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Lincoln High

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Lincoln High ranks 800 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

800^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 63% of California high schools

Summary

Lincoln High is a large, traditional public high school serving approximately 2,800 students in grades 9-12 within the Lincoln Unified School District in Stockton, and it stands out for successfully balancing a large, diverse student body with solid academic outcomes, particularly its exceptional 97% graduation rate which far exceeds the state average and that of nearby comprehensive schools like Bear Creek High and Stagg Senior High.

The school demonstrates notable strengths in English Language Arts, outperforming its own district and many area schools, but faces a clear challenge in mathematics, where proficiency is below the district average and significantly trails specialized schools like Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy and Stockton Early College Academy. While chronic absenteeism is a concern, Lincoln High manages it better than several neighboring comprehensive and continuation high schools, such as Village Oaks High, and it achieves its results with more efficient per-student spending compared to many lower-performing schools in the region.

Overall, Lincoln High serves as a strong academic anchor for Lincoln Unified, offering a reliable comprehensive education with excellent graduation success, though some academic metrics have shown a recent declining trend. For families seeking a traditional high school experience, it is a commendable choice, while specialized programs in other districts, like Middle College High in Lodi Unified, achieve higher test scores but often serve smaller, differently structured student populations.

2,801

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,823

Per pupil spending ?

70.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6844 Alexandria Pl.
Stockton, CA 95207-2401

(209) 953-8920

District: Lincoln Unified

Feeder schools for Lincoln High:

Elementary:	Brookside
	Claudia Landeen
	Colonial Heights
	John R. Williams
	More...
	Lincoln Elementary
	Mable Barron
	Tully C. Knoles
Middle:	Sierra Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.6%

White:

15.2%

Asian:

13.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

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

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg35%

California avg41%

800^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Lincoln Unified

937^th of 1,543Lincoln 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	60.9	800 of 2162	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	645 of 2159	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	522 of 2170	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	664 of 2123	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.5	391 of 1290	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.8	421 of 2133	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	520 of 2017	74.2%	★★★★☆
2017	63.0	731 of 2021	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.9	699 of 2039	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	75.3	447 of 1994	77.6%	★★★★☆
2013	76.1	197 of 2426	91.9%	★★★★★
2012	73.6	235 of 2354	90.0%	★★★★★
2011	74.5	222 of 2367	90.6%	★★★★★
2010	76.2	181 of 2281	92.1%	★★★★★
2009	70.3	251 of 2238	88.8%	★★★★☆
2008	65.8	343 of 2117	83.8%	★★★★☆
2007	66.1	329 of 2063	84.1%	★★★★☆
2006	65.5	359 of 1968	81.8%	★★★★☆
2005	68.5	274 of 1901	85.6%	★★★★☆
2004	60.2	337 of 1653	79.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	224 of 523	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	226 of 517	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.6	100 of 521	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	52.6	197 of 522	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	129 of 592	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	173 of 582	70.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	471 of 585	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.0	333 of 573	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	357 of 591	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	402 of 581	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	330 of 582	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	362 of 581	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.3	388 of 1161	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.1	405 of 555	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	478 of 1117	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.2	578 of 1052	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.6	229 of 1085	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	97 of 1064	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	60.6	191 of 1044	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	49.8	178 of 467	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	372 of 941	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.5	157 of 938	83.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	818 of 1906	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	597 of 1915	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	556 of 1915	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	56.2	691 of 1858	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	388 of 1054	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	462 of 1833	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	571 of 1760	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	692 of 1900	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	620 of 1902	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.0	409 of 1917	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	576 of 1861	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.1	325 of 1814	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	455 of 1742	73.9%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	192 of 410	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	92 of 290	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	801 of 2013	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	658 of 2026	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.8	446 of 2030	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	598 of 1943	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	482 of 1126	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	408 of 1937	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	480 of 1862	74.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	695 of 1942	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	674 of 1948	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.0	459 of 1963	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	570 of 1916	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	329 of 1122	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	382 of 1880	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	458 of 1834	75.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	97 of 175	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	126 of 183	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	77 of 190	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	461 of 577	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.2	341 of 574	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	351 of 541	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	367 of 515	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	326 of 422	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	329 of 366	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	853 of 1252	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	697 of 1216	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	391 of 1197	67.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	343 of 1155	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	56.5	510 of 1173	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	437 of 1193	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	518 of 1204	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	296 of 1222	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	341 of 1173	70.9%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)79th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile~ school

Male (2025)64th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2025)53rd percentile-10 vs school

Military Connected (2025)45th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-31 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile-43 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Science35%+3 vs state

Mathematics26%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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	6844 Alexandria Pl.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8920	2,801	134	20.8	70.8%	427 (15.2%)	321 (11.5%)	1,502 (53.6%)	370 (13.2%)	8 (0.3%)	26 (0.9%)	140 (5.0%)	60.9	800^th of 2162 public high schools	63.0%		65.2	645^th of 2159 public high schools	70.1%	155	35.6	21.4	35.3	55.7	55.7	25.8	25.8	$13,823	$744	$13,079
Village Oaks High	Public	9-12	1900 West Swain	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8740	156	16	9.9	83.3%	13 (8.3%)	21 (13.5%)	105 (67.3%)	12 (7.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	12.9	1883^rd of 2162 public high schools	12.9%		17.7	1744^th of 2159 public high schools	19.2%	139	12.9		12.7	9.7	9.7	0.0	0.0	$28,772	$2,890	$25,882
Middle College High	Public	9-12	5151 Pacific Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 954-5790	343	11	32.1	53.6%	31 (9.0%)	15 (4.4%)	88 (25.7%)	186 (54.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	14 (4.1%)	99.1	10^th of 2162 public high schools	99.5%		98.8	23^rd of 2159 public high schools	98.9%	13	81.0		81.0	98.7	98.7	74.7	74.7	$15,274	$2,057	$13,217
Plaza Robles Continuation High	Public	9-12	9434 Thornton Rd.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8068	141	11	13.2	70.9%	12 (8.5%)	30 (21.3%)	63 (44.7%)	27 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.4%)	12.7	1890^th of 2162 public high schools	12.6%		11.8	1962^nd of 2159 public high schools	9.1%	72	2.8		2.6	25.0	25.0	0.0	0.0	$23,718	$2,741	$20,977
Pacific Law Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1621 Brookside Rd.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7475	199	10	20.1	61.3%	14 (7.0%)	9 (4.5%)	136 (68.3%)	30 (15.1%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.5%)	89.1	216^th of 2162 public high schools	90.0%		92.1	179^th of 2159 public high schools	91.7%	37	65.4		65.4	84.6	84.6	37.3	37.3	$18,055	$3,212	$14,843
Stagg Senior High	Public	9-12	1621 Brookside Rd.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7445	1,677	82	20.4	74.6%	79 (4.7%)	208 (12.4%)	1,124 (67.0%)	152 (9.1%)	23 (1.4%)	9 (0.5%)	80 (4.8%)	24.7	1603^rd of 2162 public high schools	25.9%		32.7	1430^th of 2159 public high schools	33.8%	173	9.3		9.3	40.3	40.3	6.9	6.9	$18,653	$3,040	$15,613
Bear Creek High	Public	9-12	10555 Thornton Rd.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8234	1,925	102	18.8	65.8%	189 (9.8%)	300 (15.6%)	802 (41.7%)	491 (25.5%)	10 (0.5%)	16 (0.8%)	113 (5.9%)	47.2	1093^rd of 2162 public high schools	49.4%		50.2	992^nd of 2159 public high schools	54.1%	101	27.3	12.5	26.8	49.7	49.7	18.9	18.9	$17,449	$2,077	$15,372
Ronald E. McNair High	Public	9-12	9550 Ronald E. McNair Way	Stockton	95210	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-9245	1,644	95	17.2	76.9%	71 (4.3%)	152 (9.2%)	628 (38.2%)	702 (42.7%)	7 (0.4%)	22 (1.3%)	61 (3.7%)	27.8	1533^rd of 2162 public high schools	29.1%		34.7	1380^th of 2159 public high schools	36.1%	153	15.0		15.0	36.1	36.1	11.5	11.5	$17,941	$2,147	$15,794
Cesar Chavez High	Public	9-12	2929 Windflower Ln.	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7480	2,021	95	21.3	74.9%	56 (2.8%)	200 (9.9%)	1,160 (57.4%)	482 (23.8%)	11 (0.5%)	24 (1.2%)	82 (4.1%)	25.2	1591^st of 2162 public high schools	26.4%		39.6	1246^th of 2159 public high schools	42.3%	345	13.8		13.8	33.2	33.2	10.5	10.5	$16,365	$3,315	$13,050
Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3201 East Morada Ln.	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 955-1477	694	27	25.6	57.9%	44 (6.3%)	45 (6.5%)	334 (48.1%)	208 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	58 (8.4%)	91.6	171^st of 2162 public high schools	92.1%		91.4	192^nd of 2159 public high schools	91.1%	21		44.4	44.4	78.3	78.3	51.2	51.2	$15,096	$1,421	$13,675

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln High

What schools feed into Lincoln High?

Lincoln High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brookside
Elementary : Claudia Landeen
Elementary : Colonial Heights
Elementary : John R. Williams
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary
Elementary : Mable Barron
Elementary : Tully C. Knoles
Middle : Sierra Middle

How many students attend Lincoln High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,801 students attended Lincoln High.

What district is Lincoln High in?

Lincoln Unified

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln High?

Students at Lincoln High are 54% Hispanic, 15% White, 13% Asian, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Is Lincoln High a good school?

Lincoln High ranks 800^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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