Lincoln High School

Lincoln High School is one of the sizable senior highs in Tacoma, Washington, run under Tacoma School District, with 1,556 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so Lincoln High School sits 172% bigger than that benchmark.

Tacoma School District runs 66 schools in total, collectively educating 28,900 students. Lincoln High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Lincoln High School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 18% Black, 15% multiracial, 14% White, 12% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 13% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Lincoln High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 73% of students at Lincoln High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Pierce County (around 50%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Lincoln High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.3%.

In the broader community, census data for Pierce County shows median household earnings sit near $99,564, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Pierce County runs 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), of which Lincoln High School is one.

The closest other public school is Whitman Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 31.8%.

Lincoln High School operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Lincoln High School's enrollment has increased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 1,443 (now 1,556). Hispanic enrollment moved from 26% to 34% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.