89.0% | 23.5% |
| Scranton High School Scranton | 1,815 | 100.0% | 57.0% |
| Fels Samuel High School Philadelphia | 1,255 | 98.4% | 15.4% |
| McCaskey Campus Lancaster | 2,600 | 89.0% | 35.1% |
| Olney High School Philadephia | 1,168 | 99.7% | 15.7% |
| West Scranton High School Scranton | 1,404 | 99.4% | 35.6% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #510 of 576 | #25 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #529 of 626 ▼ 1 | #27 of 67 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #527 of 626 ▲ 27 | #35 of 67 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,472 | #20 of 713 | #2 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #579 of 601 | #50 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #24 of 604 | #11 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.0% | #246 of 619 | #61 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +48.8% | #7 of 221 | #2 of 31 |
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
2,472
+510 (+26%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 1,841
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
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 | 2,472 | 117.7 | 21.0:1 | 89% (2,201) |
| 2023-24 | 2,201 | 163.4 | 13.5:1 | 100% (2,201) |
| 2022-23 | 2,207 | 145.6 | 15.2:1 | 100% (2,205) |
| 2020-21 | 1,962 | 124 | 15.8:1 | 100% (1,959) |
| 2017-18 | 1,661 | 90.8 | 18.3:1 | 100% (1,658) |
| 2015-16 | 1,526 | 80 | 19.1:1 | 100% (1,526) |
| 2010-11 | 1,880 | 126 | 14.9:1 | 56% (1,061) |
| 2000-01 | 2,372 | 150 | 15.8:1 | 16% (382) |
| 1990-91 | 1,841 | 114 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 49% (1,661 to 2,472); teachers up 30% (90.8 to 117.7).
About Lincoln High School
Lincoln High School is a high-enrollment high school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 2,472 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 738-student average for high schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 235% higher.
Philadelphia City SD is responsible for 220 schools, Lincoln High School included, with 116,230 students in all.
Lincoln High School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 41%. Smaller groups are 30% Black, 15% White, 8% Asian, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 16% of Philadelphia County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 117.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 21.0:1. That is higher than the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 89%.
allk12 grades Lincoln High School a D. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Lincoln High School is 39.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Philadelphia County show that the median household income is $61,953, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Besides Lincoln High School, Philadelphia County has 308 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Holme Thomas School, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Lincoln High School ranks 5th on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Lincoln High School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 26% enrollment rise, from 1,962 in 2020-21 to 2,472 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.8:1 in 2020-21 to 21.0:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Lincoln High School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Philadelphia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,579,706
Census ACS
Median income
$61,953
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
309
182,005 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Philadelphia City SD
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,329 students
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- Mayfair SchoolElementary · 1,763 students
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- Frank Anne SchoolElementary · 1,622 students
Other schools in Philadelphia
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Philadelphia Performing Arts CSCombined · 2,572 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,329 students
- MaST Community CS IICombined · 1,875 students
- First Philadelphia Preparatory CSCombined · 1,831 students
- Northeast Community Propel AcademyElementary · 1,783 students
Other Lincoln High schools
26 other US public schools in 21 states are named Lincoln High. Lincoln High School is the 2nd largest of the 27.
- Lincoln HighStockton, CA · 2,801 students
- Lincoln High SchoolGahanna, OH · 2,468 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
- Holme Thomas School0.1 mi · 850
- Northeast Community Propel Academy0.2 mi · 1,783
- Mayfair School0.6 mi · 1,763
- Forrest Edwin School0.7 mi · 841
- Brown Joseph School0.9 mi · 441
- Solis-Cohen Solomon School1.1 mi · 1,350
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln High SchoolHow many students attend Lincoln High School?
Lincoln High School enrolls approximately 2,472 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Lincoln High School serve?
Lincoln High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln High School is approximately 21.0:1 (118 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lincoln High School?
Lincoln High School reports a student body of 15% White, 41% Hispanic, 30% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Lincoln High School in?
Lincoln High School is part of Philadelphia City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.