About Lincoln HS

Community

A rich tradition as a school of excellence began in 1869 when Lincoln was established as the first public high school in the Northwest.

Lincoln High School is located in downtown Portland, near many cultural institutions and the city’s business and retail core.

With approximately 2.23 million people residing in the Portland metropolitan area, it is the 26th largest city in the country.

The urban experience enriches classes with field trips, field research and internship opportunities. Lincoln enjoys significant parent and community support as evidenced by thousands of hours of volunteering and fundraising.

Current students aspire to be the next generation of leaders in their respective fields and are proud of illustrious alumni who include senators, mayors, governors, Olympic athletes, Pulitzer Prize winners and an Emmy winning cartoonist (“D’oh!”).​​

Academic Programs

Lincoln is a comprehensive four-year urban high school, noted for its academic climate and rigor. The college preparatory curriculum features advanced classes in: Art, English, Math, Science, Social Studies and World Languages including Arabic, French, German, Mandarin, Spanish Immersion and American Sign Language.

Additionally, Lincoln offers Career Tech electives in Business Management, Computer Science, Culinary Arts, Mass Communications, Product Design and Robotics to inspire students to consider their future.

Authorized since 1989 to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme’s curriculum, Lincoln embraces an open access IB policy that allows all students to opt into their choice of IB classes. With a selection of over 55 courses, Lincoln High School offers the most robust and comprehensive IB programme in the state of Oregon.

Lincoln IB Diploma recipients have averaged over 32 points on their IB exams for the past five years, with scores well above the global average in nearly each of the courses offered! 

International Baccalaureate Programme

Full IB Diploma candidates meet standards on international exams and complete IB’s Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge and Creative Action & Service activities. Lincoln students consistently perform well on the exams. For perspective, a passing score is a 4 and the average grade earned by the 79 diploma recipients in the Class of 2019 was 5.25.