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Lincoln High School

Public Grades 9-12

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 97% of Washington high schools

Summary

Lincoln High School is a large, top-ranked public high school serving about 1,770 students in grades 9–12 in Seattle's Wallingford/Interbay area, as part of the Seattle School District No. 1.

The school consistently ranks among the very best in Washington, recently placing 11th out of 438 high schools statewide, with exceptional graduation rates (95.8%) and strong test scores, particularly in English and Science. It achieves these outstanding results while spending less per student than many neighboring schools like Roosevelt High School and The Center School. While Ballard High School has comparable English scores, Lincoln's math and science proficiency is notably higher, and its graduation rate is the highest among nearby comprehensive high schools.

Lincoln is also recognized for its effective support for all students, ranking #1 in the state for African American student performance and in the top ten for several other student groups. This demonstrates a strong commitment to equity alongside its overall academic excellence. While the school maintains this high performance year after year, there is an opportunity to bring its already-strong math scores closer to its exceptional marks in other subjects.

1,770

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,365

Per pupil spending ?

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4400 Interlake Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103-7519

(206) 413-2500

District: Seattle School District No. 1

Feeder schools for Lincoln High School:

Elementary:	B F Day Elementary School
	Frantz Coe Elementary School
	Green Lake Elementary School
	John Hay Elementary School
Middle:	Hamilton International Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.1%

Two or more races:

16.0%

Asian:

11.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2021 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (81% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Washington high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg63%

Washington avg48%

11^th of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 15High Schools in the Seattle School District No. 1

45^th of 247Seattle School District No. 1 among Washington 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	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	11 of 438	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	12 of 437	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	8 of 442	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	8 of 434	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	17 of 455	96.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	1 of 80	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	55.5	29 of 70	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	28 of 78	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	88.4	5 of 89	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	81.2	12 of 111	89.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	18 of 119	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	12 of 113	89.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	8 of 118	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	20 of 124	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	87.8	13 of 136	90.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	6 of 350	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	5 of 347	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	9 of 357	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	7 of 368	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.6	12 of 390	96.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	5 of 249	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	6 of 248	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	7 of 249	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	7 of 261	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	8 of 278	97.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	20 of 355	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	26 of 356	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	26 of 362	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	8 of 370	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	79.1	40 of 392	89.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	16 of 359	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	15 of 362	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	8 of 358	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	7 of 363	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	24 of 395	93.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	3 of 170	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	1 of 161	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	6 of 166	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	19 of 179	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	85.3	18 of 195	90.8%	★★★★★

Non-Binary

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	70.7	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	9 of 127	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	11 of 110	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	5 of 110	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	3 of 130	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.5	2 of 212	99.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	9 of 373	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	8 of 374	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	4 of 379	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	3 of 390	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	14 of 413	96.6%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)85th percentile-13 vs school

Non-Binary (2024)33rd percentile-64 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts89%+36 vs state

Science83%+33 vs state

Math72%+29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)		SBAC Math (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	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	4400 Interlake Ave N	Seattle	98103	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 413-2500	1,770	76	23.1	11.6%	1,010 (57.1%)	57 (3.2%)	176 (9.9%)	199 (11.2%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	283 (16.0%)	96.8	11^th of 438 public high schools	97.5%		96.7	12^th of 437 public high schools	97.3%	1	82.8	82.8	88.8	88.8	71.6	71.6	$18,365	$764	$17,600
Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	1410 NE 66 St	Seattle	98115	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-4810	1,542	69	22.4	18.2%	936 (60.7%)	91 (5.9%)	133 (8.6%)	117 (7.6%)	6 (0.4%)	15 (1.0%)	221 (14.3%)	96.1	15^th of 438 public high schools	96.6%		86.5	50^th of 437 public high schools	88.6%	35	83.3	83.3	88.6	88.6	63.9	63.9	$19,894	$779	$19,114
Ballard High School	Public	9-12	1418 NW 65 St	Seattle	98117	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-1000	1,697	74	22.8	12.7%	1,196 (70.5%)	36 (2.1%)	160 (9.4%)	64 (3.8%)	9 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	192 (11.3%)	86.3	45^th of 438 public high schools	89.7%		96.9	9^th of 437 public high schools	97.9%	36	56.1	56.1	92.1	92.1	71.4	71.4	$19,213	$774	$18,439
The Center School	Public	9-12	305 Harrison St	Seattle	98109	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-9850	165	12	13.9	14.5%	96 (58.2%)	3 (1.8%)	17 (10.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (8.5%)	79.2	70^th of 438 public high schools	84.0%		93.8	23^rd of 437 public high schools	94.7%	47	95.7	95.7	82.8	82.8	31.8	31.8	$29,206	$741	$28,465
Middle College High School	Public	9-12	401 NE Northgate Way	Seattle	98125	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 366-7940	93	8	11.0	47.3%	36 (38.7%)	23 (24.7%)	10 (10.8%)	9 (9.7%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.6%)	69	114^th of 438 public high schools	74.0%		69.7	115^th of 437 public high schools	73.7%	1			66.7	66.7	42.9	42.9	$28,300	$743	$27,558
Seattle World School	Public, Magnet	6-12	1700 East Union St.	Seattle	98122	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(206) 252-2200	218	16	13.7	89.4%	6 (2.8%)	36 (16.5%)	152 (69.7%)	23 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)							$27,854	$1,431	$26,423
Nathan Hale High School	Public	9-12	10750 30 Av NE	Seattle	98125	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-3680	1,052	52	20.1	38.8%	472 (44.9%)	122 (11.6%)	195 (18.5%)	99 (9.4%)	10 (1.0%)	7 (0.7%)	116 (11.0%)	85.1	51^st of 438 public high schools	88.4%		70.7	109^th of 437 public high schools	75.1%	58	63.0	63.0	84.0	84.0	51.9	51.9	$21,849	$766	$21,083
Nova High School	Public	9-12	301 21st Avenue East	Seattle	98122	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-3500	256	18	14.4	33.6%	133 (52.0%)	14 (5.5%)	27 (10.5%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.8%)	89.4	37^th of 438 public high schools	91.6%		84.1	56^th of 437 public high schools	87.2%	19	79.3	79.3	79.4	79.4	51.6	51.6	$24,628	$806	$23,821
Interagency Detention School	Public	6-12	1211 E Alder Ms 1-F	Seattle	98122	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 205-9422	47	0		27.7%	9 (19.1%)	26 (55.3%)	11 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)								(n/a)							$25,019	$579	$24,441
Garfield High School	Public	9-12	400 23 Ave	Seattle	98122	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-2270	1,507	70	21.5	41.2%	499 (33.1%)	443 (29.4%)	151 (10.0%)	177 (11.7%)	11 (0.7%)	11 (0.7%)	183 (12.1%)	81.8	58^th of 438 public high schools	86.8%		88.2	46^th of 437 public high schools	89.5%	12	74.7	74.7	71.3	71.3	46.7	46.7	$18,761	$738	$18,023

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln High School

What schools feed into Lincoln High School?

Lincoln High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : B F Day Elementary School
Elementary : Frantz Coe Elementary School
Elementary : Green Lake Elementary School
Elementary : John Hay Elementary School
Middle : Hamilton International Middle School

What district is Lincoln High School in?

Seattle School District No. 1

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln High School?

Students at Lincoln High School are 57% White, 16% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Not Specified.

Is Lincoln High School a good school?

Yes! Lincoln High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 11^th of 438 Washington high schools.

How many students attend Lincoln High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,770 students attended Lincoln High School.

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