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Lincoln Senior High

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Lincoln Senior High ranks 282 nd of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 37% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Lincoln Senior High is a public high school located in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 565 students. The school is part of the Thief River Falls School District, which is ranked 238 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Senior High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota high schools over the past 10 years, ranging from 172nd to 316th out of 450-500 schools, and has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating below-average performance compared to other Minnesota high schools. The school performs relatively better for male students, ranking in the 200s out of 400 Minnesota high schools, compared to female students, who rank in the 250s to 300s. However, the school struggles with its performance for certain student groups, such as special education and low socioeconomic status students, who rank in the middle 50% of Minnesota high schools.

Lincoln Senior High has seen fluctuations in its four-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.3% to 100% over the past few years, and its dropout rate has also varied, ranging from 0.0% to 4.5% during the same period. Academically, the school generally performs below the state and district averages in math, reading, and science proficiency on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA-III). The school's student-teacher ratio has ranged from 14.6 to 16.9 over the past few years, which is slightly higher than the nearby Marshall County Central High (13.0) and Lafayette Secondary (12.1).

521

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,665

Per pupil spending ?

32.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Knight Ave S
Thief River Falls, MN 56701-2813

(218) 681-7432

District: Thief River Falls School District

Feeder schools for Lincoln Senior High:

Elementary:	Challenger Elementary
Middle:	Franklin Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.3%

Two or more races:

8.1%

Hispanic:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (84%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (34% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg42%

Minnesota avg47%

282^nd of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

238^th of 446Thief River Falls 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	282 of 450	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	316 of 480	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	243 of 476	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	262 of 472	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	254 of 428	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	275 of 492	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.8	242 of 494	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.3	256 of 489	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.0	235 of 489	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.3	172 of 504	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	43.7	320 of 483	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.7	307 of 534	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.2	252 of 539	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.4	270 of 545	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.4	252 of 540	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.0	132 of 234	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.0	244 of 460	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.5	197 of 463	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.1	292 of 450	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.4	292 of 452	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	75.4	111 of 433	74.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	258 of 358	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	318 of 403	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.7	253 of 396	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	264 of 388	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	224 of 339	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	229 of 401	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.6	217 of 395	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	210 of 333	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.9	328 of 389	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	261 of 393	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	187 of 312	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.5	236 of 270	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.4	195 of 370	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	178 of 374	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	239 of 377	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	246 of 405	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	206 of 398	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	221 of 403	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	242 of 351	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	275 of 411	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	255 of 398	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	16 of 28	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.7	41 of 42	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	117 of 178	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.8	95 of 221	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	121 of 216	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	101 of 214	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.0	76 of 173	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.0	184 of 220	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	182 of 195	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	306 of 376	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	327 of 402	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	277 of 398	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	297 of 401	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	263 of 364	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	302 of 412	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.9	250 of 414	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2025)43rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading45%-4 vs state

Math22%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Lincoln Senior High	Public, Magnet	9-12	101 Knight Ave S	Thief River Falls	56701	Pennington County	Thief River Falls School District	No	Yes	No	No	(218) 681-7432	521	33	15.9	32.6%	434 (83.3%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.8%)	6 (1.2%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.1%)	43.7	282^nd of 450 public high schools	37.3%		39.6	316^th of 480 public high schools	34.2%	34			21.7	21.7			45.3	45.3	$13,665
Northwest Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	230 Labree Ave S	Thief River Falls	56701	Pennington County	Thief River Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 681-7051	23	2	14.5	87.0%	15 (65.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (13.0%)								(n/a)									$28,356
Summer NW Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	230 Labree Ave So	Thief River Falls	56701	Pennington County	Thief River Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 681-8711	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pine To Prairie Coop. Center	Public	7-12	210 Main Ave S	Red Lake Falls	56750	Red Lake County	Pine To Prairie Cooperative Center	No	No	No	No	(218) 253-4393	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lafayette Secondary	Public	7-12	404 Champagne Ave	Red Lake Falls	56750	Red Lake County	Red Lake Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 253-2163	184	14	12.7	32.1%	155 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)	85.4	54^th of 450 public high schools	88.0%		76.2	101^st of 480 public high schools	79.0%	47	41.9	53.1	43.3	46.2	45.2	37.5	69.2	49.4	$16,132
Goodridge Secondary	Public	7-12	201 Osmund Ave	Goodridge	56725	Pennington County	Goodridge Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 378-4133	114	10	11.4	31.6%	105 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	15.3	392^nd of 450 public high schools	12.9%		28.7	356^th of 480 public high schools	25.8%	36	42.9	15.8	12.5	25.0	28.6	31.6	23.8	27.9	$17,525
Marshall County Central High	Public	7-12	310 W Minnesota Ave	Newfolden	56738	Marshall County	Marshall County Central Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 874-7225	215	16	13.3	35.8%	202 (94.0%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	64.9	166^th of 450 public high schools	63.1%		65.5	171^st of 480 public high schools	64.4%	5	18.9	25.0	16.7	20.4	56.8	37.8	68.2	55.1	$14,297

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Senior High

What schools feed into Lincoln Senior High?

Lincoln Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Challenger Elementary
Middle : Franklin Middle

Is Lincoln Senior High a good school?

Lincoln Senior High ranks 282^nd of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lincoln Senior High in?

Thief River Falls School District

How many students attend Lincoln Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 521 students attended Lincoln Senior High.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Senior High?

Students at Lincoln Senior High are 83% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

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