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Lincoln High

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Lincoln High ranks 318 th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

318^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 40% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Lincoln High is a grades 9–12 comprehensive high school in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, enrolling 1,337 students as part of the Wisconsin Rapids School District. For 2025–2026 it ranks 318th of 533 Wisconsin high schools (40th percentile, 2 stars), which is notably higher than its district's overall standing of 27th percentile. About 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, per-student spending is $15,255, and the student-teacher ratio is 17.1. The school rebounded this year from 17th percentile (1 star) in 2024–2025, though it has not returned to its 2020–2021 peak of 63rd percentile (3 stars).

Lincoln's strongest results are in completion. Its 94.2% graduation rate and 0.6% dropout rate in 2024–2025 both beat the district and the state, and the school has been above the state graduation rate every year shown. The concerns are academics and attendance. In 2025–2026, 33.68% of students were proficient in English language arts — roughly 14.8 points below the state and the school's biggest gap. Math (39.18%), science (42.61%), and social studies (44.85%) were closer to state averages, and Lincoln beat its district in all four subjects. Meanwhile, chronic absenteeism climbed from 9.0% in 2020–2021 to 22.7% in 2024–2025, now above both district and state levels.

Compared with nearby schools, Lincoln outperforms River Cities High, the district's other and much smaller high school, on every measure — including graduation (94.2% vs. 91.2%) and proficiency. But it trails Stevens Point Area Senior High (71st percentile, 4 stars), Pittsville High, and John Edwards High, and even Nekoosa High and Tri-County High post higher ELA proficiency despite lower overall rankings. The school's comparative effectiveness varies widely by student group, ranging from the 25th to the 69th percentile, with special education improving from the 6th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 32nd in 2025–2026. The clearest priorities are reducing chronic absenteeism and raising ELA proficiency.

1,337

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,255

Per pupil spending ?

40%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1801 16th St S
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494-5499

(715) 424-6750

District: Wisconsin Rapids School District

Feeder schools for Lincoln High:

Elementary:	Grant Elementary
	Grove Elementary
	Howe Elementary
	Mead Elementary
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	THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids
	Washington Elementary
	Woodside Elementary
Middle:	Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.7%

Hispanic:

6.7%

Asian:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (40% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

!English Language Arts scores 15 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg38%

Wisconsin avg46%

318^th of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Wisconsin Rapids School District

316^th of 432Wisconsin Rapids School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	318 of 533	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.5	357 of 431	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.8	261 of 431	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	234 of 415	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	188 of 391	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	143 of 390	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	192 of 400	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	165 of 410	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.3	206 of 410	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.8	173 of 408	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.7	113 of 466	75.8%	★★★★☆
2012	54.6	269 of 452	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.4	236 of 445	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.5	287 of 450	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.5	254 of 438	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.1	217 of 437	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.5	152 of 281	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	64.9	125 of 292	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.4	120 of 287	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.7	138 of 275	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	53 of 71	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	43 of 51	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	42 of 50	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	60 of 115	47.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	276 of 461	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.9	294 of 358	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	240 of 353	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	197 of 329	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	207 of 343	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.8	152 of 332	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	190 of 343	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	208 of 355	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	73 of 187	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.4	60 of 97	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	235 of 446	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	253 of 335	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.2	155 of 326	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	141 of 271	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.7	63 of 250	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	57.4	84 of 226	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.9	171 of 251	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.5	59 of 255	76.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	288 of 462	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.9	328 of 380	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	213 of 365	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	224 of 359	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	149 of 347	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	124 of 334	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	169 of 354	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	119 of 373	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	32 of 102	68.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	226 of 333	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	89 of 95	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	251 of 344	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	256 of 285	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	199 of 300	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	172 of 271	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	136 of 269	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.9	102 of 266	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	142 of 266	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	115 of 261	55.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)69th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2026)61st percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)48th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile~ school

Male (2026)38th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2026)25th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies45%-3 vs state

Science43%~ state avg

Mathematics39%-4 vs state

English Language Arts34%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)		Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)		Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	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	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln High	Public	9-12	1801 16th St S	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6750	1,337	78	17.1	40.0%	1,092 (81.7%)	24 (1.8%)	90 (6.7%)	62 (4.6%)	14 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (4.0%)	45.2	318^th of 533 public high schools	40.3%		24.5	357^th of 431 public high schools	17.2%	39	33.7	39.2	42.6						44.9		$15,255	$584	$14,671
River Cities High	Public	9-12	2390 48th St S	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 424-6798	77	5	16.2	71.4%	61 (79.2%)	8 (10.4%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	7	488^th of 533 public high schools	8.4%					(n/a)	14.3	14.3	9.5								$14,844	$1,397	$13,448
John Edwards High	Public	9-12	801 2nd St	Port Edwards	54469	Wood County	Port Edwards School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 887-9000	144	12	11.5	48.6%	127 (88.2%)	2 (1.4%)	7 (4.9%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	58.1	231^st of 533 public high schools	56.7%		59.9	164^th of 431 public high schools	61.9%	67	43.8	43.8	37.5						62.5		$15,346	$498	$14,848
Nekoosa High	Public	9-12	500 Cedar St	Nekoosa	54457	Wood County	Nekoosa School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 886-8060	285	24	11.9	50.5%	221 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (16.5%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	41.7	339^th of 533 public high schools	36.4%		31.6	331^st of 431 public high schools	23.2%	8	49.2	29.5	41.7						32.8		$19,959	$283	$19,676
Nekoosa Academy	Public	9-12	500 Cedar St	Nekoosa	54457	Wood County	Nekoosa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 886-8060	23	2	11.5	73.9%	15 (65.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (17.4%)								(n/a)											$12,330	$283	$12,047
Point of Discovery School	Public, Charter	7-12	1900 W Zinda Dr	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 345-5566	93	8	11.3	43.0%	78 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	56	249^th of 533 public high schools	53.3%					(n/a)	66.7	20.0	53.3	53.3	75.0	46.7	37.5	87.5	42.9	62.5	$24,385	$5,674	$18,711
Charles F Fernandez Center Alt Learning	Public	11-12	1900 W Zinda Dr	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5592	77	5	14.2	75.3%	49 (63.6%)	4 (5.2%)	13 (16.9%)	2 (2.6%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.1%)								(n/a)											$14,571	$261	$14,310
Stevens Point Area Senior High	Public	10-12	1201 N Point Dr	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5400	1,478	81	18.1	30.2%	1,143 (77.3%)	24 (1.6%)	131 (8.9%)	103 (7.0%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (4.8%)	67.6	157^th of 533 public high schools	70.5%		63.2	147^th of 431 public high schools	65.9%	10	51.4	49.3	54.1						50.7		$16,389	$496	$15,893
Pittsville High	Public	9-12	5407 First Ave	Pittsville	54466	Wood County	Pittsville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 884-6412	175	17	10.4	32.6%	162 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	57.6	235^th of 533 public high schools	55.9%		33.3	321^st of 431 public high schools	25.5%	86	46.5	44.2	48.8						44.4		$18,978	$428	$18,550
Tri-County High	Public	9-12	409 S West St	Plainfield	54966	Waushara County	Tri-County Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 335-6366	180	16	11.1	56.7%	121 (67.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (28.3%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	30.5	404^th of 533 public high schools	24.2%		9.3	402^nd of 431 public high schools	6.7%	2	42.9	22.9	40.0						20.0		$18,676	$593	$18,082

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln High

What district is Lincoln High in?

Wisconsin Rapids School District

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln High?

Students at Lincoln High are 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

Is Lincoln High a good school?

Lincoln High ranks 318^th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Lincoln High?

Lincoln High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Grant Elementary
Elementary : Grove Elementary
Elementary : Howe Elementary
Elementary : Mead Elementary
Elementary : THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids
Elementary : Washington Elementary
Elementary : Woodside Elementary
Middle : Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle

How many students attend Lincoln High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,337 students attended Lincoln High.

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