High Schools in Western Wayne Schools

Lincoln Middle/High School is the only high school in Western Wayne Schools, a district in Cambridge City, Indiana. It serves grades 7–12 with 306 students, making it a combined middle and high school, so high-school-level district figures often match the school's own numbers.

Academically, the school shows a clear split between reading and math. In 2025–26, SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing was 54.55%, above the state's 51.9%, and 8th-grade ELA was 45.16%, above the state's 44%. Seventh-grade ELA was 41.3%, essentially at the state's 41.7%. Math is the weak spot: SAT Mathematics was only 6.82% versus 25.6% statewide, and 7th-grade ILEARN Math was 26.09% against the state's 35.9%. Eighth-grade math (32.26%) was closer to the state's 34.2%. There is progress, though — from 2024–25 to 2025–26, ILEARN ELA All Grades rose from 35.87% to 42.86%, ILEARN Math All Grades from 18.48% to 28.57%, and Biology from 40.54% to 47.73%. SAT math, however, slipped from 9.76% to 6.82%.

Other key facts: the graduation rate was 92.4%, above the state's 89.7%. Chronic absenteeism was 27.6%, higher than the district's 23.8% and the state's 16.7% — a meaningful concern, since more than one in four students were chronically absent. About 57.52% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending is $13,900, and the student-teacher ratio is a low 9.4, so class size and funding don't appear to be the main constraints. The school ranked 215 of 415 (48th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–26, up from 248 of 429 (42nd percentile) in 2024–25, while the district ranked 176 of 374 (53rd percentile, 3 stars). Overall, families can expect solid reading and graduation outcomes alongside real struggles in math and attendance.