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Abraham Lincoln High School

555 Dana Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126View on map

  • Public
  • San Jose
  • 375 seniors
  • 1,575 students

Abraham Lincoln High School is a public high school in San Jose (San Jose Unified) with 375 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 86 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Berkeley (Cal), UC Davis (UCD), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 47% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

79%

68 of 86 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

18%

68 of 375 seniors

County median 39%

Seniors who applied to UC

23%

86 of 375 seniors

County median 53%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

10%

5 of 50 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

14%

8 of 56 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Abraham Lincoln High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    5 of 50 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.03)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    14%

    8 of 56 admitted

    This school14%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Irvine12 pts lower

    10%

    4 of 39 admitted

    This school10%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.00)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    23%

    12 of 52 admitted

    This school23%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.01)

  • Santa Barbara5 pts higher

    38%

    15 of 40 admitted

    This school38%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.02)

  • Davis4 pts higher

    41%

    22 of 54 admitted

    This school41%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    74%

    35 of 47 admitted

    This school74%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Riverside9 pts higher

    96%

    25 of 26 admitted

    This school96%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.89)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    17 of 18 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.69)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Abraham Lincoln High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo18 pts higher

    48%

    31 of 65 admitted

    This school48%Overall30%

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    33%

    23 of 70 admitted

    This school33%Overall34%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    84%

    86 of 103 admitted

    This school84%Overall80%

  • Monterey BayAbout the same

    95%

    18 of 19 admitted

    This school95%Overall95%

  • San Francisco6 pts lower

    90%

    38 of 42 admitted

    This school90%Overall96%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (360 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

82%

295 of 360 graduates

UC or CSU

27%

96 graduates

Community college

47%

170 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC4111%
CSU5515%
CA private college113%
Out of state185%
Community college17047%
Not enrolled6518%
Enrolled in college29582%
Total360100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Two or more races
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
See the full report

Advanced Placement

17

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

38

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

36% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

52%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

196 of 378 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

26%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

96 of 366 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 7 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 9 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 7 classes
  • Social science: 10 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 49%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 18%County median 42%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 19%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 24%
  • Low-income students 54%County median 47%
  • Graduates completing courses 47%County median 64%

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