Lincoln High School (Jersey City, New Jersey)

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Lincoln High School is a four-year public high school located in Jersey City, New Jersey, operated as part of the Jersey City Public Schools.

Lincoln, the first public high school in Jersey City, was opened in 1913. It is located at 60 Crescent Avenue south of Journal Square. Lincoln High School has gained a reputation as being one of the most violent schools in New Jersey . It has been the site of two shootings, one allegedly gang related, in 2002^[1] and 2006^[2]. The school suffers from low graduation rates and test scores and its location in a high crime area often leads to arguments on the streets spilling into the classroom . The student population at Lincoln High is 72% Black, 22% Hispanic, and 4% Asian.

The school is located on the site of a mansion owned by George Theodore Werts, who served as Governor of New Jersey from 1893-1986.

[edit] Notable alumni

• Jeffrey Dublin, member of the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders
• Frank Joseph Guarini, represented New Jersey's 14th congressional district from 1979-1993

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Lincoln High School
• Jersey City Public Schools
• Jersey City Public Schools's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• National Center for Education Statistics data for the Jersey City Public Schools