Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High Sch

Dallas Isd · Dallas County · High school

Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High Sch enrolled 579 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 80.1% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 9% of Texas campuses (2024).

At a glance vs. Texas

Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High Sch Texas
Graduation rate ’24bottom 23% in TX-2.7 vs TX
Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High Sch 87.1%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 23% in TX+16.8 vs TX
Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High Sch 91.9%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22bottom 21% in TX-9.2 vs TX
Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High Sch 35.4%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24bottom 28% in TX-7.4 vs TX
Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High Sch 73.7%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24bottom 9% in TX-11.8 vs TX
Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High Sch 2.7%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25top 48% in TX+1.5 vs TX
Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High Sch 27.5%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 35% in TX-5.1 vs TX
Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High Sch 50.0%Texas 55.1%

The advanced pipeline

Black students at each gate, latest year. Each stage has its own denominator; the bars sit side by side, never multiplied.

Complete an advanced or dual-credit course50 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 200
Take an AP/IB exam35 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 196
Pass an AP/IB exam0 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 69

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

708090201220152018202120249087

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

20406080100201720192021202320249275

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

40608020162018202020224535

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

60708090100201220152018202120248174

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

0510152020122015201820212024153

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

35040045050020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark434378

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

40050060070080020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark457394

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

1415161718201320162019202220241614

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

121416201320162019202220241613

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

1415161718201320162019202220241715

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

010203040502017201920222024202528

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

1020304050602017201920222024202549

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

20304050201720192022202420254437

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

405060201420172020202320245550

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

204060802015201720192021202320246535

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

0204060201220152018202120243517

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

01020304020122015201820212024360

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336406

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202480.1%87.1%65.4%81.1%
College/career/military ready202490.6%91.9%88.9%90.8%
Algebra I proficiency202529.7%27.5%29.4%
Biology proficiency202545.3%46.5%43.2%44.8%
English II proficiency202534.2%36.7%28.1%33.7%
Advanced course completion202446.5%50%37.2%48.2%
Took an AP/IB course202462.6%64.6%56.8%62.9%
Took an AP/IB exam202433.6%35.2%29.7%32.5%
Passed an AP/IB exam20240%0%0%0%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).