Abraham Lincoln High School

What makes this school special

The biggest non-Lowell high school in the city — a 2,000-student comprehensive built for the booming westside in 1940
Five career academies (business, digital media, green tech, teaching, plus health/biotech pathways) let students spend multiple years on one track
Back-to-back CIF state football championships in 2018 and 2019, and a dragon boat team that won a 2018 world club title
APs are deliberately capped at three per student; the school would rather you go deep than collect them

Academics

Curriculum

Honors, AVID, and five CTE academies

Advanced Placement

16 AP courses

See the course list

World languages

Mandarin, Japanese, Spanish

Schedule

Two semesters, seven periods

Signature programs

Business Academy (CTE)
Digital Media Design Academy (CTE)
Green Academy (CTE)
Teacher Academy (CTE)
Public Health & Biotechnology pathways
AVID

UC admissions

In fall 2025, 269 students applied to the UC system from this school; 208 were admitted to at least one campus, and 112 enrolled.

See UC’s data

What these numbers can and can’t tell you

Athletics, arts & activities

Athletics · CIF San Francisco Section (AAA)

BadmintonBaseballBasketballCheerCross CountryFencingFlag Football (girls)FootballGolfSoccerSoftballSwimmingTennisTrack & FieldVolleyballWrestling (boys)

Arts

Drawing & PaintingCeramicsPhotographyArchitectureDigital ArtBandOrchestraChoirGuitarPianoDramaTheater TechDance

Clubs & activities · 90+

Book ClubBizTech AIDebateJROTCMath ClubMock TrialPhilosophyRobotics & Cyber PatriotsWiSTEMBlack Student UnionChinese CultureFilipino ClubGSAKey ClubRed CrossCancer Awareness

See all clubs

Life there

Food

Free for all students (SFUSD)

Learning support

Special Education, ELL program, AVID, on-site Wellness Center, counseling, Peer Resources

Notable alumni

Barbara Eden (actress, I Dream of Jeannie)
Johnny Miller (pro golfer and broadcaster)
Mike Holmgren (NFL head coach)
BD Wong (Tony-winning actor)
Vince Guaraldi (jazz pianist, the Peanuts scores)
Richard Serra (sculptor)

Applying

Key dates

Applications open: October 23, 2026
Main Round application due: February 1, 2027
Assignment letters mailed: Week of March 15, 2027
Accept assignment: March 25, 2027

The application

Lincoln is part of SFUSD's citywide choice process: one application, list your schools in preference order, no test and no feeder middle schools. When more students list a school than it has seats, tiebreakers (sibling, Willie Brown Middle School attendance, CTIP1 test-score area) decide — not grades. Apply by the Main Round deadline in late January or early February for fall enrollment.

Application requirements

San Francisco residency
SFUSD enrollment application by the Main Round deadline (list your school choices)

Testing

None — SFUSD choice lottery

Sources

Abraham Lincoln High School | SFUSD — name, address, programs, support services
ALHS Details | SFUSD — sports teams (no genders or seasons published), language programs (Mandarin, Japanese, Spanish)
ALHS School Profile 2025-26 | SFUSD — AP courses and cap, schedule, academies
ALHS History | SFUSD — 1940 founding
NCES Common Core of Data (2024-25) — enrollment, student:teacher ratio, % students of color
How student assignment works | SFUSD — application process, deadlines, tiebreakers
Abraham Lincoln High School | Wikipedia — motto, colors, alumni, football and dragon boat titles
CIF SF Section standings (2024-25 varsity) and season calendar — teams by sport and gender, sport seasons

Details checked August 2026

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