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Lincoln High School

Public Grades 9-12

384^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 12% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Lincoln High School is a public high school located in Jersey City, New Jersey, serving 877 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Jersey City Public Schools district, which is ranked 455 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln High School consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of New Jersey high schools, with low proficiency rates on standardized tests that are significantly below the state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 19.2% of 9th graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 49.9% statewide and 38.5% in the district. The school's performance on the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA) and New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment (NJGPA) is also consistently among the lowest in the state. Lincoln High School's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 68.6% and 91.3% in recent years, with a dropout rate ranging from 0.1% to 2.4%.

While Lincoln High School has a diverse student population, with a majority of Hispanic and African American students, the school also has a significant population of English Language Learners and students with special needs. The high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 25.6%, and the large percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (59.98% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch) may be contributing factors to the school's low academic performance. Nearby schools, such as Infinity Institute and County Prep High School, consistently outperform Lincoln High School on academic measures, suggesting opportunities for improvement through targeted interventions and collaboration.

767

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,645

Per pupil spending ?

75.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 Crescent Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07304-2925

(201) 915-6700

District: Jersey City Public Schools

Feeder schools for Lincoln High School:

Elementary:	Chaplain Charles Watters School
	Dr. Paul Rafalides School
	Joseph H. Brensinger School
	Julia A. Barnes School
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	Ollie Culbreth Junior School
	Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.8%

Hispanic:

32.1%

White:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (19% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (69% vs 91%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg37%

New Jersey avg49%

384^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8High Schools in the Jersey City Public Schools

455^th of 609Jersey City Public Schools among New Jersey 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	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	384 of 434	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	383 of 429	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	390 of 422	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	373 of 415	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	397 of 405	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	382 of 416	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	339 of 415	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.0	309 of 411	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.8	358 of 409	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	365 of 406	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.1	343 of 411	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.4	365 of 396	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	21.9	334 of 388	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	2.1	361 of 378	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.3	361 of 371	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.3	357 of 370	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.1	342 of 359	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.7	350 of 361	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.8	345 of 357	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.0	340 of 351	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.8	333 of 348	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.6	331 of 343	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	255 of 283	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	209 of 282	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	213 of 250	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	203 of 256	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	237 of 247	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	229 of 254	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	211 of 266	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	1.4	190 of 191	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	155 of 172	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	170 of 175	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.7	198 of 198	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	22.6	162 of 191	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	130 of 161	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	83 of 101	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	373 of 426	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	354 of 420	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	373 of 416	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	369 of 414	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	380 of 402	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	384 of 408	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	357 of 403	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	295 of 406	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	348 of 403	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	359 of 385	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	323 of 382	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	359 of 374	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	329 of 364	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	278 of 368	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	300 of 377	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	306 of 358	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	324 of 344	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	240 of 324	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	310 of 326	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	311 of 347	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	287 of 345	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	361 of 426	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	385 of 419	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	381 of 414	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	375 of 410	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	394 of 402	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	383 of 407	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	366 of 405	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	316 of 359	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	301 of 361	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	237 of 339	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	226 of 344	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.5	307 of 333	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	305 of 349	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	279 of 355	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	286 of 347	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	333 of 345	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	320 of 335	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	335 of 336	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	337 of 340	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)15th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile~ school

African American (2025)10th percentile~ school

Asian (2024)1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics23%-35 vs state

English Language Arts19%-31 vs state

Science14%-17 vs state

Algebra I4%-27 vs state

Geometry3%-50 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		NJSLA Geometry (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	60 Crescent Ave	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6700	767	61	12.6	75.6%	49 (6.4%)	428 (55.8%)	246 (32.1%)	29 (3.8%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	15.6	384^th of 434 public high schools	11.5%		15.1	383^rd of 429 public high schools	10.7%	1	71.9	22.7	14.1	19.2	4.1	4.1		0.0	5.9	$14,645	$514	$14,131
County Prep High School	Public	9-12	525 Montgomery Street	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 631-6302	892	92	9.7	57.1%	227 (25.4%)	45 (5.0%)	302 (33.9%)	265 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	45 (5.0%)	83.7	40^th of 434 public high schools	90.8%		78.5	62^nd of 429 public high schools	85.5%	22		89.6	49.0	91.0	51.2	51.2	77.5		76.5	$16,033	$2,637	$13,396
Academy of Technology Design	Public	9-12	525 Montgomery Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 631-6331	235	4	58.0	49.4%	43 (18.3%)	21 (8.9%)	128 (54.5%)	29 (12.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	71.4	87^th of 434 public high schools	80.0%		62	138^th of 429 public high schools	67.8%	51		49.1	15.1	87.1	63.3	63.3
Henry Snyder High School	Public	9-12	239 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6600	729	84	8.6	78.1%	24 (3.3%)	444 (60.9%)	222 (30.5%)	25 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	6 (0.8%)	14	397^th of 434 public high schools	8.5%		13.1	390^th of 429 public high schools	9.1%	7	65.9	21.1	16.9	19.1	2.1	2.1	20.0	0.0	10.0	$12,551	$328	$12,223
Innovation High School	Public	9-12	239 Bergen Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-1504	301			69.8%	58 (19.3%)	85 (28.2%)	86 (28.6%)	61 (20.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.0%)	34.2	297^th of 434 public high schools	31.6%		27.6	326^th of 429 public high schools	24.0%	29		46.1	34.7	50.6	12.5	12.5	0.0	12.5	6.3	$9,809	$344	$9,465
James J Ferris High School	Public	9-12	35 Colgate St	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6660	1,364	100	13.7	72.1%	151 (11.1%)	289 (21.2%)	753 (55.2%)	154 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	14 (1.0%)	11.6	409^th of 434 public high schools	5.8%		17.1	371^st of 429 public high schools	13.5%	38	53.6	26.4	5.9	28.8	6.4	6.4	3.8		2.9	$14,071	$548	$13,523
Liberty High School	Public	9-12	299 Sip Avenue	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4373	193	25	7.7	68.9%	56 (29.0%)	34 (17.6%)	49 (25.4%)	50 (25.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	75.9	66^th of 434 public high schools	84.8%		79.3	58^th of 429 public high schools	86.5%	8		78.0	55.1	90.9	65.5	65.5	55.5	20.0	39.4	$14,454	$356	$14,098
University Academy Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	275 West Side Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	University Academy Charter High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 200-3200	429	40	10.7	80.2%	13 (3.0%)	259 (60.4%)	125 (29.1%)	32 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16	381^st of 434 public high schools	12.2%		20.8	351^st of 429 public high schools	18.2%	30	64.4	29.7	8.1	27.0	8.4	8.4				$12,934	$898	$12,036
William L Dickinson High School	Public	9-12	2 Palisade Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4400	1,786	130	13.7	76.6%	284 (15.9%)	296 (16.6%)	880 (49.3%)	269 (15.1%)	29 (1.6%)	10 (0.6%)	18 (1.0%)	15.4	385^th of 434 public high schools	11.3%		18.8	365^th of 429 public high schools	14.9%	20	62.2	32.6	15.4	22.6	6.2	6.2	4.8	1.9	2.7	$11,534	$519	$11,015
Dr Ronald McNair High School	Public	9-12	123 Coles Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 418-7617	716	55	13.1	35.2%	150 (20.9%)	100 (14.0%)	115 (16.1%)	310 (43.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	33 (4.6%)	90.8	12^th of 434 public high schools	97.2%		91.3	11^th of 429 public high schools	97.4%	1			94.6	99.4	96.1	96.1	83.4		83.4	$11,528	$339	$11,189

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln High School

How many students attend Lincoln High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 767 students attended Lincoln High School.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln High School?

Students at Lincoln High School are 56% African American, 32% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Lincoln High School a good school?

Lincoln High School ranks in the bottom 11.5% of New Jersey high schools.

What schools feed into Lincoln High School?

Lincoln High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chaplain Charles Watters School
Elementary : Dr. Paul Rafalides School
Elementary : Joseph H. Brensinger School
Elementary : Julia A. Barnes School
Elementary : Ollie Culbreth Junior School
Elementary : Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School

What district is Lincoln High School in?

Jersey City Public Schools

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