Summary:
In zip code 72744, there is one high school, Lincoln High School, serving grades 9 through 12 in the rural community of Lincoln, Arkansas, with a total enrollment of 338 students.
Lincoln High School is part of the Lincoln School District, which ranks in the 40th percentile among Arkansas districts. The school itself has seen a declining state ranking, falling from the 33rd percentile in 2023-2024 to the 22nd percentile (1 star) in 2025-2026, placing it in the bottom quarter of Arkansas high schools. A notable strength is its graduation rate of 92.8%, which exceeds the state average of 90.1%, and an exceptionally low dropout rate of just 0.3%. The school also boasts a very low student-teacher ratio of 5.9:1, suggesting small class sizes, and spends $15,162 per student. Over 60% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a predominantly low-income community.
Academically, the school's standardized test scores are significantly below state averages, particularly in mathematics. While English Language Arts proficiency is 29.9% (state: 39.4%) and Reading is 33.9% (state: 40.4%), math scores are critically low: Algebra proficiency is just 7.1% (state: 36.9%) and Geometry is 4.2% (state: 26.4%). Biology proficiency overall is 23.8% (state: 42.7%), but a striking anomaly exists where 9th graders scored 58.8% proficient in Biology compared to only 11.1% for 10th graders. This suggests a potential bright spot in the 9th-grade science curriculum or instruction. Overall, the school excels at keeping students enrolled and graduating, but faces major challenges in ensuring academic mastery, especially in math, despite its small class sizes and above-average spending.
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