Abraham Lincoln High School (San Francisco, California)

Abraham Lincoln High School
ALHS
Main entrance on 24th Avenue
Address
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
SuperintendentMaria Su
School number405
PrincipalMarisol Arkin
Staff83.71 (FTE)
Enrollment2,037 (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio24.33
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)Red and Gold   
Athletics conferenceCIF San Francisco Section
MascotMustang
RivalGeorge Washington High School
AccreditationWestern Association of Schools and Colleges
NewspaperLincoln Log
Graduates (2016)467
Websitewww.sfusd.edu/school/abraham-lincoln-high-school

Abraham Lincoln High School (ALHS, colloquially Lincoln) is a California Distinguished public high school located in the Sunset District on the West Side 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.

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.

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.