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Lincoln High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Port Angeles, Washington, with a relatively small student population of 57 as of the 2022-2023 school year. While the school is part of the Port Angeles School District, which is ranked 71 out of 249 districts in the state, Lincoln High School faces some unique challenges compared to its larger counterpart, Port Angeles High School.
One key differentiator is the racial diversity of Lincoln High School's student body, which is more diverse than that of Port Angeles High School. In the 2022-2023 school year, Lincoln High School had a higher percentage of non-White students, including 17.54% Hispanic, 12.28% Native American, and 8.77% two or more races, while Port Angeles High School had a student body that was 70.88% White. However, this diversity is accompanied by lower graduation rates and higher dropout rates at Lincoln High School, with a 54.5% four-year graduation rate and a 36.3% dropout rate, compared to 91.9% and 6.0% respectively at Port Angeles High School.
Academically, Lincoln High School students generally perform below the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 44.44% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 61.9% in science, compared to 71.31% and 57.14% in the Port Angeles School District and 65.89% and 50.53% statewide. Additionally, Lincoln High School has a significantly higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 82.46% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 56.93% at Port Angeles High School. Despite these challenges, the school has shown some strengths in supporting specific subgroups, such as low-socioeconomic status students, and there may be opportunities for improvement by focusing on the school's areas of relative strength.
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