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Lincoln High School

Public Grades 9-12

746^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 7% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Lincoln High School is a public high school in Warren, MI, serving 489 students in grades 9-12 within the Van Dyke Public Schools district, where a large majority of families (about 86%) qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Lincoln faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the lowest percentile statewide for the past decade. Proficiency rates on state tests are dramatically below state averages across all subjects. For example, only 8.6% of students were proficient in science in the 2025-2026 school year. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern, with nearly 59% of students missing substantial school time—more than double the state average. However, there are bright spots. The graduation rate has climbed impressively from 64.4% in 2021-2022 to 80.6% in 2024-2025, and the dropout rate has fallen from 20.5% to 8.4% over the same period. This suggests the school is getting better at keeping students engaged through to graduation, even if test scores haven't yet caught up.

One of the most striking findings is the comparison with Center Line High School, just 1.65 miles away. Center Line ranks in the 34th percentile statewide and achieves proficiency rates often double or triple those at Lincoln—yet Lincoln spends significantly more per student ($22,475 vs. $18,007). This funding-achievement gap points to deep-rooted challenges that money alone hasn't solved. Interestingly, Lincoln's African American students perform relatively better than other subgroups, ranking in the 13th percentile statewide, which is higher than the school's overall 7th percentile ranking. Within its own district, the smaller Success Academy (64 students) boasts a higher graduation rate (87.5%) and far lower chronic absenteeism (23.6%), suggesting that a more personalized environment may offer lessons for Lincoln as it continues to improve.

489

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,475

Per pupil spending ?

85.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

22900 Federal Ave
Warren, MI 48089-5308

(586) 758-8307

District: Van Dyke Public Schools

Feeder schools for Lincoln High School:

Elementary:	Lincoln Elementary School
	Marjorie Carlson Elementary School
	McKinley Elementary School
Middle:	Lincoln Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.4%

White:

10.2%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (15% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (59% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg15%

Michigan avg43%

746^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

571^st of 625Van Dyke Public Schools 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	6.8	746 of 800	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	691 of 739	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	726 of 743	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	694 of 735	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.2	560 of 561	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	649 of 666	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	733 of 824	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.1	704 of 835	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.0	734 of 852	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	678 of 832	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.4	624 of 799	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.1	620 of 805	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.8	578 of 773	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.6	655 of 784	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.6	615 of 765	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.0	611 of 754	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.1	619 of 750	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.2	591 of 767	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.6	582 of 705	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	218 of 252	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	160 of 192	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	185 of 188	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	154 of 170	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	142 of 147	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	214 of 254	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.1	656 of 686	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.3	598 of 629	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	607 of 619	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	602 of 611	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.3	549 of 554	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	603 of 710	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	8.8	661 of 719	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	601 of 635	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	631 of 654	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	569 of 614	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	517 of 532	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	682 of 755	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.5	660 of 693	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.3	609 of 628	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	629 of 633	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	577 of 611	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	530 of 543	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	659 of 707	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.0	176 of 179	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	36.5	404 of 638	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.2	492 of 582	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	613 of 708	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2024)37th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2026)13th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts21%-38 vs state

Social Studies18%-25 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing16%-36 vs state

Science9%-27 vs state

Mathematics7%-26 vs state

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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 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th 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 High School	Public	9-12	22900 Federal Ave	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Van Dyke Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 758-8307	489	33	14.7	85.9%	50 (10.2%)	364 (74.4%)	17 (3.5%)	16 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.6%)	6.8	746^th of 800 public high schools	6.8%		7.2	691^st of 739 public high schools	6.5%	55		25.2	17.1		6.9	332.9	16.4	349.1						8.6		18.1	$22,475	$3,123	$19,352
Success Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	23500 Mac Arthur Blvd	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Van Dyke Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(586) 427-0836	64	5	13.7	84.4%	18 (28.1%)	34 (53.1%)	6 (9.4%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.8%)								(n/a)			385.8			344.2	390.0	333.5						2070.9		2078.6	$10,430	$2,199	$8,231
Rising Stars Academy	Public, Charter	12	23855 Lawrence	Center Line	48015	Macomb County	Rising Stars Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(586) 405-9473	64	5	12.8	54.7%	25 (39.1%)	28 (43.8%)	1 (1.6%)	3 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.9%)								(n/a)																	$16,872	$1,927	$14,945
Academy 21	Public, Virtual, Magnet	6-12	11300 Engleman Rd	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Center Line Public Schools	No	Yes	Yes	No	(586) 510-2062	148	10	14.2	70.9%	65 (43.9%)	49 (33.1%)	4 (2.7%)	7 (4.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (14.9%)	3.2	791^st of 800 public high schools	1.1%		9.8	667^th of 739 public high schools	9.7%	124		20.0	15.4		321.3	341.9	376.2	320.5						2068.6		2076.1	$15,360	$783	$14,577
Center Line High School	Public	9-12	26300 Arsenal	Center Line	48015	Macomb County	Center Line Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 510-2100	646	38	16.9	61.5%	238 (36.8%)	235 (36.4%)	27 (4.2%)	102 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.8%)	31.8	530^th of 800 public high schools	33.8%		26	531^st of 739 public high schools	28.1%	1		50.0	41.6		16.9	18.8	39.7	16.5						30.3		36.1	$18,007	$1,005	$17,002
Warren Woods Adult Education	Public	10-12	12900 Frazho Rd	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Warren Woods Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-4408	0	2	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Osborn High School	Public	9-12	11600 E 7 Mile Rd	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-0343	403	21	19.1	92.8%	4 (1.0%)	392 (97.3%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8.5	719^th of 800 public high schools	10.1%		4.3	724^th of 739 public high schools	2.0%	5		7.5	8.8		5.0	314.2	7.4	9.9						13.5		29.6	$22,782	$3,001	$19,781
Fitzgerald Senior High School	Public	9-12	23200 Ryan Rd	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Fitzgerald Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 757-7070	861	46	18.6	68.2%	104 (12.1%)	545 (63.3%)	27 (3.1%)	142 (16.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.9%)	11.7	693^rd of 800 public high schools	13.4%		10.8	659^th of 739 public high schools	10.8%	34		26.5	31.1		5.9	17.2	27.8	5.9						11.0		19.7	$17,433	$2,950	$14,483
Fitzgerald Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	23200 Ryan Rd	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Fitzgerald Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(586) 757-7070	78	15	5.1	82.1%	13 (16.7%)	48 (61.5%)	4 (5.1%)	8 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.4%)	11	695^th of 800 public high schools	13.1%					(n/a)			30.0			354.0								2064.6		16.7	$9,810	$236	$9,574
Eastpointe High School	Public	8-12	15501 Couzens Ave	Eastpointe	48021	Macomb County	Eastpointe Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 533-3700	624	33	18.9	86.7%	45 (7.2%)	514 (82.4%)	9 (1.4%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.1%)	5.3	762^nd of 800 public high schools	4.8%		3.6	731^st of 739 public high schools	1.1%	31	25.9	20.6	16.0	3.7	3.7	4.2	15.4	371.9					5.9	10.3	10.3	13.0	$18,267	$2,191	$16,075

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln High School

What district is Lincoln High School in?

Van Dyke Public Schools

How many students attend Lincoln High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 489 students attended Lincoln High School.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln High School?

Students at Lincoln High School are 74% African American, 10% White, 9% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Is Lincoln High School a good school?

Lincoln High School ranks in the bottom 6.8% of Michigan high schools.

What schools feed into Lincoln High School?

Lincoln High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary : Marjorie Carlson Elementary School
Elementary : McKinley Elementary School
Middle : Lincoln Middle School

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