High Schools in Lincoln

The Lincoln Junior/Senior High School is the sole high school located in the Lincoln area, serving students in grades 7-12. This standout school has demonstrated remarkable academic performance, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 25th out of 332 Kansas high schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Lincoln Junior/Senior High School has consistently outperformed the state average on standardized test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics across multiple grade levels. In 2024-2025, the school's 10th-grade students scored 60.7% proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 37.93%. In Mathematics, the school's 10th-grade students scored 53.56% proficient or better, compared to the state average of 33.59%. The school also boasts a high 4-year graduation rate of 89.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.3% for the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite the school's high percentage of students (54.45%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families, Lincoln Junior/Senior High has shown significant improvement in its performance over the past few years, climbing from a 1-star rating in 2023-2024 to a 5-star rating in 2024-2025. This remarkable achievement suggests that the school has implemented effective strategies to enhance student learning and academic outcomes, while also efficiently allocating its resources to support student success.