<p><b>Abraham Lincoln High School</b> is a public high school, founded in 1959, in <a href="/pages/w/115590505119035">Denver, Colorado</a>, <a href="/pages/w/112463092102121">United States</a>, and is named after President <a href="/pages/w/112391058775572">Abraham Lincoln</a>. The school's colors are Blue & Grey, representing the colors worn by the solidiers during the U.S. Civil War. Blue for the North, and Grey for the South. The original blue used in the school's colors was Royal Blue, distinguishing it from Manual High School's Carolina Blue & John F. Kennedy's Navy Blue in the Denver Public School District. The blue was transitioned from Royal to Navy beginning in the late 90's. Some instances can be seen with Silver replacing the color Grey on some occasion. The mascot is a Lancer, which is described as a jousting knight holding a pole arm/lance. Abraham Lincoln High School's traditional rival high school is John F. Kennedy High School, although rivalries have existed with (Denver) West High School & (Denver) North High School. Both Abraham Lincoln High School & John F. Kennedy High School have nearly exact original architecture. ALHS currently has 1,900 students, 4 administrators, and 100 teachers. The principal is Josefina Higa. Abraham Lincoln High School is located in the Harvey Park neighborhood on the southwest side of <a href="/pages/w/115590505119035">Denver</a>.</p><h2>Demographics</h2><p>Enrolled in the 2009-2010 school year was 1,900 students.</p><p><ul><li>4.3% <a href="/pages/w/109311175767704">White</a></li><li>1.7% <a href="/pages/w/111981608818084">African American</a></li><li>90.3% <a href="/pages/w/111815585504656">Latino</a></li><li>1.3% <a href="/pages/w/109454609081425">Native American</a></li><li>2.5% <a href="/pages/w/112599518755224">Asia</a>n</li></ul></p><p> Using federal government guidelines, 91.42% of the students were eligible for free or <a href="/pages/w/388873121213111">reduced-price lunch</a>es.</p>
The Denver Language School is the city's first public full immersion language school, offering instruction in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese.
Lowest grade taught: 6th Grade - Highest grade taught: 8th Grade