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Abraham Lincoln High School

Q: Is Abraham Lincoln High School a good school?

Abraham Lincoln High School ranks 870 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

870^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 29% of New York high schools

Summary

Abraham Lincoln High School is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 2,163 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #21, which is ranked 472 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite increased funding, Abraham Lincoln High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools, ranging from 870th to 902nd out of 1,190-1,234 schools over the past 5 years. The school has received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school's 4-year graduation rate has ranged from 76.7% to 87.4%, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate has been higher than the state average, ranging from 3.4% to 5.2%.

Interestingly, the schools in the immediate vicinity of Abraham Lincoln High School, such as John Dewey High School and Rachel Carson High School for Coastal Studies, generally perform better on key metrics like graduation rates, test scores, and statewide rankings. Additionally, while Abraham Lincoln High School has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $13,562 in 2020-2021 to $24,293 in 2023-2024, this increased funding has not yet translated into improved academic outcomes for the school.

2,210

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,010

Per pupil spending ?

83.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2800 Ocean Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11235-7962

(718) 333-7400

District: New York City Geographic District #21

Feeder schools for Abraham Lincoln High School:

Elementary:	Ps 100 Coney Island School (The)
	Ps 216 Arturo Toscanini
	Ps 225 Eileen E Zaglin (The)
	Ps 253
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	Ps 90 Edna Cohen School
Middle:	Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg

Racial breakdown:

African American:

34.5%

Hispanic:

32.4%

Asian:

15.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2014 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (50% vs 66% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 31% New York)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg56%

New York avg66%

870^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 10High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #21

472^nd of 874New York City Geographic District #21 among New York 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 York percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	870 of 1234	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	839 of 1242	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	869 of 1228	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	902 of 1190	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	893 of 1207	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	873 of 1210	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.2	935 of 1221	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.4	992 of 1255	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.8	1064 of 1255	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.7	998 of 1237	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.5	950 of 1217	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.7	858 of 1198	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.8	777 of 1165	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	22.5	902 of 1117	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.2	908 of 1086	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.4	786 of 1027	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.3	741 of 1002	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.7	716 of 986	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.5	724 of 935	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	377 of 713	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	366 of 690	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	353 of 671	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	441 of 593	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	395 of 686	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	396 of 679	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	341 of 413	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	339 of 426	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	364 of 424	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	332 of 386	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	395 of 447	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	336 of 426	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	327 of 669	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	194 of 637	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	187 of 583	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	179 of 481	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	210 of 565	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	197 of 546	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	812 of 1206	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	801 of 1219	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	835 of 1197	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	894 of 1155	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	877 of 1193	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	855 of 1176	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	573 of 885	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	502 of 865	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	567 of 851	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	548 of 760	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	548 of 815	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	517 of 791	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	222 of 607	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	194 of 564	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	215 of 531	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	199 of 389	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	296 of 493	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	254 of 498	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	818 of 1179	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	788 of 1170	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	813 of 1155	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	849 of 1101	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	859 of 1179	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	825 of 1154	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	895 of 1201	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	835 of 1211	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	855 of 1191	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	871 of 1154	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	901 of 1190	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	865 of 1176	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	253 of 328	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	229 of 306	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	15 of 47	68.1%	★★★★☆
2024	42.8	28 of 41	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	20 of 41	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	648 of 1149	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	763 of 1144	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	714 of 1130	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	768 of 1038	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	791 of 1132	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	769 of 1095	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	725 of 788	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	723 of 781	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	702 of 776	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	653 of 738	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	735 of 793	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	723 of 765	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2025)68th percentile+39 vs school

Homeless (2025)63rd percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)17th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II87%+12 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts73%~ state avg

U.S. History and Government70%-5 vs state

Global History and Geography63%-13 vs state

Physics44%-24 vs state

Chemistry41%-23 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences41%-15 vs state

Life Science Biology35%-23 vs state

Algebra I34%-22 vs state

Living Environment33%-24 vs state

Geometry27%-33 vs state

Common Core Geometry15%-9 vs state

Earth Science10%-55 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Thursday, September 6, 2012

The school is divided into two sections, just like in all the schools. There is a good section with wonderful and 90+ average students, and there is a section of kids that don't try and think they can pass classed while not doing work. Those kids are the ones that fail. The teachers in Lincoln are strict and love to teach. They want the students to excel in their learning, so they give a lot of work and fail the kids that don't do work. Medal detectors are installed in the school to make sure that children will be safe.In Lincoln, there are a lot of advanced classes like the Vet Science program, Medical ips, photography, and many more AP classes. There is also a business program that is ranked #2 in the whole state. There are a lot of rumors about the school being bad, but in my opinion, as a 98 average student , I think this school is for children that want to work hard. This school provides many opportunities to kids, and it even has many sport activities. Your child will be safe in that school. Close Quote

by a student
Thursday, October 27, 2011

amazing school people hate on it beacuase it excepts a varity of students not just students with 90+ averages really a great school a kid that did drugs walked right out of class today sat it calss and did his work they provide a lot of help and are on every students back comon not everyschool is like"brooklyn tech" excepting 90+ okay this school is amazing Close Quote

by a student
Saturday, September 18, 2010

My opinion about this school is disappointing. This year is the beginning of my Junior year and there had been changes through out the years but they're not beneficial to me. My freshman year was good but after that it went downhill. This isn't based on anything personal but sometimes I despise this school. Also, the principal of Abraham Lincoln is friendly but takes everything as a joke which isn't helpful at all. I've always wanted to transfer out of this school but it's never simple. My performance in this school is great but this school can do way better than what they're doing now! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Abraham Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	2800 Ocean Pkwy	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 333-7400	2,210	135	16.3	83.6%	312 (14.1%)	762 (34.5%)	717 (32.4%)	342 (15.5%)	29 (1.3%)	13 (0.6%)	35 (1.6%)	29	870^th of 1234 public high schools	29.5%		31.7	839^th of 1242 public high schools	32.4%	31	41.5	86.9	73.3	14.8	9.7	62.9	33.2	44.2	69.7	34.3	35.4	27.3	41.4								$25,010	$2,110	$22,900
Rachel Carson High School For Coastal Studies	Public	9-12	521 West Ave	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 265-0329	619	46	13.5	84.3%	345 (55.7%)	53 (8.6%)	111 (17.9%)	82 (13.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.9%)	45.8	698^th of 1234 public high schools	43.4%		42.6	733^rd of 1242 public high schools	41.0%	35	22.7	64.2	72.7	30.0	16.7	89.4	58.9	18.6	80.8	50.4	43.8	40.3	59.1								$29,287	$2,828	$26,459
William E Grady Career And Technical Education High School	Public	9-12	25 Brighton 4th Rd	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 332-5000	646	63	10.1	88.4%	178 (27.6%)	193 (29.9%)	203 (31.4%)	52 (8.0%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.7%)	17.4	1026^th of 1234 public high schools	16.9%		22.5	944^th of 1242 public high schools	24.0%	82	21.0	41.1	62.4	6.5	27.5	59.0	21.6		62.8	33.3	29.2	11.6	29.1								$36,886	$2,934	$33,952
John Dewey High School	Public	9-12	50 Ave X	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 373-6400	2,209	163	13.5	88.6%	536 (24.3%)	355 (16.1%)	605 (27.4%)	634 (28.7%)	16 (0.7%)	12 (0.5%)	51 (2.3%)	42.4	729^th of 1234 public high schools	40.9%		37.6	776^th of 1242 public high schools	37.5%	47	53.0	80.2	64.2	20.4	0.0	85.3	51.3	55.3	82.6	42.7	50.7	42.2	38.4								$28,357	$2,630	$25,726
Liberation Diploma Plus	Public	9-12	2865 W 19th St	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 946-6812	187	15	12.8	93.6%	29 (15.5%)	66 (35.3%)	87 (46.5%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.1	1135^th of 1234 public high schools	8.0%		13.8	1071^st of 1242 public high schools	13.8%	64			33.3			49.4	40.0		50.0	17.2	5.6										$38,460	$3,158	$35,302
High School Of Sports Management	Public	9-12	2630 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 333-7650	385	34	11.4	83.4%	121 (31.4%)	59 (15.3%)	151 (39.2%)	45 (11.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	16.1	1042^nd of 1234 public high schools	15.6%		13.3	1082^nd of 1242 public high schools	12.9%	40	56.0	68.6	35.6	22.4	17.4	48.2	33.3		38.4	30.9	32.0	25.4	48.2								$29,371	$2,887	$26,485
Kingsborough Early College School	Public	6-12	2630 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 333-7850	722	47	15.3	78.7%	183 (25.3%)	154 (21.3%)	302 (41.8%)	58 (8.0%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.2%)	63.3	452^nd of 1234 public high schools	63.4%		62.3	488^th of 1242 public high schools	60.7%	36	93.9	61.8	88.8	68.1		94.1	77.8		72.0	72.5	67.4	26.7	34.0	53.9	56.8	56.1	39.1	60.9	30.2	55.3	$28,653	$2,539	$26,114
Life Academy High School For Film And Music	Public	9-12	2630 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 333-7750	198	18	10.7	81.3%	69 (34.8%)	15 (7.6%)	88 (44.4%)	23 (11.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	23.2	948^th of 1234 public high schools	23.2%		11.9	1112^th of 1242 public high schools	10.5%	164	5.1	42.1	49.2	8.7	28.9	68.1	39.5		63.3	59.7	31.7	14.8	38.5								$33,503	$2,754	$30,750
Leaders High School	Public	9-12	2630 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 333-7700	383	37	10.4	85.1%	89 (23.2%)	33 (8.6%)	172 (44.9%)	67 (17.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.4%)								(n/a)			84.6																		$30,788	$2,649	$28,139
International High School At Lafayette	Public, Magnet	9-12	2630 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 333-7860	331	29	11.2	95.2%	97 (29.3%)	9 (2.7%)	169 (51.1%)	51 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)			43.8							53.6											$32,558	$3,374	$29,184

Frequently Asked Questions about Abraham Lincoln High School

What schools feed into Abraham Lincoln High School?

Abraham Lincoln High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ps 100 Coney Island School (The)
Elementary : Ps 216 Arturo Toscanini
Elementary : Ps 225 Eileen E Zaglin (The)
Elementary : Ps 253
Elementary : Ps 90 Edna Cohen School
Middle : Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg

Is Abraham Lincoln High School a good school?

Abraham Lincoln High School ranks 870^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Abraham Lincoln High School in?

New York City Geographic District #21

What is the racial makeup of Abraham Lincoln High School?

Students at Abraham Lincoln High School are 34% African American, 32% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 14% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Abraham Lincoln High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,210 students attended Abraham Lincoln High School.

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