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Lincoln High School

Q: Is Lincoln High School a good school?

Lincoln High School ranks in the bottom 13.5% of Washington high schools.

Q: How many students attend Lincoln High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,556 students attended Lincoln High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Lincoln High School?

Students at Lincoln High School are 34% Hispanic, 18% African American, 15% Two or more races, 14% White, 12% Asian, 6% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

Q: What schools feed into Lincoln High School?

Lincoln High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Blix Elementary School Elementary : Boze Elementary School Elementary : Lister Elementary School Elementary : Lyon Elementary School Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary School Elementary : Sheridan Elementary School Elementary : Whitman Elementary School Middle : First Creek Middle School Middle : Stewart Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

379^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 13% of Washington high schools

Summary

Lincoln High School is a large, comprehensive public high school serving about 1,556 students in grades 9-12 within the Tacoma School District, situated in a community with significant economic need.

The school presents a complex picture: it achieves an exceptionally high graduation rate of 91.6%, which surpasses both district and state averages, yet its students' proficiency on state tests in core subjects like math (14.7%) and English (41.23%) is well below those same benchmarks. This means that while Lincoln is very successful at supporting students through to graduation, there are significant concerns about whether academic skills are meeting grade-level expectations. Recent years show some improvement in its statewide ranking, but it remains in the lower tier.

Compared to other local options, Lincoln's model is distinct. It is a large, neighborhood school serving a higher concentration of students from low-income families than nearby schools like Industrial Design Engineering and Arts (IDEA) or the Tacoma School of the Arts, which have different structures and achieve higher test scores alongside high graduation rates. This comparison highlights that families in Tacoma have a choice between different educational approaches, with Lincoln standing out for its remarkable success in graduation rates despite facing steep academic challenges, particularly in mathematics.

1,556

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,558

Per pupil spending ?

72.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 S 37th St
Tacoma, WA 98418

(253) 571-6670

District: Tacoma School District

Feeder schools for Lincoln High School:

Elementary:	Blix Elementary School
	Boze Elementary School
	Lister Elementary School
	Lyon Elementary School
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	Roosevelt Elementary School
	Sheridan Elementary School
	Whitman Elementary School
Middle:	First Creek Middle School
	Stewart Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.5%

African American:

17.7%

Two or more races:

15.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2013 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (30% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Math scores 28 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg40%

Washington avg48%

379^th of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8High Schools in the Tacoma School District

157^th of 247Tacoma School District 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	16.0	379 of 438	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	410 of 437	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	406 of 442	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	403 of 434	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	425 of 455	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	363 of 417	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	281 of 315	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.7	264 of 306	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.6	271 of 341	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.2	389 of 454	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.9	356 of 450	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.8	353 of 440	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.8	338 of 423	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.8	336 of 402	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.2	352 of 396	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	8.1	362 of 399	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.5	361 of 395	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.2	340 of 394	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.9	318 of 390	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	72 of 80	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	68 of 70	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	60 of 78	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	83 of 89	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	100 of 111	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	77 of 86	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	42 of 54	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	108 of 119	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	112 of 113	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	118 of 118	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	116 of 124	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	125 of 136	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	105 of 121	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	85 of 87	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	58 of 85	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	44 of 65	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	323 of 350	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	334 of 347	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	329 of 357	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	354 of 368	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	355 of 390	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	317 of 358	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	219 of 243	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	212 of 249	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	241 of 248	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	201 of 249	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	239 of 261	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	242 of 278	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	216 of 241	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	138 of 156	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	20.7	23 of 24	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	31 of 45	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	32 of 43	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	298 of 355	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	333 of 356	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	318 of 362	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	341 of 370	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	372 of 392	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	288 of 344	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	211 of 227	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	322 of 359	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	350 of 362	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	344 of 358	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	327 of 363	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	370 of 395	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	309 of 355	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	243 of 254	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	170 of 170	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	143 of 161	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	179 of 179	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	184 of 195	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	134 of 163	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	85 of 91	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	38.9	21 of 33	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.1	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	33.7	137 of 212	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.4	125 of 128	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	132 of 139	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	283 of 373	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	322 of 374	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	340 of 379	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	292 of 390	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	275 of 413	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	285 of 382	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	206 of 222	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2021)36th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2021)35th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2024)4th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-12 vs state

Science34%-16 vs state

Math15%-28 vs state

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Lincoln Has The Highest Test Scores In The District!!! Also The Lowest Grade Is 9th Grade!! Close Quote

Schools Near Lincoln High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)		SBAC Math (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	701 S 37th St	Tacoma	98418	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-6670	1,556	76	20.5	72.7%	217 (13.9%)	275 (17.7%)	522 (33.5%)	192 (12.3%)	23 (1.5%)	87 (5.6%)	240 (15.4%)	16	379^th of 438 public high schools	13.5%		12	410^th of 437 public high schools	6.2%	31	33.7	33.7	41.2	41.2	14.7	14.7											$18,558	$1,377	$17,181
Summit Public School: Olympus	Public, Charter	9-12	409 Puyallup Ave	Tacoma	98421	Pierce County	Summit Public School: Olympus	Yes	No	No	Yes	(253) 444-9781	110	11	10.0	58.2%	14 (12.7%)	21 (19.1%)	42 (38.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	28 (25.5%)	14.2	388^th of 438 public high schools	11.4%		29.4	318^th of 437 public high schools	27.2%	70	31.8	31.8	43.3	43.3	10.0	10.0											$22,729	$766	$21,962
Tacoma Open Doors	Public	9-12	1818 Tacoma Ave S	Tacoma	98402	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-3270	392	5	75.8	63.3%	120 (30.6%)	82 (20.9%)	99 (25.3%)	19 (4.8%)	5 (1.3%)	12 (3.1%)	55 (14.0%)								(n/a)																	$9,835	$1,083	$8,752
Insight School of WA Open Doors Program	Public, Virtual	9-12	2601 S 35th St Ste 100	Tacoma	98409	Pierce County	Quillayute Valley School District	No	No	Yes	No	(253) 292-5817	8	0			5 (62.5%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (25.0%)								(n/a)							69.1	70.6	73.5	73.5	73.5	76.5	79.4	73.5	76.5	76.5	$10,849	$237	$10,613
Bates Technical High School	Public	9-12	1101 South Yakima Avenue	Tacoma	98405	Pierce County	Bates Technical College	No	No	No	No	(253) 680-7584	343	0			231 (67.3%)	43 (12.5%)	24 (7.0%)	7 (2.0%)	5 (1.5%)	5 (1.5%)	25 (7.3%)								(n/a)
Bates Technical College - Open Doors	Public	9-12	1101 South Yakima Ave.	Tacoma	98405	Pierce County	Bates Technical College	No	No	No	No	(253) 680-7184	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Maritime 253 Skills Center	Public	11-12	1208 East D Street	Tacoma	98421	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(253) 571-1126	0																		(n/a)
Tacoma Pierce County Education Center	Public	9-12	930 Tacoma Ave S	Tacoma	98402	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-1032	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Industrial Design Engineering and Arts	Public, Magnet	9-12	6701 S Park Ave	Tacoma	98444	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	Yes	No	No	(253) 571-7906	392	22	17.5	46.7%	186 (47.4%)	30 (7.7%)	83 (21.2%)	11 (2.8%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	69 (17.6%)	70.7	105^th of 438 public high schools	76.0%		50.6	213^th of 437 public high schools	51.3%	108	73.4	73.4	68.2	68.2	34.1	34.1											$18,920	$569	$18,351
Tacoma School of the Arts	Public	9-12	302 S. Ninth Street	Tacoma	98402	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-7900	658	34	19.5	45.7%	292 (44.4%)	64 (9.7%)	134 (20.4%)	22 (3.3%)	10 (1.5%)	7 (1.1%)	113 (17.2%)	42.4	251^st of 438 public high schools	42.7%		47.9	219^th of 437 public high schools	49.9%	32	52.4	52.4	63.7	63.7	13.6	13.6											$17,660	$830	$16,830

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln High School

Is Lincoln High School a good school?

Lincoln High School ranks in the bottom 13.5% of Washington high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln High School?

Students at Lincoln High School are 34% Hispanic, 18% African American, 15% Two or more races, 14% White, 12% Asian, 6% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

What schools feed into Lincoln High School?

Lincoln High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blix Elementary School
Elementary : Boze Elementary School
Elementary : Lister Elementary School
Elementary : Lyon Elementary School
Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary School
Elementary : Sheridan Elementary School
Elementary : Whitman Elementary School
Middle : First Creek Middle School
Middle : Stewart Middle School

What district is Lincoln High School in?

Tacoma School District

How many students attend Lincoln High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,556 students attended Lincoln High School.

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