Abraham Lincoln High School (Brooklyn)
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2800 Ocean Parkway Brooklyn, New York, 11235 United States |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Catch the Lincoln Spirit |
| Established | 1929 |
| School district | 21 |
| Principal | Ari A. Hoogenboom |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | approx. 2830 |
| Number of students | 2,345 |
| Color(s) | Navy blue, black, and grey |
| Newspaper | The Lincoln Log |
| Yearbook | Lincoln Landmark |
| Team Name | Railsplitters |
| Website | Abraham Lincoln High School |
Abraham Lincoln High School is a public high school located at 2800 Ocean Parkway, in Brooklyn, New York City. The principal is Ari A. Hoogenboom. Built in 1929, Lincoln has graduated three Nobel Prize laureates, along with many other doctors, scientists, engineers, politicians, and other notable alumni.
It was built during the Great Depression, and in order to save money, one set of blueprints was used for Lincoln and other high schools in New York City, including Bayside High School, Samuel J. Tilden High School, John Adams High School, and Grover Cleveland High School.
The school was established in 1929, and named for former US president, Abraham Lincoln. In 1983, Dr. Jack Pollock, the principal at the time, reported that 8 of 10 graduates went on to attend college and/or university. However, by 2010, C. J. Hughes of The New York Times reported that Lincoln High School had "struggled" with student academic achievement. In 2009, the school had a 58% graduation rating. The SAT averages for the school were 411 in reading, 432 in mathematics, and 401 in writing. The New York State averages during that year were 480 in reading, 500 in mathematics, and 470 in writing.
In 2007, there were 2,688 students enrolled. The school's racial composition is very diverse. African American students made up 38.3% of the school's student population, a plurality of the student body. White students made up over one-quarter (26.3%), Hispanic and Latino (of any race) students made up over one-fifth (21.1%), Asian American students made up 14.0%, and Native Americans made up the remaining 0.3%.
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