Lincoln High School - 02

Summary:

Lincoln High School - 02 is a public high school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, serving 1,883 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Sioux Falls School District 49-5, which is ranked 72 out of 126 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln High School - 02 consistently ranks among the top high schools in South Dakota, with a current ranking of 11 out of 141 schools and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is significantly higher than the state and district averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, 77.22% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 63.01% statewide and 68.85% in the Sioux Falls School District. Lincoln High School - 02 also outperforms the state and district in mathematics and science assessments. The school's performance for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, African American students, and white students, is consistently among the top in the state. The school's graduation rate is higher than the state and district averages, and its dropout rate is lower.

Despite spending more per student ($10,760 in 2022-2023) compared to the state and district averages, Lincoln High School - 02 appears to be using its resources effectively to drive academic achievement and support student success. The school's relatively low student-to-teacher ratio, ranging from 16.2 to 17.9 over the past three years, may contribute to its strong performance. When compared to other high schools in the Sioux Falls School District, such as Washington High School - 01, Lincoln High School - 02 stands out as a top performer, with significantly higher academic achievement and better outcomes for students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2900 S Cliff Ave
       Sioux Falls, SD  57105


(605) 367-7990

District: Sioux Falls School District 49-5

SchoolDigger Rank:
11th of 141 South Dakota High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,760 Help


Feeder schools for Lincoln High School - 02:

Elementary:    Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16
    Robert Frost Elementary - 18
    Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66
    Terry Redlin Elementary - 11
Middle:    Patrick Henry Middle School - 07

Student/teacher ratio:  16.2 Help
Number of students:  1,883

Racial breakdown:

White:
69.6%
Hispanic:
10.9%
African American:
7.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  22.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Lincoln High School - 02 ranks better than 92.2% of high schools in South Dakota. It also ranks first among 4 ranked high schools in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 87.31. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Lincoln High School - 02 freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Lincoln High School - 02 has the largest high school student body size in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lincoln High School - 02 is $10,760. 4 high schools in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lincoln High School - 02:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln High School - 02 11th of 141 South Dakota public high schools. (See Lincoln High School - 02 in the ranking list.)

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Sioux Falls School District 49-5:

SchoolDigger ranks Sioux Falls School District 49-5 72nd of 126 South Dakota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lincoln High School - 02

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Rank History for all students at Lincoln High School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 64.97 49th 133 63.2%
2004 61.14 54th 132 59.1%
2005 84.09 10th 137 92.7%
2006 83.32 12th 136 91.2%
2007 85.99 10th 141 92.9%
2008 80.85 18th 135 86.7%
2009 80.58 20th 144 86.1%
2010 83.04 10th 150 93.3%
2011 74.27 35th 141 75.2%
2012 51.65 84th 143 41.3%
2013 38.68 103rd 144 28.5%
2015 60.59 50th 133 62.4%
2016 64.96 47th 141 66.7%
2017 52.44 68th 137 50.4%
2018 59.50 61st 138 55.8%
2019 56.24 61st 135 54.8%
2021 68.99 33rd 140 76.4%
2022 79.54 23rd 134 82.8%
2023 83.57 14th 138 89.9%
2024 87.31 11th 141 92.2%
See the entire list of South Dakota High School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lincoln High School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.84 2nd 3 33.3%
2019 51.21 4th 7 42.9%
2021 80.28 3rd 11 72.7%
2022 87.12 2nd 9 77.8%
2023 77.83 4th 11 63.6%
2024 90.49 1st 14 92.9%
See the entire list of Best South Dakota High Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lincoln High School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.97 3rd 5 40.0%
2024 56.18 2nd 6 66.7%
See the entire list of Best South Dakota High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Lincoln High School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.86 13th 17 23.5%
2023 27.04 9th 10 10.0%
2024 53.32 6th 19 68.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lincoln High School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.19 24th 53 54.7%
2019 19.28 41st 44 6.8%
2021 25.88 28th 37 24.3%
2022 81.21 6th 25 76.0%
2023 56.30 15th 46 67.4%
2024 65.20 13th 48 72.9%
See the entire list of Best South Dakota High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Lincoln High School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.50 35th 82 57.3%
2019 48.37 39th 83 53.0%
2021 64.58 34th 89 61.8%
2022 74.36 19th 84 77.4%
2023 75.18 14th 95 85.3%
2024 82.96 9th 93 90.3%
See the entire list of Best South Dakota High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Military Connected students at Lincoln High School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 58.93 3rd 5 40.0%
2022 35.00 5th 5 0.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Lincoln High School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.46 45th 90 50.0%
2019 60.50 30th 88 65.9%
2021 72.03 17th 89 80.9%
2022 79.31 18th 87 79.3%
2023 86.46 8th 96 91.7%
2024 87.30 11th 107 89.7%
See the entire list of Best South Dakota High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Lincoln High School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.46 2nd 4 50.0%
2019 95.40 1st 4 75.0%
2021 91.05 1st 5 80.0%
2022 94.39 1st 4 75.0%
See the entire list of Best South Dakota High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Lincoln High School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.79 3rd 3 0.0%
2019 22.34 3rd 4 25.0%
2021 62.73 2nd 3 33.3%
2022 89.43 1st 4 75.0%
2023 54.70 2nd 5 60.0%
2024 66.98 1st 5 80.0%
See the entire list of Best South Dakota High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Lincoln High School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.33 5th 9 44.4%
2019 29.77 6th 8 25.0%
2021 38.09 6th 9 33.3%
2022 62.05 4th 11 63.6%
2023 49.87 7th 15 53.3%
2024 65.89 5th 17 70.6%
See the entire list of Best South Dakota High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for Native American students at Lincoln High School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 35.00 13th 17 23.5%
2023 67.41 3rd 16 81.3%
See the entire list of Best South Dakota High Schools for Native American Students!

Rank History for White students at Lincoln High School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.87 44th 123 64.2%
2019 61.68 44th 123 64.2%
2021 74.81 22nd 129 82.9%
2022 85.50 11th 123 91.1%
2023 90.43 7th 121 94.2%
2024 91.58 4th 125 96.8%
See the entire list of Best South Dakota High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: South Dakota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Lincoln High School - 02

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1448 1448
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1415 1415
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 1249 1249
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1249 1249
1993 1432 8 15 5 20 n/a n/a 0 1480
1994 1349 16 30 18 33 n/a n/a 0 1446
1995 1318 47 22 21 17 n/a n/a 0 1425
1996 1318 47 22 21 17 n/a n/a 0 1425
1997 1377 53 17 23 22 n/a n/a 0 1492
1998 1391 43 27 18 29 n/a n/a 0 1508
1999 1459 44 31 26 47 n/a n/a 0 1607
2000 1494 54 30 40 51 n/a n/a 0 1669
2001 1528 58 36 43 64 n/a n/a 0 1729
2002 1590 90 31 48 75 n/a n/a 0 1834
2003 1590 90 31 48 75 n/a n/a 0 1834
2004 1613 93 31 73 71 n/a n/a 0 1881
2005 1596 111 40 84 71 n/a n/a 0 1902
2006 1624 95 38 97 83 n/a n/a 0 1937
2007 1565 92 46 96 83 n/a n/a 0 1882
2008 1536 93 48 92 87 n/a n/a 0 1856
2009 1588 137 50 105 102 n/a n/a 0 1982
2010 1454 169 60 101 94 n/a n/a 0 1878
2011 1440 159 59 106 94 0 10 0 1868
2012 1492 178 64 106 103 0 23 0 1966
2013 1429 181 67 99 104 2 23 0 1905
2014 1427 155 61 102 125 3 47 0 1920
2015 1415 166 61 108 120 3 51 0 1924
2016 1412 180 62 116 123 1 61 0 1955
2017 1440 196 59 119 93 0 72 0 1979
2018 1419 224 54 145 91 1 72 0 2006
2019 1447 220 57 141 103 1 79 0 2048
2020 1432 212 58 163 109 1 77 0 2052
2021 1474 207 53 195 105 3 80 0 2117
2022 1352 159 48 181 78 4 76 0 1898
2023 1310 144 44 205 81 4 95 0 1883

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lincoln High School - 02

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1448 82.6 17.5 n/a
1990 1415 81.0 17.4 n/a
1991 1249 70.4 17.7 n/a
1992 1249 70.4 17.7 n/a
1993 1480 79.3 18.7 n/a
1994 1446 83.2 17.4 n/a
1995 1425 80.5 17.7 n/a
1996 1425 80.5 17.7 n/a
1997 1492 76.8 19.4 12.9
1998 1508 80.3 18.8 17.3
1999 1607 85.1 18.9 16.5
2000 1669 97.5 17.1 19.5
2001 1729 97.3 17.8 16.3
2002 1834 105.9 17.3 18.9
2003 1834 105.9 17.3 18.9
2004 1881 107.8 17.4 20
2005 1902 109.6 17.4 22.1
2006 1937 106.6 18.2 21.7
2007 1882 109.3 17.2 24.2
2008 1856 108.4 17.1 0.6
2009 1982 109.6 18.1 26
2010 1878 113.3 16.5 29.6
2011 1868 105.1 17.7 29.6
2012 1966 107.4 18.2 29.1
2013 1905 104.6 18.2 31.5
2014 1920 108.1 17.7 30
2015 1924 106.0 18.1 33.2
2016 1955 108.0 18.1 36.8
2017 1979 111.9 17.6 28.7
2018 2006 110.3 18.1 28.7
2019 2048 121.1 16.9 31.1
2020 2052 112.9 18.1 31.6
2021 2117 117.6 17.9 33.7
2022 1898 108.6 17.4 24.9
2023 1883 115.8 16.2 22.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lincoln High School - 02

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1448 82.6 17.5 n/a
1990 1415 81.0 17.4 n/a
1991 1249 70.4 17.7 n/a
1992 1249 70.4 17.7 n/a
1993 1480 79.3 18.7 n/a
1994 1446 83.2 17.4 n/a
1995 1425 80.5 17.7 n/a
1996 1425 80.5 17.7 n/a
1997 1492 76.8 19.4 12.9
1998 1508 80.3 18.8 17.3
1999 1607 85.1 18.9 16.5
2000 1669 97.5 17.1 19.5
2001 1729 97.3 17.8 16.3
2002 1834 105.9 17.3 18.9
2003 1834 105.9 17.3 18.9
2004 1881 107.8 17.4 20
2005 1902 109.6 17.4 22.1
2006 1937 106.6 18.2 21.7
2007 1882 109.3 17.2 24.2
2008 1856 108.4 17.1 0.6
2009 1982 109.6 18.1 26
2010 1878 113.3 16.5 29.6
2011 1868 105.1 17.7 29.6
2012 1966 107.4 18.2 29.1
2013 1905 104.6 18.2 31.5
2014 1920 108.1 17.7 30
2015 1924 106.0 18.1 33.2
2016 1955 108.0 18.1 36.8
2017 1979 111.9 17.6 28.7
2018 2006 110.3 18.1 28.7
2019 2048 121.1 16.9 31.1
2020 2052 112.9 18.1 31.6
2021 2117 117.6 17.9 33.7
2022 1898 108.6 17.4 24.9
2023 1883 115.8 16.2 22.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Lincoln High School - 02

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2020 $526 (5.9%) $8,456 (94.1%) $8,982
2021 $574 (6.2%) $8,613 (93.8%) $9,187
2022 $855 (8.5%) $9,189 (91.5%) $10,045
2023 $1,084 (10.1%) $9,676 (89.9%) $10,760

Data source: South Dakota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lincoln High School - 02

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 61st of 135 High schoolsRanks 14th of 138 High schools
 35%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln High School - 02)60.174.4
 14.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)60.365.7
 5.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)64.465.2
 0.7%
11th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln High School - 02)40.256.8
 16.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)42.142.5
 0.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)41.237.8
 3.4%
11th Grade Science (Lincoln High School - 02)44.372.3
 28%
   11th Grade Science (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)42.958.5
 15.6%
   11th Grade Science (South Dakota)36.451.8
 15.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Lincoln High School - 02)59.672.2
 12.6%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)49.747
 2.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (South Dakota)53.249.7
 3.5%
All Grades Mathematics (Lincoln High School - 02)39.954.3
 14.4%
   All Grades Mathematics (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)43.141.3
 1.8%
   All Grades Mathematics (South Dakota)44.941.9
 3%
All Grades Science (Lincoln High School - 02)44.169.1
 25.1%
   All Grades Science (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)40.843.8
 3%
   All Grades Science (South Dakota)4042.6
 2.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students20481883
 8.1%
African American220144
 34.5%
American Indian10381
 21.4%
Asian5744
 22.8%
Hispanic141205
 45.4%
Pacific Islander14
 300%
White14471310
 9.5%
Two or More Races7995
 20.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients31.1%22.4%
 8.7%


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Yes. Lincoln High School - 02 ranks in the top 7.8% of South Dakota high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,883 students attended Lincoln High School - 02.

Students at Lincoln High School - 02 are 70% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 2% Asian.


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