Abraham Lincoln High School (San Francisco, California)

Abraham Lincoln High School
ALHS
Main entrance on 24th Avenue
Address
Map
2162 24th Avenue

,
California
94116

United States
Coordinates37°44′50″N 122°28′52″W / 37.74728°N 122.48103°W / 37.74728; -122.48103
Information
School typePublic school
MottoLatin: Finimus Coepturi
(Finish to begin)
EstablishedAugust 27, 1940 (1940-08-27)
FounderClyde W. White
School boardSan Francisco Board of Education
School districtSan Francisco Unified School District
NCES District ID05581
SuperintendentMatt Wayne[1]
School number405
PrincipalShari Balisi Manalang[2]
Staff87.60 (FTE)[3]
Enrollment1,997 (2022–23)[3]
Student to teacher ratio22.80[3]
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)Red and Gold   
Athletics conferenceCIF San Francisco Section
MascotMustang
AccreditationWestern Association of Schools and Colleges
NewspaperLincoln Log
Graduates (2016)467
Websitewww.sfusd.edu/school/abraham-lincoln-high-school

Abraham Lincoln High School (ALHS) is a California Distinguished public high school located in the Sunset District of San Francisco, California. In 2018, ALHS was ranked #499 and earned a gold medal by U.S. News & World Report, placing it in the top 2% of public high schools nationally.[4]

ALHS offers honors and college prep programs, and offers students the ability to specialize in one of five academic areas: business, digital media design, teaching, and environmental science.[5]

ALHS provides services and special education for severely and non-severely impaired students, including a comprehensive English Language Learner (ELL) program, a Mandarin Secondary Dual Language Pathway, four years of Spanish, Mandarin, and Japanese instruction, a GATE pathway for gifted and talented students, a Wellness Center, Peer Resource Program, AVID, Step-to-College, clubs, athletics, and extracurriculars.

  1. ^ "Leadership Team | SFUSD". www.sfusd.edu. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Administration | SFUSD". www.sfusd.edu. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Lincoln (Abraham) High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "California Has 524 U.S. News Best Schools In The Country For 2018". Banning-Beaumont, CA Patch. May 13, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "Abraham Lincoln High School | SFUSD". www.sfusd.edu. Retrieved March 7, 2023.