Abraham Lincoln Senior High

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Abraham Lincoln Senior High School, also known as Lincoln High School or simply LSH, is a public secondary school located in North Broadway, in the Lincoln Heights district of Los Angeles, California. The campus can be found in the East Los Angeles-area community, surrounded by El Sereno, Chinatown, Boyle Heights and Cypress Park. The school offers 9th through 12th grade education in a traditional single track school calendar. Lincoln residents are drawn from Lincoln Heights and other areas. Lincoln High School is full of tiger pride, and carries on the school colors black and orange. As stated on its Vision statement, LHS aims to "produce problem-solving, critical thinkers who are responsible citizens and assets to their community. Lincoln High graduates will be technologically literate and prepared to successfully function within family, job, and society in our modern world." Average Class Size Grade 9: 28 Grade 10: 33 Grade 11: 30 Grade 12: 33 Student-Staff Ratio Students per paraprofessional staff: 70 Students per office/clerical staff: 184 Students per other classified staff: 109

Abraham Lincoln Senior High School Configuration Grade: 9-12 Year Opened 1878 School Type Public Principal James Molina Location 3501 N Broadway, Los Angeles, Ca 90031 Students 2947 (approx.) Telephone 323-441-4600 Website Official Website

Contents 1 Ranking 2 History 3 Map & Directions 4 Faculty & Staff Information 5 Ethnic Diversity 6 Parent & Staff Comments 7 About the Neighborhood 8 Famous Alumni List 9 Additional Trivia 10 External Links

Ranking

• State Rank: 1 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
• API Score: 566 (The API Score is a number between 200 and 1000 that reflects a school’s or school district’s performance)

From the 2006 California Academic Performance Index (API) Base report.

History

1913 - Lincoln High School opened in temporary quarters in the Avenue 21 School.

1918 - The new campus on North Broadway opened.

By 2012 - Central Region High School 15 will open in to relieve Lincoln.

Map & Directions

1] Head southwest on Griffin Ave toward E Avenue 35.

2] Turn left at North Broadway.

For more directions and detailed information on the school location, view the map here.

Faculty & Staff Information

• James Molina - School Principal

• Teachers with full credential: 84%
• Teachers with emergency credential: 9%
• Average teaching experience: 11 years
• Average teaching in district: 10 years
• First year teachers: 5%

Ethnic Diversity

81% Hispanic/Latino

17% Asian

1% African American

<1% White

<1% Filipino

<1% American Indian/Alaska Native

<1% Pacific Islander

Parent & Staff Comments

(parents and staff members can post their comments about this school here)

About the Neighborhood

Lincoln Heights is bounded by the Los Angeles River on the west, the San Bernardino Freeway (I-10) on the south, and Soto Street on the east; the district's northern border is unclear due to the area's uneven terrain. Adjacent communities include El Sereno on the east, City Terrace on the southeast, Boyle Heights on the south, Chinatown and Solano Canyon on the west, Cypress Park on the northwest, Mt. Washington on the north, and Montecito Heights on the northeast. Major thoroughfares include Valley Boulevard; Mission Road; Pasadena Avenue; North Main, Marengo, Daly, and Figueroa Streets; and North Broadway. The Golden State Freeway (I-5) runs through the district, and the Metro Gold Line has a stop in the far northwestern portion of the district. Lincoln Heights' ZIP Code is 90031.

Famous Alumni List

• Gregory Ain, architect
• Frank Capra, director
• Gaylord Carter, organist
• Bobby Castillo, former Dodger pitcher and the man credited with teaching Fernando Valenzuela the screwball.
• John Huston, director/actor
• Carlos Moreno, California Supreme Court Justice (Cl. of 1966)
• Robert Preston, actor
• Robert Young, actor

Additional Trivia

• Abraham Lincoln High School briefly appears in the end of the movie Walkout (film) (a real life video in the end credits).
• The Lincoln Heights (TV series) on ABC Family was filmed in the Lincoln Heights area.

External Links

• Abraham Lincoln Senior High School LAUSD Profile Page
• Abraham Lincoln Senior High School Website
• Abraham Lincoln Senior High School Vision Statement
• Abraham Lincoln Senior High School Staff Directory
• Abraham Lincoln Senior High School Calendar
• Abraham Lincoln Senior High School Sports News
• Abraham Lincoln Senior High School Statistics
• Abraham Lincoln Senior High School Rankings