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Lincoln Secondary

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Lincoln Secondary ranks 309 th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

309^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 35% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Lincoln Secondary is a public school in Lake City, MN, serving 597 students in grades 7–12 as part of the Lake City Public School District in southeastern Minnesota. It currently ranks 309th of 473 Minnesota schools (35th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026, below its district’s 54th percentile, 3-star ranking. Recent ranks are volatile: 61st percentile in 2024–2025 and 26th in 2023–2024. Completion is a clear strength: a 97.2% graduation rate and 0.9% dropout rate, well above the state’s 84.9% and 4.2% and better than Red Wing Senior High (90.8% and 4.9%).

Academically, math is mixed. All-grades math is 44.9%, matching the state; 8th-grade math is a standout at 56.3%; 11th-grade math is 39.1%, above the state and Goodhue Secondary and Red Wing Senior High. But 7th-grade math is 37.0%, below the state and Goodhue Secondary and Wabasha-Kellogg Secondary. Reading overall is 42.5%, below the state, Goodhue Secondary, and Wabasha-Kellogg Secondary, though above Red Wing Senior High; 8th-grade reading is strong at 54.0%, while 10th-grade reading is weak at 28.4%. Science is the clearest concern: all-grades science is 13.0%, far below the state’s 25.5%, Goodhue Secondary’s 35.7%, and Wabasha-Kellogg Secondary’s 36.4%, and about tied with Red Wing Senior High’s 13.1%.

Compared with peers, Wabasha-Kellogg Secondary is a striking outlier: it serves a similar free/reduced lunch population (27.89% vs. Lincoln Secondary’s 28.48%) but ranks in the 95th percentile with 5 stars, with stronger reading and science and a much lower student–teacher ratio of 10.1 vs. Lincoln Secondary’s 19.0. Goodhue Secondary is also stronger in science and reading overall; Red Wing Senior High is weaker on most academic and completion measures. Subgroup effectiveness—how well the school serves specific student groups—is uneven: special education students ranked at the 1st percentile in 2023–2024 and 0th in 2022–2023; low-income students fell to the 22nd percentile in 2025–2026; male students have been consistently lower. Families should celebrate the completion results and 8th-grade pockets, while asking how the school will address science and support special education and low-income students.

597

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,600

Per pupil spending ?

28.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

300 S Garden St
Lake City, MN 55041-1664

(651) 345-4553

District: Lake City Public School District

Feeder schools for Lincoln Secondary:

Elementary:

Bluff View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.8%

Hispanic:

10.1%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (85%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (36% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg41%

Minnesota avg43%

Middle school

182^nd of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

309^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

210^th of 458Lake City Public School District 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	182 of 546	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.0	142 of 519	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	175 of 545	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	133 of 529	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	188 of 520	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.4	208 of 521	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	233 of 533	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	205 of 518	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.2	203 of 523	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.8	216 of 508	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.6	137 of 516	73.4%	★★★★☆
2014	50.3	262 of 490	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.2	345 of 488	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	62.4	190 of 469	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.3	138 of 478	71.1%	★★★★☆
2010	70.5	111 of 454	75.6%	★★★★☆
2008	72.5	93 of 409	77.3%	★★★★☆
2007	71.1	99 of 403	75.4%	★★★★☆
2006	54.6	221 of 406	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	65.0	160 of 396	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.0	166 of 387	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	138 of 467	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	61.7	156 of 450	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	111 of 474	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	95 of 455	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	127 of 467	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	57.4	165 of 443	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	187 of 439	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	179 of 436	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	277 of 458	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	71.3	78 of 432	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	56.3	169 of 473	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.0	77 of 459	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	144 of 404	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	202 of 399	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	169 of 415	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.1	281 of 401	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	215 of 483	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.0	120 of 452	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	48.6	244 of 479	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.2	168 of 464	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	243 of 476	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	214 of 437	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	255 of 454	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	207 of 438	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	14.9	273 of 288	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	216 of 260	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	198 of 253	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	208 of 435	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.1	160 of 415	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	218 of 440	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	176 of 436	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	222 of 438	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	256 of 422	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	287 of 428	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	244 of 428	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	309 of 473	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.2	177 of 450	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.2	354 of 480	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.8	255 of 476	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	250 of 472	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.8	164 of 428	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	216 of 492	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.0	170 of 494	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.7	200 of 489	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.8	272 of 489	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	64.6	199 of 504	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.0	175 of 483	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.2	107 of 534	80.0%	★★★★☆
2012	79.5	61 of 539	88.7%	★★★★☆
2011	75.1	102 of 545	81.3%	★★★★☆
2010	72.1	139 of 540	74.3%	★★★★☆
2008	75.6	125 of 460	72.8%	★★★★☆
2007	74.5	127 of 463	72.6%	★★★★☆
2006	70.7	159 of 450	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.9	164 of 452	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.3	239 of 433	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	290 of 398	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	70.7	99 of 358	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	30.2	300 of 403	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	260 of 396	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	251 of 388	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.6	117 of 339	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	165 of 401	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	174 of 395	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	40.8	83 of 145	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	8.5	132 of 135	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	294 of 377	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	54.5	148 of 333	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.7	251 of 389	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	246 of 393	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	179 of 312	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.3	108 of 270	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.9	275 of 370	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.3	149 of 374	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	277 of 395	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.8	257 of 377	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.3	350 of 405	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.7	209 of 398	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	237 of 403	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	178 of 351	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	255 of 411	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.5	161 of 398	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	3.2	219 of 221	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	215 of 216	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	153 of 214	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	82.5	26 of 220	88.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	310 of 394	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.5	171 of 376	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	15.6	358 of 402	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	289 of 398	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.5	241 of 401	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.3	176 of 364	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	242 of 412	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	222 of 414	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Female (2026)70th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)52nd percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2022)5th percentile-59 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2024)43rd percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2024)1st percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math45%~ state avg

Reading42%-6 vs state

Science13%-12 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 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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Lincoln Secondary	Public	7-12	300 S Garden St	Lake City	55041	Wabasha County	Lake City Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 345-4553	597	31	19.0	28.5%	518 (86.8%)	5 (0.8%)	60 (10.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	36.6	309^th of 473 public high schools	34.7%		63.2	177^th of 450 public high schools	60.7%	132	43.0	54.0	28.4	42.5	10.3	16.9	13.0	37.0	56.3	39.1	44.9	$11,600
Lake City Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	300 S Garden St	Lake City	55066	Wabasha County	Goodhue County Education District	No	No	No	No	(651) 388-4441	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Red Wing Senior High	Public	8-12	2451 Eagle Ridge Dr	Red Wing	55066	Goodhue County	Red Wing Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 385-4600	762	45	16.8	30.6%	569 (74.7%)	17 (2.2%)	77 (10.1%)	7 (0.9%)	37 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.2%)	27.9	352^nd of 473 public high schools	25.6%		29.8	341^st of 450 public high schools	24.2%	11		35.7	20.6	29.5	8.8	19.2	13.1		26.7	27.3	26.9	$12,420
Red Wing High School Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	2451 Eagle Ridge Blvd	Red Wing	55066	Goodhue County	Goodhue County Education District	No	No	No	No	(651) 388-4441	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pathways Program Grades 8-12	Public	8-12	395 Guernsey Ln	Red Wing	55066	Goodhue County	Goodhue County Education District	No	No	No	No	(651) 388-4441	31	6	5.2	32.3%	23 (74.2%)	2 (6.5%)	4 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)								(n/a)				15.4			0.0
5RiversOnline Secondary	Public, Virtual	7-12	395 Guernsey Ln	Red Wing	55066	Goodhue County	Goodhue County Education District	No	No	Yes	No	(651) 388-4441	188	12	15.3	29.8%	139 (73.9%)	3 (1.6%)	21 (11.2%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.6%)								(n/a)											23.1
GCED Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	395 Guernsey Ln	Red Wing	55066	Goodhue County	Goodhue County Education District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 388-4441	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
MCF-Red Wing Maginnis High School	Public	8-12	1079 Highway 292	Red Wing	55066	Goodhue County	Minnesota Department Of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(651) 267-3638	53	0		94.3%	7 (13.2%)	32 (60.4%)	7 (13.2%)	1 (1.9%)	5 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)
Wabasha-Kellogg Secondary	Public	7-12	2113 Hiawatha Dr E	Wabasha	55981	Wabasha County	Wabasha-Kellogg School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 565-3559	251	25	10.1	27.9%	227 (90.4%)	7 (2.8%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	89.8	25^th of 473 public high schools	94.7%		57.8	217^th of 450 public high schools	51.8%	192	52.8	24.1	64.9	49.0	13.3	55.6	36.4	41.7	34.5	41.9	39.6	$13,974
Goodhue Secondary	Public	7-12	510 3rd Ave	Goodhue	55027	Goodhue County	Goodhue Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 923-4447	362	17	20.9	19.3%	322 (89.0%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	56.9	216^th of 473 public high schools	54.3%		64.7	167^th of 450 public high schools	62.9%	49	49.2	49.1	37.9	45.4	25.9	44.8	35.7	49.2	40.7	24.3	37.3	$10,177

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Secondary

What district is Lincoln Secondary in?

Lake City Public School District

What schools feed into Lincoln Secondary?

Lincoln Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bluff View Elementary

Is Lincoln Secondary a good school?

Lincoln Secondary ranks 309^th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lincoln Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 597 students attended Lincoln Secondary.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Secondary?

Students at Lincoln Secondary are 87% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

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