The project to renovate Lincoln High School and Humanities/Communications Magnet is scheduled to begin in May.
That includes adding new paint, flooring, ceilings, and tiles, and improvements to the library, gym, auditorium, and locker room, according to a state filing. With an anticipated delivery date of October 2025, the 190,000 square feet of work bears an estimated construction cost of $32 million. According to the filing, no design firm has been assigned yet.
Construction at the school is among dozens of projects funded through Dallas ISD’s $3.4 billion bond package. In 2002, voters approved two propositions to fund improvements and repairs at more than 200 campuses. The $3.7 billion bond election in 2020 — the largest in Texas history, according to The Dallas Morning News — included five propositions, but voters rejected those that would have funded the construction of a performing arts center, stadium, and natatorium improvements.
At the time of the election, the average age of Dallas ISD campuses was almost 52 years old — more than seven years higher than the national average. At its current location on Elsie Faye Heggins Street, Lincoln is adjacent to the original campus on Oakland Avenue that became a landmark in 1995. Built in 1938, it was the second high school in Dallas for black students. The other was Booker T. Washington.
Other campuses in the design stage include Dallas Environmental Science Academy, Edwin J. Kiest Elementary School, William Lipscomb Elementary School, Victor H. Hexter Elementary School, Justin F. Kimball High School, and Harry C. Withers Elementary School. Fourteen campuses are under construction, and four have been completed.
