How does Abraham Lincoln High compare to other high schools in San Jose?

Abraham Lincoln High has a SchoolScope composite score of 63.0/100, placing it at the 66th percentile statewide. 15% of students exceed standard, with a total of 721 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Abraham Lincoln High?

15.3% of students at Abraham Lincoln High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 35.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Abraham Lincoln High?

28.3% of students at Abraham Lincoln High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Abraham Lincoln High

High School

San Jose Unified San JoseSanta Clara County95126

📍 555 Dana Avenue

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of high schools

State Rank

of 1,649 California high schools

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Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,596 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

56%

Teachers

73 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

95.9%

AP Exam Prepared

78.6%

A-G Completion

47.9%

College-Going Rate

81.9%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+9.0 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+11.5 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

7.0%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 264 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic76.9%

White10.9%

Asian3.5%

Black3.5%

Other5.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Abraham Lincoln High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	15.3%
Met Standard	20.3%
Below Standard	64.3%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Graduation rate: 95.9%

8.5pp above state avg (state avg 87.4%)

25% weight

✓College readiness: 78.6%

AP exam pass rate above state avg (state avg 35.3%)

20% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 35.7%

0.9pp above state avg (state avg 34.8%)

15% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 28.3%

6.0pp below state avg (state avg 34.3%)

10% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 35.7%

Above state baseline (state avg 34.8%)

5% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 15.3%

0.4pp below state avg (state avg 15.7%)

20% weight

▼Suspension rate: 4.9%

0.8pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

5% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The high school composite is weighted across 7 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Abraham Lincoln High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

15.3% of students exceeded standard while 20.3% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 15.7%. That's 6.4 points below the San Jose Unified district average of 21.7%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 22.5% exceeded — 7.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 95.9% — above the state target. 47.9% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 81.9% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 28.3%, better than the state average of 34.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

15.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

35.7%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

28.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

4.9%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

721

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	363	23.1%	28.6%	24.8%	23.4%	51.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	358	7.5%	12.0%	21.8%	58.7%	19.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Merritt Trace Elementary

Also serves area

Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary

36.732nd pctile

Horace Mann Elementary

22.613th pctile

Ernesto Galarza Elementary

15.45th pctile

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Middle

Herbert Hoover Middle

31.825th pctile

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High School

Abraham Lincoln High

63.066th pctile

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.