Lincoln High School

Lincoln High School is a senior high of sizable scale in Seattle, Washington, run under Seattle School District No. 1, hosting 1,770 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so Lincoln High School sits 209% above that benchmark.

Seattle School District No. 1 runs 107 schools in total, collectively educating 50,773 students. Lincoln High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Lincoln High School lists that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% multiracial, 11% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with King County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Lincoln High School has 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Lincoln High School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 12% of students at Lincoln High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below King County's rate of about 38%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lincoln High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.6%.

Around the school, census data for King County shows median household income runs about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Lincoln High School is one.

The closest other public school is Hamilton International Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lincoln High School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 77.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

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