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Lincoln International High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

400^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 15% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Lincoln International High School is a small public high school serving grades 9–12 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with 158 students. It operates as its own district and serves an extremely high-poverty population: 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, the highest rate among nearby schools. Overall, it is rated 1 star and ranked 401 of 458 Minnesota schools (12th percentile), placing it in the bottom tier statewide.

Academically, reading is the school's most urgent challenge. Only 5% of students met reading proficiency, compared with 48.6% statewide — lower than every nearby school with reported data, including South High (26.6%), Universal Academy Middle/High (45%), Aim Academy of Science & Technology (30.1%), and Mts High School (13.9%). Math proficiency is 14.8% (state: 44.9%), above Aim Academy and Mts High School but below South High and Universal Academy. Science is a relative bright spot at 19.2% — below the state's 25.5%, but higher than all four of those nearby schools.

Graduation and dropout rates are also concerns: 51.7% of students graduated in 2024–2025 (state: 84.9%) and 12.0% dropped out (state: 4.2%), though both figures are better than at Center School, Longfellow Alternative High, and Takoda Prep. The most encouraging finding is the school's success with English Language Learner students, who ranked in the 95th percentile statewide in 2025–2026 — far above the school's overall 15th percentile. By contrast, low-income students overall ranked around the 18th–24th percentile in recent years. The school has also declined since a 2022–2023 peak, so reading, math, and graduation remain the priorities for families to watch.

158

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,321

Per pupil spending ?

30.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

2520 Minnehaha Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55404-8888

(612) 872-8690

District: Lincoln International High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.1%

African American:

43.0%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 26th percentile in 2023 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (14% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Minnesota average (52% vs 85%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg14%

Minnesota avg43%

400^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

401^st of 458Lincoln International High School among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	400 of 473	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	393 of 450	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	398 of 480	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	352 of 476	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	429 of 472	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.2	424 of 428	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	468 of 492	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	486 of 494	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.3	452 of 489	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.9	483 of 489	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.0	468 of 504	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.1	462 of 483	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.9	531 of 534	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.9	533 of 539	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.2	485 of 545	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	0.7	539 of 540	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	35 of 114	69.3%	★★★★☆
2025	22.4	84 of 95	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	70 of 109	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.6	35 of 98	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.1	65 of 102	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	7.3	68 of 68	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	100 of 103	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	98 of 106	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	84.6	6 of 110	94.5%	★★★★★
2025	59.2	19 of 94	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	7 of 102	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	78.6	8 of 90	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.7	5 of 87	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	27.0	35 of 47	25.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	34 of 85	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	33 of 78	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	321 of 358	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	332 of 403	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	290 of 396	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	385 of 388	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.7	339 of 339	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	380 of 401	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.4	392 of 395	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	93 of 124	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	84 of 145	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	59 of 136	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	285 of 377	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	273 of 333	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	297 of 389	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.6	200 of 393	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.2	272 of 312	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	265 of 270	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	349 of 370	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	362 of 374	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	353 of 395	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	356 of 377	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	372 of 405	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	351 of 398	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	364 of 403	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.9	347 of 351	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	402 of 411	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.5	387 of 398	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)95th percentile+79 vs school

African American (2026)69th percentile+54 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Science19%-6 vs state

Math15%-30 vs state

Reading5%-44 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Lincoln International High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2520 Minnehaha Ave	Minneapolis	55404	Hennepin County	Lincoln International High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 872-8690	158	16	10.1	—	2 (1.3%)	68 (43.0%)	87 (55.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.5	400^th of 473 public high schools	15.4%		15.2	393^rd of 450 public high schools	12.7%	7				5.0	5.0		19.2	19.2				14.8	14.8	$14,321
Mts High School	Public, Charter	7-12	2872 26th Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 722-9013	158	17	9.2	93.0%	16 (10.1%)	65 (41.1%)	52 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (14.6%)	6.5	451^st of 473 public high schools	4.7%		12	410^th of 450 public high schools	8.9%	41		13.3	17.9	10.3	13.9	7.4	9.1	8.2		0.0	7.7	0.0	3.3	$30,961
Takoda Prep	Public	9-12	1845 E Franklin Ave	Minneapolis	55404	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 341-3358	36	0		86.1%	1 (2.8%)	7 (19.4%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (63.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.1%)								(n/a)														$19,603
Takoda Prep Extended	Public	9-12	1845 E Franklin Ave	Minneapolis	55404	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 341-3358	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														$4,606
Center School	Public	7-12	2421 Bloomington Ave	Minneapolis	55404	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 721-1655	37	0		97.3%	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)	3 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.1%)								(n/a)														$17,492
Center School Extended	Public	7-12	2421 Bloomington Ave So	Minneapolis	55404	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 721-1655	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														$4,606
Transition Plus Services	Public	12	2015 East Lake St	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4100	267	41	6.5	66.3%	55 (20.6%)	117 (43.8%)	59 (22.1%)	14 (5.2%)	15 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)								(n/a)														$31,911
Universal Academy Middle/High	Public, Charter	7-12	2912 28th Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Universal Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 340-5994	154	6	26.9	89.6%	1 (0.6%)	147 (95.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	35.8	313^th of 473 public high schools	33.8%					(n/a)		50.0	47.9	32.1	45.0	10.6	13.9	12.0		38.6	37.5	38.1	38.1
South High	Public	9-12	3131 19th Ave S	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-4300	1,257	98	12.8	65.1%	232 (18.5%)	387 (30.8%)	436 (34.7%)	19 (1.5%)	122 (9.7%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (4.8%)	24.5	375^th of 473 public high schools	20.7%		30	339^th of 450 public high schools	24.7%	36				26.6	26.6		13.9	13.9				20.6	20.6	$14,870
Aim Academy of Science & Technology	Public, Charter	6-12	2831 12th Ave S	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Aim Academy of Science & Technology	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 452-2274	178	10	17.9	97.8%	0 (0.0%)	178 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.1	402^nd of 473 public high schools	15.0%					(n/a)		21.7	30.0	29.2	30.1	5.3	14.3	10.0		13.0	16.7	3.8	9.6

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Students at Lincoln International High School are 55% Hispanic, 43% African American, 1% White.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 158 students attended Lincoln International High School.

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Lincoln International High School ranks in the bottom 15.4% of Minnesota high schools.

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2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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