Abraham Lincoln High School (San Jose, California)

Abraham Lincoln High School is a high school located in San Jose, California, in the San Jose Unified School District. It is a magnet school for academic, visual, and performing arts.^[2] As of 2025, the principal is Joseph Heffernan.^[3]

Abraham Lincoln High School
Address
555 Dana Avenue San Jose , California 95126 United States
Coordinates	37°19′42″N 121°55′25″W
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Do Right!
Established	1942
School district	San Jose Unified School District
Principal	Joseph Heffernan
Teaching staff	73.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,596 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	21.71[1]
Color(s)	Navy blue and gold
Mascot	Leo the Lion
Nickname	Lions
Newspaper	Lincoln Lion Tales
Website	lincoln.sjusd.org

Activities

Abraham Lincoln High School

Lincoln offers various extracurricular activities.

Athletics

The school mascot is a Lion. The school colors are blue and gold.

The track and field is named after Don Bowden, a Lincoln High School student who went on to the Olympics and was the first American to beat the 4-minute mile.^[4]

Notable alumni

• Don Bowden, an Olympic runner and the first American to break the 4-minute mile.^[5]
• Courtney Bryan, professional American football player^[6]
• Lorna Dee Cervantes, poet^[7]
• Bob Bowman (outfielder), former Major League Baseball player for Philadelphia Phillies
• Megan Dirkmaat, 2004 Summer Olympics silver medalist rowing^[8]
• Shamako Noble, hip-hop artist and political activist
• Bud Ogden, professional basketball player^[9]
• Ralph Ogden, professional basketball player^[10]
• Anjelah Johnson, American actress, stand-up comedian
• Ryan Karazija, American singer-songwriter