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Lincoln High School

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Lincoln High School ranks 49 th of 111 West Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

49^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 111 West Virginia High Schools

Better than 56% of West Virginia high schools

Summary

Lincoln High School is a public high school located in Shinnston, West Virginia, serving 513 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Harrison County Schools district, which is ranked 19 out of 55 districts in the state.

While Lincoln High School has maintained relatively high four-year graduation rates, it has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores for 11th-grade students in mathematics, English language arts, and science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 20.6% of Lincoln High School's 11th-grade students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 25.7% for the district and 20.3% for the state. The school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 52 out of 122 high schools in 2015-2016 to 49 out of 111 high schools in 2024-2025.

Interestingly, Lincoln High School's performance is generally lower than that of its neighboring schools, such as Bridgeport High School and East Fairmont High School, which are ranked among the top high schools in the state. Bridgeport High School, in particular, stands out with exceptional performance, ranking 1st out of 111 high schools in West Virginia in 2024-2025 and consistently achieving high proficiency rates in core subjects.

527

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,140

Per pupil spending ?

43.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Jerry Toth Dr
Shinnston, WV 26431-1903

(304) 326-7400

District: Harrison County Schools

Feeder schools for Lincoln High School:

Elementary:	Big Elm Elementary School
	Lumberport Elementary School
Middle:	Lincoln Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.9%

Two or more races:

2.5%

Hispanic:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the West Virginia average (93%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the West Virginia median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Harrison County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg41%

West Virginia avg34%

49^th of 111

West Virginia public high schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Harrison County Schools

19^th of 55Harrison County Schools among West Virginia 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	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	49 of 111	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.1	75 of 112	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	85 of 112	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	89 of 112	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	82 of 113	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	78 of 114	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	72 of 115	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.8	52 of 122	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.2	52 of 119	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	40.5	70 of 117	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.9	55 of 115	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	39.9	70 of 114	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.5	59 of 113	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.3	72 of 113	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.2	93 of 112	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.8	94 of 111	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	64.9	11 of 82	86.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	15.5	84 of 91	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	56 of 84	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	28.9	23 of 38	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	65 of 107	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	63 of 110	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	48 of 108	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.0	70 of 108	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.7	96 of 110	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	89 of 109	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.0	61 of 111	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	66.6	33 of 119	72.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	47 of 109	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	9.8	105 of 110	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	77 of 107	28.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	8.7	102 of 109	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	70 of 111	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.2	99 of 112	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	68.1	26 of 121	78.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	31 of 106	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	22.7	86 of 109	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	97 of 108	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	98 of 108	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.5	61 of 110	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	59 of 109	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	82 of 111	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.3	87 of 122	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	16.8	57 of 62	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	10 of 92	89.1%	★★★★★
2024	41.4	49 of 89	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.6	76 of 89	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.1	33 of 85	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	54 of 103	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.3	35 of 118	70.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	55 of 111	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.0	73 of 111	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	90 of 112	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	92 of 111	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	82 of 113	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	81 of 112	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	74 of 113	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.8	55 of 122	54.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2017)87th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile~ school

White (2025)50th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2017)39th percentile-18 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2017)8th percentile-49 vs school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

Science26%~ state avg

Mathematics21%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2025)	WV Assessment English Language Arts (2025)	WV Assessment Science (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	WV Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 11th Grade	WV Assessment Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	100 Jerry Toth Dr	Shinnston	26431	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 326-7400	527	39	13.6		495 (93.9%)	4 (0.8%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	57.3	49^th of 111 public high schools	55.9%		30.1	75^th of 112 public high schools	33.0%	26	20.6	53.9	26.5	$13,140	$1,117	$12,024
United Technical Center	Public	9-12	251 Marietta St	Clarksburg	26301	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 326-7582	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bridgeport High School	Public	9-12	515 Johnson Ave	Bridgeport	26330	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 326-7137	817	52	15.7		727 (89.0%)	11 (1.3%)	25 (3.1%)	25 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.4%)	99.5	1^st of 111 public high schools	99.1%		99.5	2^nd of 112 public high schools	98.2%	1	48.6	76.0	48.6	$11,755	$688	$11,067
Liberty High School	Public	9-12	1 Mountaineer Dr	Clarksburg	26301	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 326-7470	346	35	9.9		318 (91.9%)	9 (2.6%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	29.2	81^st of 111 public high schools	27.0%		42	63^rd of 112 public high schools	43.8%	18	2.7	52.1	21.9	$13,935	$733	$13,202
Robert C Byrd High School	Public	9-12	1 Eagle Way	Clarksburg	26301	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 326-7200	689	51	13.4		596 (86.5%)	22 (3.2%)	29 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.8%)	61.3	38^th of 111 public high schools	65.8%		25.1	84^th of 112 public high schools	25.0%	46	17.8	58.6	28.0	$13,210	$845	$12,365
Marion County Technical Center	Public	9-12	2 North Marion Dr	Farmington	26571	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 986-3590	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
North Marion High School	Public	9-12	1 North Marion Dr	Farmington	26571	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 986-3063	671	41	16.3		647 (96.4%)	7 (1.0%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	51	55^th of 111 public high schools	50.5%		75.3	25^th of 112 public high schools	77.7%	30	20.5	48.3	27.2	$12,788	$725	$12,063
East Fairmont High School	Public	9-12	1993 Airport Rd	Fairmont	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 367-2140	725	42	17.2		677 (93.4%)	14 (1.9%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	75.9	17^th of 111 public high schools	84.7%		73.4	27^th of 112 public high schools	75.9%	10	25.0	58.1	32.4	$13,141	$794	$12,347
Fairmont Senior High School	Public	9-12	1 Loop Park Dr	Fairmont	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 367-2150	835	42	19.8		664 (79.5%)	77 (9.2%)	18 (2.2%)	16 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	54 (6.5%)	59.2	43^rd of 111 public high schools	61.3%		84.9	13^th of 112 public high schools	88.4%	30	17.8	58.1	27.0	$11,580	$864	$10,715
South Harrison High School	Public	9-12	3073 Hawk Hwy	Lost Creek	26385	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 326-7440	365	26	13.8		345 (94.5%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	66	29^th of 111 public high schools	73.9%		10.4	109^th of 112 public high schools	2.7%	80	16.7	60.7	31.0	$15,853	$1,142	$14,711

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln High School

Is Lincoln High School a good school?

Lincoln High School ranks 49^th of 111 West Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Lincoln High School in?

Harrison County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln High School?

Students at Lincoln High School are 94% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Lincoln High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended Lincoln High School.

What schools feed into Lincoln High School?

Lincoln High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Big Elm Elementary School
Elementary : Lumberport Elementary School
Middle : Lincoln Middle School

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