The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Abraham Lincoln High School
Abraham Lincoln High School is a public high school of moderate size, serving grades nine through twelve in the Sheepshead Bay area of Brooklyn along Ocean Parkway. The school draws from a diverse student body that is predominantly students of color, with students identifying as Black making up the largest share, followed by substantial populations identifying as Hispanic and Asian. A large majority of enrolled students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, situating the school in a high-poverty context.
The school's 2024-25 state test data shows no students tested in eighth-grade proficiency assessments across math, English language arts, and science. This absence of testing data reflects the school's grade band: Abraham Lincoln serves only grades nine through twelve and does not enroll eighth graders, so state testing in those grades does not apply to the school. High school performance data from New York's state assessments was not available in the data provided, so a full picture of academic proficiency across grades cannot be drawn. Without a graduation rate, four-year cohort outcomes, or attendance measures in the provided materials, the basis for evaluating student outcomes remains incomplete.
When positioned against other public high schools in Kings County on the limited metric available, the school falls in the bottom quartile on overall proficiency, reflecting either limited testing data or weak performance where data exists. A parent seeking to understand how students perform at Abraham Lincoln and what pathways the school offers would benefit from requesting detailed information directly from the school about course offerings, college and career programming, and recent graduate outcomes.
Brooklyn itself is a dense, highly walkable borough with neighborhoods ranging from historic brownstone areas to rapidly developing mixed-use corridors. The Sheepshead Bay neighborhood where the school sits is residential with commercial strips along its avenues; it sits within the broader Brooklyn context of strong growth and development, particularly in housing. Housing values and rents in the area have grown modestly year-over-year, and the region sits within New York City's complex and competitive housing market.
The school operates within New York City Geographic District 21. Across the city's school system, reading and math instruction are now governed by mandated, science-of-reading-aligned curricula known as NYC Reads and NYC Solves, a significant shift that replaced school-by-school curriculum choices. These standardized approaches began in elementary schools and are expanding through middle grades. High schools have already adopted a common Algebra 1 curriculum. For high school families, knowing that the district and city are moving toward consistent, standardized instructional frameworks in both literacy and mathematics is relevant context for understanding how teaching happens in Brooklyn schools.
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