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Lincoln High School

60 Crescent Ave, Jersey City, NJ, 07304-2925 -

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Definition of Terms

Lincoln High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Hudson County, NJ

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1099 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

97 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 380 students

Grade 10 - 238 students

Grade 11 - 140 students

Grade 12 - 167 students

Grade Not Listed - 174 students

This School

(NJ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:11

1:13

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NJ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	4%	7%
% Hispanic	19%	15%
% Black	74%	17%
% White	2%	61%
% Unknown	1 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NJ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

47%

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NJ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Jersey City School District

This School's Agency

(NJ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	41	5
Number of Students Managed	29,288 students	2,429 students
District Total Revenue	$708,965,000	$39,780,000
District Expenditure	$694,402,000	$39,973,000
District Revenue / Student	$24,207	$16,377
District Expenditure / Student	$23,709	$16,457
District Graduation Rates	69%	81%

Lincoln High School didn't protect my girl (El Nuevo)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 05:05:36 am
Journal file photo Letter writer said her daughter was attacked and robbed at a dance in Lincoln High School, Jersey City.
Rutgers honors for Jersey City native who's led in many fields (The Jersey Journal)
posted on November 14, 2009 at 07:08:46 pm
Star-Ledger file photoAllison Jackson, an East Amwell woman has been inducted into the Rutgers' African American Alumni hall of fame. This Jersey City native graduated early from high school - she was only 14 - and has been keeping busy...
Jersey City native earns Rutgers African-American Alumni Allliance Hall of Fame honor (El Nuevo)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 06:42:08 pm
Veronica Slaght photo Allison Jackson graduated Lincoln High in Jersey City at age 14 and Jersey City State College, now New Jersey City University at 18.
East Amwell woman honored by Rutgers' African-American alumni (Hunterdon County Democrat)
posted on November 10, 2009 at 12:09:04 am
Veronica Slaght/For The Star-LedgerAllison Jackson stands in front of her favorite tree at her East Amwell home. EAST AMWELL -- Allison Jackson is a woman of firsts. The East Amwell resident was recently honored by Rutgers University’s African-American Alumni Alliance...
Superintendent, parents put heads together to improve Jersey City high schools (The Jersey Journal)
posted on October 24, 2009 at 03:08:45 pm
David Jolkovski/The Jersey JournalSuperintendent of Public Schools Dr. Charles T. Epps, Jr. answers Linda Beveny, who's daughter is a senior at Lincoln High School, concerns about her daughter's education during the PCUE community meeting in Jersey City on Thursday....

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For schools of the same name, see Lincoln High School.
Lincoln High School is a four-year public high school located in Jersey City, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, operated as part of the Jersey City Public Schools, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade.
Lincoln, the first public high school in Jersey City, was opened in 1913. It is located at 60 Crescent Avenue south of Journal Square. The student population at Lincoln High is 72% Black, 22% Hispanic, and 4% Asian.
The school is located on the site of a mansion owned by George Theodore Werts, who served as Governor of New Jersey from 1893-1896.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,099 students and 97.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.3.
The school was the 291st-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 279th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
History
The original Lincoln High School opened on September 9, 1912 with an inaugural student body of 300 on a site acquired from the Hasbrouck Institute,a private school. In January 1916, the school graduated its first class of 32 students. In 1934, the school had an enrollment of 5,000 students, making it the second largest in the state.
Violence
Lincoln High School has gained a reputation as being one of the most violent schools in New Jersey. It has been the site of two shootings, one allegedly gang related, in 2002 and 2006 and the stabbing of a student in April 2007.[1]
Athletics
The Lincoln High School Lions compete in the Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association (HCIAA), which includes private and parochial high schools in Hudson County. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
The boys basketball team won the North I, Group III in 2002 state sectional championship with a 50-41 win against Sparta High School in the tournament final. The 2008 team won the North II, Group II state sectional title with a 61-58 win over Orange High School in the tournament final.
2009-2010 Football SeasonThe varsity football team started a great season. As of October 17, 2009 they are undefeated. 6-0.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:
Dr. Michael Winds, Ed. D.
Notable alumni
Jeffrey Dublin, member of the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
Frank Joseph Guarini (born 1924), represented New Jersey's 14th congressional district from 1979-1993.
Phyllis Newman (born 1933), actress.
Bernie Parmalee (born 1967) former NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets.
External links
Lincoln High School
Jersey City Public Schools
Data for the Jersey City Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics

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