State/Public High Open

Lincoln High School

๐Ÿ“ 701 S 37th St, Tacoma, Pierce County, 98418

1,578
Pupils
18.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Lincoln High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 1,578 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tacoma School District school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 83.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Tacoma School District

Enrollment & staffing

Lincoln High School enrolls 1,578 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 83.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.

Male students
829 (53%)
Female students
749 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
83.3
Student-teacher ratio
18.9:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black or African American and 14% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino53534%
Black or African American29919%
White22314%
Two or more races20013%
Asian19813%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1046.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native191.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

1,158 of the school's 1,578 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 953 qualify for free lunch and 205 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

City, MidsizeGrades 9โ€“12Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Lincoln High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 WA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 27.

School district: Tacoma School District

Lincoln High School is one of 69 schools in Tacoma School District, based in TACOMA, Washington. The district serves 28,847 students district-wide and employs 1,634 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,578 students, Lincoln High School is larger than the district average of about 418 students per school.

28,847
District students
69
Schools
1,634
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

16%
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 (11) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Midsize

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