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Lincoln High School

4777 Imperial Avenue, San Diego, CA 92113View on map

  • Public
  • San Diego
  • 402 seniors
  • 1,444 students

Lincoln High School is a public high school in San Diego (San Diego Unified) with 402 seniors. In fall 2025, 69% of its 68 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 66% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

69%

47 of 68 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

12%

47 of 402 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

17%

68 of 402 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

14%

5 of 37 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

15%

5 of 33 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

Lincoln High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 4.

  • Los Angeles4 pts higher

    14%

    5 of 37 admitted

    This school14%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.76)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    15%

    5 of 33 admitted

    This school15%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Irvine12 pts lower

    10%

    4 of 40 admitted

    This school10%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.71)

  • San Diego12 pts higher

    37%

    22 of 60 admitted

    This school37%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.68)

  • Santa Barbara10 pts higher

    43%

    9 of 21 admitted

    This school43%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.73)

  • Davis11 pts lower

    26%

    5 of 19 admitted

    This school26%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.63)

  • Santa Cruz45 pts lower

    27%

    4 of 15 admitted

    This school27%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.31)

  • Riverside11 pts lower

    76%

    25 of 33 admitted

    This school76%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.67)

  • MercedAbout the same

    93%

    27 of 29 admitted

    This school93%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.73 (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

Lincoln High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    38%

    33 of 88 admitted

    This school38%Overall34%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    93%

    25 of 27 admitted

    This school93%Overall92%

  • Northridge4 pts lower

    89%

    17 of 19 admitted

    This school89%Overall93%

  • Sacramento7 pts lower

    87%

    33 of 38 admitted

    This school87%Overall94%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    95%

    71 of 75 admitted

    This school95%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 (296 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

52%

155 of 296 graduates

UC or CSU

11%

34 graduates

Community college

35%

103 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC134%
CSU217%
CA private college21%
Out of state165%
Community college10335%
Not enrolled14148%
Enrolled in college15552%
Total296100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, Two or more races
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Homeless, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

6

AP courses offered

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

12

AP class sections

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

17% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

7%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

23 of 343 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)

1%

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

2 of 373 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 4 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 30%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 14%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 7%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 93%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 66%County median 65%

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