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Lincoln High School

Public Grades 9-12
127th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 146 Nebraska High Schools
Better than 13% of Nebraska high schools
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.

2,086
Students ?
13.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,984
Per pupil spending ?
59.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2229 J St
       Lincoln, NE  68510-2933

(402) 436-1301

District: Lincoln Public Schools


Feeder schools for Lincoln High School:

Elementary:    Elliott Elementary School
    Everett Elementary School
    Lakeview Elementary School
    McPhee Elementary School
    More...
Middle:    Park Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
40.1%
Hispanic:
27.3%
African American:
13.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 35th percentile in 2019 → 13th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Nebraska average (35% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the Nebraska average (75% vs 88%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school35%
District avg44%
Nebraska avg44%
127th of 146
Nebraska public high schools ?
Bottom 13%▲ up 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Nebraska High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 8High Schools in the Lincoln Public Schools
96th of 118Lincoln Public Schools among Nebraska 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202514.6127 of 14613.0%★☆☆☆☆
202415.6146 of 16813.1%★☆☆☆☆
202326.3162 of 21524.7%★☆☆☆☆
202227.7145 of 20228.2%★☆☆☆☆
202126.0164 of 20921.5%★☆☆☆☆
201935.2141 of 21735.0%★★☆☆☆
201823.7175 of 21920.1%★☆☆☆☆
201734.7144 of 21934.2%★★☆☆☆
201614.1227 of 2467.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201517.2224 of 2427.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20149.4230 of 2476.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201312.2231 of 2476.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201211.0230 of 2456.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201120.3220 of 25212.7%★☆☆☆☆
201017.3237 of 2494.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200920.4237 of 2515.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200829.0219 of 25213.1%★☆☆☆☆
200725.3232 of 2476.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200619.7236 of 2495.2%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202461.02 of 450.0%★★★★☆
202315.713 of 1513.3%★☆☆☆☆
202269.65 of 1258.3%★★★★☆
202127.98 of 1020.0%★☆☆☆☆
201938.49 of 1435.7%★★★☆☆
201826.78 of 1338.5%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202523.12 of 333.3%★★★★☆
202319.710 of 1323.1%★★☆☆☆
202231.09 of 1225.0%★★☆☆☆
20219.412 of 1414.3%★☆☆☆☆
20197.314 of 1612.5%★☆☆☆☆
201814.010 of 1216.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202236.31 of 10.0%★★★★★
202120.53 of 30.0%★★★★☆
201942.611 of 2657.7%★★★☆☆
201829.51 of 10.0%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202521.651 of 6622.7%★☆☆☆☆
202423.174 of 9320.4%★☆☆☆☆
202332.894 of 13630.9%★★☆☆☆
202230.791 of 13231.1%★★☆☆☆
202126.9103 of 13825.4%★☆☆☆☆
201932.899 of 14230.3%★★☆☆☆
201828.9106 of 14426.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202524.319 of 2832.1%★★☆☆☆
202424.424 of 3327.3%★★☆☆☆
202326.632 of 4122.0%★☆☆☆☆
202229.328 of 4131.7%★★☆☆☆
202142.115 of 3860.5%★★★☆☆
201959.915 of 4365.1%★★★★☆
201828.528 of 4131.7%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202535.323 of 4143.9%★★☆☆☆
202427.146 of 6225.8%★☆☆☆☆
202322.472 of 8919.1%★☆☆☆☆
202222.059 of 7420.3%★☆☆☆☆
202129.462 of 8325.3%★☆☆☆☆
201932.956 of 8231.7%★★☆☆☆
201823.765 of 7917.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202524.945 of 6631.8%★★☆☆☆
202421.470 of 9324.7%★☆☆☆☆
202320.6107 of 13520.7%★☆☆☆☆
202223.9104 of 13523.0%★☆☆☆☆
202123.6101 of 13022.3%★☆☆☆☆
201937.890 of 14035.7%★★☆☆☆
201821.6110 of 13820.3%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
20247.69 of 90.0%★☆☆☆☆
202310.313 of 1513.3%★☆☆☆☆
202224.214 of 1612.5%★☆☆☆☆
202110.415 of 150.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.415 of 150.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201830.812 of 1520.0%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
201939.410 of 1323.1%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202538.373 of 11335.4%★★☆☆☆
202440.678 of 12537.6%★★☆☆☆
202355.987 of 20657.8%★★★☆☆
202246.5105 of 19646.4%★★☆☆☆
202158.377 of 20061.5%★★★☆☆
201968.252 of 20774.9%★★★★☆
201865.666 of 20567.8%★★★☆☆
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)
African American (2024)50th percentile+37 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+31 vs school
White (2025)35th percentile+22 vs school
Asian (2025)33rd percentile+20 vs school
Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+19 vs school
Male (2025)32nd percentile+19 vs school
Special Education (2019)23rd percentile-12 vs school
Female (2025)23rd percentile+10 vs school
Multi-racial (2024)<1st percentile-13 vs school
English Language Learner (2022)<1st percentile-28 vs school
By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?
Science39%-9 vs state
Mathematics33%-8 vs state
English Language Arts33%-10 vs state

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Lincoln High School ranks in the bottom 13.0% of Nebraska high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,086 students attended Lincoln High School.

Students at Lincoln High School are 40% White, 27% Hispanic, 14% African American, 10% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 1% American Indian.


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