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Lincoln High

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Lincoln High ranks 1514 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1514^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 30% of California high schools

Summary

Lincoln High is a large public high school serving 1,487 students in grades 9-12 within the San Diego Unified district, located in an economically challenged area where nearly 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in math (11.9%), English (35.28%), and science (16.13%) well below district and state averages; it ranks in the 30th percentile statewide, which is lower than nearby schools like San Diego SCPA (82nd percentile) and Morse High (64th percentile). A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 33.1% of students missing significant school, a rate much higher than most surrounding traditional high schools and a likely key factor affecting academic performance.

Despite these struggles, Lincoln High has a notable strength: its 89.3% graduation rate exceeds both district and state averages. The school also receives more funding per student ($22,332) than comparison schools, suggesting extra resources are being directed to address its needs. Performance varies greatly for different student groups, with the school showing relative effectiveness in supporting special education and Hispanic students, while outcomes for Asian and multi-racial students are critically low.

1,487

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,332

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4777 Imperial Ave.
San Diego, CA 92113-2071

(619) 266-6500

District: San Diego Unified

Feeder schools for Lincoln High:

Elementary:	Baker Elementary
	Balboa Elementary
	Chavez Elementary
	Chollas/Mead Elementary
	More...
	Encanto Elementary
	Horton Elementary
	Johnson Elementary
	Nye Elementary
	Porter Elementary
	Valencia Park Elementary
	Webster Elementary
Middle:	Knox Middle
	Millennial Technical Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.5%

African American:

19.4%

Asian:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 18th percentile in 2022 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 30th (2025) from a 18th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg49%

California avg41%

1,514^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 24High Schools in the San Diego Unified

577^th of 1,543San Diego Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1514 of 2162	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.5	1729 of 2159	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	1762 of 2170	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1746 of 2123	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1503 of 2133	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	1562 of 2017	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.1	1455 of 2021	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.6	1409 of 2039	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.0	1374 of 1994	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.6	1360 of 2426	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	22.8	1514 of 2354	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	20.5	1620 of 2367	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	22.2	1526 of 2281	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.7	1638 of 2238	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.3	787 of 2117	62.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	442 of 523	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	435 of 517	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	377 of 521	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	431 of 522	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	519 of 592	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	519 of 582	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	3.3	557 of 573	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.1	576 of 591	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	492 of 582	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	566 of 581	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.2	973 of 1161	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	732 of 1117	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.6	830 of 1085	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	549 of 1064	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	820 of 1044	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	779 of 941	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	689 of 938	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	1337 of 1906	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1629 of 1915	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1639 of 1915	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1597 of 1858	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1401 of 1833	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	1472 of 1760	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	1157 of 1900	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1525 of 1902	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1593 of 1917	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	1527 of 1861	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	1214 of 1814	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.8	1341 of 1742	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	295 of 410	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	272 of 328	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	242 of 299	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	254 of 290	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	1364 of 2013	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1623 of 2026	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1642 of 2030	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	1556 of 1943	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1348 of 1937	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1428 of 1862	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	1460 of 1942	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1540 of 1948	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1578 of 1963	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	1608 of 1916	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1363 of 1880	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1409 of 1834	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	556 of 577	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	552 of 574	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	535 of 541	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	483 of 515	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	659 of 1252	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	817 of 1216	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	1088 of 1197	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)24th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile~ school

African American (2025)15th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)4th percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2024)3rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Science16%-17 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln High	Public	9-12	4777 Imperial Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 266-6500	1,487	62	24.0	89.8%	21 (1.4%)	288 (19.4%)	1,019 (68.5%)	72 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.0%)	70 (4.7%)	28.5	1514^th of 2162 public high schools	30.0%		18.5	1729^th of 2159 public high schools	19.9%	215		16.6		16.1				35.3	35.3				11.9	11.9	$22,332	$4,796	$17,536
Gompers Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1005 47th St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	Gompers Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 263-2171	1,175	56	20.8	83.0%	10 (0.9%)	37 (3.1%)	1,085 (92.3%)	33 (2.8%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	63.5	729^th of 2162 public high schools	66.3%		51.4	973^rd of 2159 public high schools	54.9%	244	19.3	39.2		29.1	36.0	36.9	41.4	68.2	45.6	21.9	13.6	13.8	17.7	16.8	$16,827	$1,947	$14,880
San Diego Workforce Innovation High	Public, Charter	9-12	2 Euclid Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	San Diego Workforce Innovation High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 432-4690	2,722	103	26.3	76.6%	449 (16.5%)	169 (6.2%)	1,859 (68.3%)	39 (1.4%)	16 (0.6%)	7 (0.3%)	167 (6.1%)	21.6	1659^th of 2162 public high schools	23.3%		24.9	1588^th of 2159 public high schools	26.4%	71			17.4	17.4				26.8	26.8				7.6	7.6
Ingenuity Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	6130 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	Ingenuity Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 262-2046	188	9	21.9	86.7%	12 (6.4%)	26 (13.8%)	121 (64.4%)	11 (5.9%)	4 (2.1%)	3 (1.6%)	11 (5.9%)	20.4	1684^th of 2162 public high schools	22.1%		24.4	1599^th of 2159 public high schools	25.9%	85	11.8	14.3		16.3		33.3	17.7	27.8	25.7		8.3	5.9	5.5	5.7	$11,368	$565	$10,803
Morse High	Public	9-12	6905 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 510-4700	1,591	72	22.0	80.1%	32 (2.0%)	194 (12.2%)	795 (50.0%)	442 (27.8%)	3 (0.2%)	18 (1.1%)	106 (6.7%)	61.8	769^th of 2162 public high schools	64.4%		58.5	805^th of 2159 public high schools	62.7%	36		32.8		32.8				58.4	58.4				27.8	27.8	$19,296	$3,664	$15,632
San Diego SCPA	Public	6-12	2425 Dusk Dr.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 470-0555	1,297	53	24.5	58.4%	194 (15.0%)	81 (6.2%)	619 (47.7%)	249 (19.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	138 (10.6%)	80.6	399^th of 2162 public high schools	81.5%		84.7	329^th of 2159 public high schools	84.8%	70	30.8	45.1		37.9	51.6	52.6	54.4	77.6	59.4	35.3	39.4	30.5	34.5	34.7	$18,565	$3,688	$14,877
Sweetwater High	Public	9-12	2900 Highland Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 474-9700	2,290	90	25.3	89.2%	150 (6.6%)	34 (1.5%)	1,762 (76.9%)	297 (13.0%)	5 (0.2%)	10 (0.4%)	31 (1.4%)	39.4	1280^th of 2162 public high schools	40.8%		40.4	1230^th of 2159 public high schools	43.0%	50		0.9	17.9	15.1				40.6	40.6				18.1	18.1
Trace	Public	9-12	4063 Polk Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6120	437	35	12.6	87.2%	51 (11.7%)	59 (13.5%)	264 (60.4%)	39 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)								(n/a)															$50,822	$5,331	$45,491
Health Sciences High and Middle College	Public, Charter	9-12	3910 University Ave. Ste. 100	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	Health Sciences High and Middle College District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 528-9070	535	26	20.5	72.0%	13 (2.4%)	68 (12.7%)	409 (76.4%)	16 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.9%)	22.3	1645^th of 2162 public high schools	23.9%		38.9	1270^th of 2159 public high schools	41.2%	375		14.6		13.3				31.5	31.5				6.3	6.3	$19,947	$2,197	$17,750
Crawford High	Public	9-12	4191 Colts Way	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3700	1,318	53	25.0	92.9%	28 (2.1%)	445 (33.8%)	586 (44.5%)	212 (16.1%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	38 (2.9%)	41.3	1229^th of 2162 public high schools	43.2%		37.2	1310^th of 2159 public high schools	39.3%	81		24.3	13.8	23.4				38.2	38.2				22.2	22.2	$19,023	$3,960	$15,063

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln High

How many students attend Lincoln High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,487 students attended Lincoln High.

What schools feed into Lincoln High?

Lincoln High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Baker Elementary
Elementary : Balboa Elementary
Elementary : Chavez Elementary
Elementary : Chollas/Mead Elementary
Elementary : Encanto Elementary
Elementary : Horton Elementary
Elementary : Johnson Elementary
Elementary : Nye Elementary
Elementary : Porter Elementary
Elementary : Valencia Park Elementary
Elementary : Webster Elementary
Middle : Knox Middle
Middle : Millennial Technical Middle

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln High?

Students at Lincoln High are 69% Hispanic, 19% African American, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 1% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Lincoln High a good school?

Lincoln High ranks 1514^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lincoln High in?

San Diego Unified

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