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Lincoln Senior High School

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Lincoln Senior High School ranks 520 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

520^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 35% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Lincoln Senior High School in Ypsilanti, MI, serves 810 students in grades 9-12 and is part of the Lincoln Consolidated School District, which currently holds a 1-star rating. The school has shown a volatile performance trajectory over the past decade, oscillating between 1 and 2 stars, but recently improved its state ranking from the 24th to the 35th percentile. While test scores are below state averages, Lincoln is competitive with several nearby traditional public schools—for example, its SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing proficiency (42.5%) outpaces Belleville High School and significantly exceeds ACTech High School (7.7%). However, it lags behind high-performing magnet and early college programs like Washtenaw International High School (87.6% proficiency) and Early College Alliance (73.3%).

Lincoln's graduation rate of 80.0% for 2024-2025 is a notable improvement from the previous year's 73.9% and exceeds its district average (72.3%), though it remains below the state average (84.0%). The dropout rate of 15.0% is more than double the state average (7.1%) and is a critical area of concern. One of the school's relative strengths is attendance: its chronic absenteeism rate of 25.6% is substantially lower than the district average (28.8%) and much lower than nearby schools like Belleville High School (41.9%) and Milan High School (92.4%, a figure that may reflect a data reporting anomaly).

Per-pupil spending at Lincoln has been steadily increasing, reaching $19,369 in 2024-2025—higher than Van Buren Public Schools ($17,845) and Milan Area Schools ($17,778)—yet outcomes remain lower, suggesting that financial resources alone are not the differentiator. The school's performance varies significantly by student subgroup, with some groups ranking higher than the school's overall percentile while others, particularly Special Education students, have experienced a dramatic decline in recent years. Families considering Lincoln should weigh its improving graduation rate, relatively strong attendance, and competitive standing against direct public-school peers, while also exploring the diverse educational options within a 7-mile radius, including career-tech, virtual, and early college programs.

810

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,369

Per pupil spending ?

42.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

7425 Willis Rd
Ypsilanti, MI 48197-8919

(734) 484-7005

District: Lincoln Consolidated School District

Feeder schools for Lincoln Senior High School:

Elementary:	Bishop Elementary School
	Brick Elementary School
	Childs Elementary School
Middle:	Lincoln Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.9%

African American:

27.2%

Two or more races:

11.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 38th percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (32% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the Michigan average (15% vs 7%)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg30%

Michigan avg43%

520^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

511^th of 625Lincoln Consolidated School District among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	520 of 800	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.9	560 of 739	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	462 of 743	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	494 of 735	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	426 of 531	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	479 of 561	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	500 of 666	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	518 of 824	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.4	558 of 835	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.5	530 of 852	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.6	546 of 832	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.4	477 of 799	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.0	469 of 805	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.2	433 of 773	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.2	521 of 784	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.2	503 of 765	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.6	359 of 754	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.9	461 of 750	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.0	431 of 767	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.2	479 of 705	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	134 of 252	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.5	148 of 192	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.6	75 of 188	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.9	94 of 170	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	47 of 51	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	46 of 59	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	105 of 147	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	116 of 254	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	454 of 686	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	15.8	529 of 629	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	472 of 619	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	476 of 611	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	358 of 416	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	402 of 462	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	440 of 554	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	499 of 710	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	229 of 259	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	128 of 195	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.2	73 of 190	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	6.7	193 of 201	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	576 of 719	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	510 of 635	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	478 of 654	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	535 of 614	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	322 of 369	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	401 of 417	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	421 of 532	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	575 of 755	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	524 of 693	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	496 of 628	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	395 of 633	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	424 of 611	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	370 of 440	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	411 of 472	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	458 of 543	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	481 of 707	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	147 of 179	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	68 of 105	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.4	71 of 93	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	216 of 220	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	62.8	43 of 116	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	27 of 61	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	116 of 315	63.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	414 of 671	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.5	503 of 639	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	398 of 638	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	398 of 647	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	289 of 492	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	382 of 516	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	443 of 582	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	488 of 708	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)47th percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile~ school

Male (2026)24th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)18th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts49%-10 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing42%-10 vs state

Social Studies36%-7 vs state

Science27%-8 vs state

Mathematics19%-13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Friday, November 18, 2011

After attending Lincoln for several years I feel confident in saying this school is lacking in nearly every area. From pre-school until tenth grade I had two excellent teachers, as many as a handful of good teachers, and the rest did not devote themselves to teaching well. I currently attend the Early College Alliance (the 6th highest school in MI) and the difference is utterly staggering. With the right staff Lincoln could do well, but under current circumstances its students are fish in a pond that is rapidly evaporating away. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)	M-Step Math (2026)	M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Senior High School	Public	9-12	7425 Willis Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Lincoln Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 484-7005	810	45	17.8	42.2%	420 (51.9%)	220 (27.2%)	62 (7.7%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (11.6%)	33.1	520^th of 800 public high schools	35.0%		22.9	560^th of 739 public high schools	24.2%	40		47.8	50.3		18.8	19.6	42.5	12.8				27.4		36.5	$19,369	$1,287	$18,082
Arbor Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	9-12	6800 Hitchingham Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Arbor Preparatory High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 961-9700	278	19	14.7	56.8%	55 (19.8%)	140 (50.4%)	42 (15.1%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.5%)	25.9	564^th of 800 public high schools	29.5%		51.1	359^th of 739 public high schools	51.4%	205		42.2	28.6		14.5	11.1	43.9	14.0				26.8		41.1	$19,744	$1,046	$18,699
Huron Valley Womens	Public	9-12	3511 Bemis Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(734) 572-9900	2	0		—	0 (0.0%)	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Acce	Public, Magnet	6-12	1076 Ecorse Rd	Ypsilanti	48198	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 221-1691	175	12	14.5	79.4%	32 (18.3%)	108 (61.7%)	16 (9.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.3%)								(n/a)		328.4	350.3		293.2	325.7	355.9	323.1				2066.9		2075.7	$20,249	$2,233	$18,016
Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education	Public, Virtual	7-12	301 W Michigan Ave	Ypsilanti	48103	Washtenaw County	Washtenaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	No	(734) 761-7027	386	15	26.1	80.1%	214 (55.4%)	91 (23.6%)	40 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.4%)	16	644^th of 800 public high schools	19.5%		23.1	558^th of 739 public high schools	24.5%	86	330.0	54.8	32.2	246.4	339.4	3.5	29.5	378.5			1776.3	18.6	1773.1	18.6
Washtenaw International High School	Public	9-12	105 N Mansfield St	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Washtenaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-8145	493	26	18.8	20.5%	156 (31.6%)	101 (20.5%)	41 (8.3%)	140 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.2%)	96.6	14^th of 800 public high schools	98.3%		97.4	13^th of 739 public high schools	98.2%	1		89.5	89.5		63.2	67.6	87.6	64.5				65.8		62.8
ACTech High School	Public	9-12	2095 Packard Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 221-1001	459	39	11.8	61.9%	48 (10.5%)	238 (51.9%)	133 (29.0%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.3%)	2.8	795^th of 800 public high schools	0.6%		1.9	739^th of 739 public high schools	0.0%	56		9.6	7.7		300.1	320.9	7.7	359.4				5.7		10.5	$21,124	$4,173	$16,952
Ypsilanti STEMM Middle College	Public	9-12	2095 Packard Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 221-1001	108	11	9.8	63.9%	18 (16.7%)	66 (61.1%)	11 (10.2%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.3%)	41.1	440^th of 800 public high schools	45.0%		38.3	454^th of 739 public high schools	38.6%	14		52.2	70.8		13.0	402.9	54.5	15.2				27.3		30.3	$58,857	$10,724	$48,134
Early College Alliance	Public	9-12	220 King Hall	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Washtenaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(734) 487-4290	454	19	24.2	39.4%	209 (46.0%)	115 (25.3%)	46 (10.1%)	27 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.3%)	87.1	70^th of 800 public high schools	91.3%		93.6	38^th of 739 public high schools	94.9%	32		82.4	84.0		63.6	49.1	73.3	34.0				50.5		56.0
Belleville High School	Public	7-12	501 W Columbia Ave	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Van Buren Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 697-9133	1,669	75	22.4	40.1%	661 (39.6%)	798 (47.8%)	87 (5.2%)	15 (0.9%)	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	96 (5.8%)	30.3	538^th of 800 public high schools	32.8%		47.5	383^rd of 739 public high schools	48.2%	155		48.1	43.8		18.8	20.7	43.3	16.7				21.2		31.6	$17,845	$1,594	$16,250

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Senior High School

Is Lincoln Senior High School a good school?

Lincoln Senior High School ranks 520^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Lincoln Senior High School?

Lincoln Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bishop Elementary School
Elementary : Brick Elementary School
Elementary : Childs Elementary School
Middle : Lincoln Middle School

What district is Lincoln Senior High School in?

Lincoln Consolidated School District

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Senior High School?

Students at Lincoln Senior High School are 52% White, 27% African American, 12% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Lincoln Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 810 students attended Lincoln Senior High School.

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