Lincoln High School
701 South 37th St
Tacoma WA, 98418, Pierce County
Phone: 253-571-6700
Ranking: 
(327 out of 331, bottom 1%)*
(327 out of 331, bottom 1%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Tacoma Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 78 | 80 | 85 | 81 | 81 | 80 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,448 | 1,437 | 1,489 | 1,382 | 1,518 | 1,618 | 1,525 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 465 | 32.1% | 499 | 34.7% | 531 | 35.7% | 514 | 37.2% | 571 | 37.6% | 697 | 43.1% | 644 | 42.2% |
| Grade 10: | 383 | 26.5% | 392 | 27.3% | 389 | 26.1% | 352 | 25.5% | 411 | 27.1% | 417 | 25.8% | 369 | 24.2% |
| Grade 11: | 312 | 21.5% | 254 | 17.7% | 269 | 18.1% | 259 | 18.7% | 269 | 17.7% | 285 | 17.6% | 278 | 18.2% |
| Grade 12: | 288 | 19.9% | 292 | 20.3% | 300 | 20.1% | 257 | 18.6% | 267 | 17.6% | 219 | 13.5% | 234 | 15.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 796 | 55.0% | 799 | 55.6% | 787 | 52.9% | 711 | 51.4% | 802 | 52.8% | 834 | 51.5% | 785 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 652 | 45.0% | 638 | 44.4% | 702 | 47.1% | 671 | 48.6% | 708 | 46.6% | 776 | 48.0% | 736 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 32 | 2.2% | 38 | 2.6% | 37 | 2.5% | 30 | 2.2% | 53 | 3.5% | 51 | 3.2% | 44 | 2.9% |
| Asian: | 216 | 14.9% | 223 | 15.5% | 247 | 16.6% | 222 | 16.1% | 287 | 18.9% | 296 | 18.3% | 257 | 16.9% |
| Hispanic: | 347 | 24.0% | 360 | 25.1% | 378 | 25.4% | 319 | 23.1% | 354 | 23.3% | 349 | 21.6% | 313 | 20.5% |
| Black: | 394 | 27.2% | 387 | 26.9% | 308 | 20.7% | 322 | 23.3% | 397 | 26.2% | 439 | 27.1% | 423 | 27.7% |
| White: | 386 | 26.7% | 379 | 26.4% | 387 | 26.0% | 380 | 27.5% | 427 | 28.1% | 483 | 29.9% | 488 | 32.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 41 | 2.8% | 47 | 3.3% | 43 | 2.9% | 33 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 32 | 2.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 89 | 6.0% | 76 | 5.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 996 | 68.8% | 1,034 | 72.0% | 727 | 48.8% | 782 | 56.6% | 963 | 63.4% | 916 | 56.6% | 806 | 52.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 132 | 9.1% | 117 | 8.1% | 50 | 3.4% | 78 | 5.6% | 127 | 8.4% | 168 | 10.4% | 156 | 10.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 18.41 | 18.66 | 16.27 | 18.67 | 20.10 | 19.20 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 39.7% | 53.6% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 54.7% | 70.1% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 42.5% | 40.7% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 46.1% | 49.2% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 62.9% | 61.4% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 43% | 57.8% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 53.1% | 66.6% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 71.1% | 81.0% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 18.6% | 28.3% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 73.7% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 78.3% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 75.4% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 78.6% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 21% | 32.3% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 38.9% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 84.2% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 82.7% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 80.6% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 80.5% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | 29.4% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 18.8% | 32.8% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 16.3% | 32.3% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 17.1% | 36% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 18.3% | 32.1% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 17.1% | 30.9% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 52.8% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 59.6% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 63.9% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 69.6% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 71.4% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 73.4% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 12% | 20% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 9.9% | 22.8% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 9.3% | 21.2% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 8.6% | 23.9% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 10.9% | 26.7% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 16% | 25.7% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 53.4% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 54.8% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 65.4% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 69.9% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 80.6% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 81.3% | 86.3% |
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* Lincoln High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.