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Abraham Lincoln High School

๐Ÿ“ 1205 Bonham Ave, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, 51503

1,399
Pupils
15.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Abraham Lincoln High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County. The school has 1,399 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Bridgett Bellows. It is part of the Council Bluffs Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 87.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 22 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Bridgett Bellows
School district
Council Bluffs Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Abraham Lincoln High School enrolls 1,399 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 87.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.

Male students
737 (53%)
Female students
662 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
87.8
Student-teacher ratio
15.9:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 3.3% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White1,04975%
Hispanic or Latino22516%
Black or African American463.3%
Two or more races453.2%
Asian201.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native7<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander7<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

725 of the school's 1,399 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 549 qualify for free lunch and 176 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Abraham Lincoln High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-40, state senate district 11, state house district 22.

School district: Council Bluffs Comm School District

Abraham Lincoln High School is one of 15 schools in Council Bluffs Comm School District, based in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The district serves 8,347 students district-wide and employs 587 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,399 students, Abraham Lincoln High School is larger than the district average of about 556 students per school.

8,347
District students
15
Schools
587
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

62%
Reading proficient
52%
Math proficient
89%
Graduation rate
8%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (22) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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