Lincoln High School (Oregon)
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1600 Southwest Salmon Street Portland, (Multnomah County), Oregon 97205 United States |
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| Coordinates | 45°31′08″N 122°41′18″W / 45.51889°N 122.68830°WCoordinates: 45°31′08″N 122°41′18″W / 45.51889°N 122.68830°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Opened | 1869 |
| School district | Portland Public Schools |
| Principal | Peyton Chapman |
| Faculty | 89 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 1,703 (2016–2017 enrollment) |
| Color(s) | Red and white |
| Athletics conference | OSAA Portland Interscholastic League 6A-1 |
| Nickname | Cardinals |
| Newspaper | Cardinal Times |
| Website | Lincoln High School |
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Lincoln High School is a public high school located in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States. It was established in 1869 as Portland High School, making it one of the oldest public high schools west of the Mississippi River.
In the 2016–2017 school year, Lincoln's student population was 71% white, 10% Asian, 8.4% Hispanic, 1.9% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, and 8.3% mixed race. About 90% of its students live within the school's neighborhood.
In 2008, 89% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 372 students, 330 graduated, 34 dropped out, four received a modified diploma, and four were still enrolled in high school the following year. For the 2010–11 school year, Lincoln had the highest overall graduation rate among Portland Public high schools, at 84 percent. About 90% of its Asian-American students graduated on time, as did 88% of Latino students. However, only 38% of its African-American students graduated on time, which was the worst rate in the district.
In July 2006, former Lincoln High Principal Peter Hamilton described it as "a classic college preparatory school." It is home to more National Merit scholarship semifinalists than any other public or private high school in Oregon.
In 2006, Lincoln was one of seven in Oregon ranked among America's 1,200 best high schools (based on Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or Cambridge test scores) by Newsweek. In 2008, Lincoln was voted second out of 261 of the public high schools in the state, behind the School of Science and Technology from the Beaverton School District in first place.
Lincoln is a part of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, and averaged roughly 38 successful IB diploma candidates over 2009, 2010, and 2011.
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