Summary:
Zip code 26431 is served by a single public high school, Lincoln High School in Shinnston, WV, which is part of the Harrison County Schools district and serves grades 9 through 12 with an enrollment of 527 students.
For parents in this area, Lincoln High School presents a mixed picture. The most impressive statistic is its perfect 100% graduation rate for the 2024-2025 school year, which far exceeds both the district average of 97.7% and the state average of 92.8%. However, this success in graduating students is not matched by academic proficiency. In the most recent 2025-2026 testing, only 17.7% of 11th graders were proficient in math, 43.0% in English Language Arts, and 18.4% in science—all figures below both district and state averages. This creates a notable paradox: students are graduating at a perfect rate, yet a large majority are not meeting state proficiency standards in core subjects, particularly in math and science where fewer than 1 in 5 students are proficient.
The school's performance is also trending downward. From the 2024-2025 to the 2025-2026 school year, proficiency rates dropped in every subject, with the steepest decline in English Language Arts (from 53.9% to 43.0%). This decline likely contributed to the school's drop in state ranking from 49th out of 111 schools to 61st out of 105. While English Language Arts remains the school's relative strength, the overall academic slide is a concern. With a student-teacher ratio of 13.6 and per-student spending of $13,140 (from 2018-2019 data), the school has reasonable resources, but the combination of a perfect graduation rate and declining test scores suggests a focus on ensuring students complete school rather than on achieving high academic mastery. As the only high school in the zip code, its performance is critical to the Shinnston community.
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