Summary
Lincoln High School is a public high school serving 2,118 students in grades 9-12 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school is part of the Lincoln Public Schools district, which is ranked 95 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Lincoln High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nebraska high schools, ranging from 127th to 162nd out of 146-215 schools over the past 5 years, and has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with female students, Asian students, and African American students performing better than their peers. However, Hispanic, multi-racial, English Language Learner, and Special Education students perform below average. Lincoln High School's four-year graduation rates have been declining, from 88.1% in 2023-2024 to 75.0% in 2024-2025, and the school has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 19.3% to 43.8% over the past few years.
Compared to other schools in the area, Lincoln Southeast High School outperforms Lincoln High School across various metrics, including statewide ranking, graduation rates, chronic absenteeism, and academic performance. Additionally, University of Nebraska High School, a public virtual high school, has a lower statewide ranking than Lincoln High School, but its student-teacher ratio and graduation rate are comparable. The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at Lincoln High School, ranging from 56.6% to 65.96% over the past few years, may be a contributing factor to the school's overall lower performance.
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