Lincoln High

Summary:

Lincoln High is a public high school located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,484 students. The school is part of the Manitowoc School District, which is ranked 391 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln High's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally below the state average. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of 10th-grade students proficient or better in subjects like Social Studies (40.99%), English Language Arts (38.28%), Mathematics (32.34%), and Science (32.12%) were all lower than the state averages. The school has also experienced fluctuations in its four-year graduation rate, ranging from 81.7% in 2021-2022 to 89.1% in 2022-2023, and a dropout rate that has varied from 2.0% in 2019-2020 to 3.0% in 2021-2022. Additionally, Lincoln High has faced high rates of chronic absenteeism, reaching as high as 53.7% in the 2020-2021 school year.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Howards Grove High, Reedsville Junior/Senior High School, Mishicot High, and Valders High, Lincoln High generally performs worse on academic measures like test scores and graduation rates. For instance, Howards Grove High had significantly higher proficiency rates in subjects like Social Studies, English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Additionally, Lincoln High has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 38.66% to 40.57% in recent years, suggesting that the school serves a population with lower socioeconomic status, which can be a contributing factor to the school's academic challenges.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1433 S 8th St
       Manitowoc, WI  54220-5799


(920) 663-9600

District: Manitowoc School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
336th of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,513 Help


Feeder schools for Lincoln High:

Elementary:    Franklin Elementary
    Jackson Elementary
    Jefferson Elementary
    Madison Elementary
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Middle:    Washington Middle
    Wilson Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  16.4 Help
Number of students:  1,484

Racial breakdown:

White:
65.1%
Hispanic:
17.2%
Asian:
8.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  38.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Lincoln High ranks worse than 78% of high schools in Wisconsin. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.35. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Lincoln High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (65.1%), Hispanic (17.2%), Asian (8.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 38.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lincoln High is 16.4. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lincoln High is $11,513.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lincoln High:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln High 336th of 431 Wisconsin public high schools. (See Lincoln High in the ranking list.)

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Manitowoc School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Manitowoc School District 391st of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lincoln High

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Rank History for all students at Lincoln High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 64.03 115th 275 58.2%
2005 67.31 98th 287 65.9%
2006 56.94 181st 292 38.0%
2007 57.02 176th 281 37.4%
2008 61.20 194th 437 55.6%
2009 65.50 153rd 438 65.1%
2010 62.84 203rd 450 54.9%
2011 65.48 168th 445 62.2%
2012 53.49 276th 452 38.9%
2013 38.69 353rd 457 22.8%
2014 49.91 290th 462 37.2%
2015 57.10 255th 466 45.3%
2016 42.14 250th 408 38.7%
2017 39.68 251st 410 38.8%
2018 34.44 292nd 410 28.8%
2019 34.80 281st 400 29.8%
2021 41.10 232nd 390 40.5%
2022 30.62 294th 391 24.8%
2023 23.47 347th 415 16.4%
2024 28.35 336th 431 22.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lincoln High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 12.81 56th 56 0.0%
2024 10.34 71st 71 0.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lincoln High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 27.56 49th 55 10.9%
2024 26.48 84th 95 11.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lincoln High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.47 197th 255 22.7%
2019 25.32 210th 251 16.3%
2021 27.75 178th 226 21.2%
2022 14.22 239th 250 4.4%
2023 16.87 252nd 271 7.0%
2024 19.07 282nd 326 13.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Lincoln High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.20 263rd 355 25.9%
2019 28.97 264th 343 23.0%
2021 45.27 185th 332 44.3%
2022 36.38 225th 343 34.4%
2024 14.22 323rd 353 8.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Lincoln High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.64 276th 373 26.0%
2019 36.07 237th 354 33.1%
2021 31.33 243rd 334 27.2%
2022 22.29 300th 347 13.5%
2023 22.53 303rd 359 15.6%
2024 35.15 246th 365 32.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Lincoln High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.54 48th 51 5.9%
2019 18.30 40th 44 9.1%
2021 20.76 36th 44 18.2%
2022 12.83 45th 48 6.3%
2023 14.53 47th 50 6.0%
2024 26.93 38th 51 25.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lincoln High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 17.89 63rd 68 7.4%
2022 16.02 77th 86 10.5%
2023 25.12 80th 97 17.5%
2024 25.48 89th 119 25.2%
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Rank History for White students at Lincoln High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.85 153rd 261 41.4%
2019 30.49 191st 266 28.2%
2021 46.56 128th 266 51.9%
2022 36.06 170th 269 36.8%
2023 25.42 212th 271 21.8%
2024 29.61 231st 300 23.0%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Reviews:
by a student
Monday, March 7, 2022

Open Quote Horrible staff and teachers. Constant problems happening with what seems to be no solution. Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, May 7, 2015

Open Quote The academic system is set up backwards. You get notified when your child is missing an assignment. Then when you see this and have your child do the homework, some of the teacher's only give 1/2 credit. This system is great for really smart, and proficient students! But for student's that are not as smart, or proficient as other students this system put's them at a real disadvantage. As a parent I have been struggling all year to try and keep my child current with his homework.
Hey teacher's some of us parent's with lazy children do care! My child like other children lie and tell you they have all their homework done. I have a real simple solution for next year. Set up another page on campus portal that list's the home work requirements for each class for each week in each quarter. This way It would be possible for a good parent to be on top of their child's Homework. So when my child wants to go on line,phone, or play a video game I can check my printed homework sheet's and say sure as soon as you get these assignment's completed. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Lincoln High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1250 1 32 17 5 n/a n/a 0 1305
1989 1140 2 25 11 3 n/a n/a 0 1181
1990 1111 4 28 12 3 n/a n/a 0 1158
1991 1092 7 37 12 1 n/a n/a 0 1149
1992 1135 8 54 10 3 n/a n/a 0 1210
1993 1087 3 44 11 4 n/a n/a 0 1149
1994 1086 1 60 11 5 n/a n/a 0 1163
1995 1186 6 52 15 4 n/a n/a 0 1263
1996 1186 6 52 15 4 n/a n/a 0 1263
1997 1236 9 60 16 4 n/a n/a 0 1325
1998 1267 6 72 15 5 n/a n/a 0 1365
1999 1256 3 91 18 6 n/a n/a 0 1374
2000 1229 5 110 18 12 n/a n/a 0 1374
2001 1288 10 105 28 13 n/a n/a 0 1444
2002 1240 11 140 28 14 n/a n/a 0 1433
2003 1240 11 140 28 14 n/a n/a 0 1433
2004 1182 10 118 37 13 n/a n/a 0 1360
2005 1199 11 121 45 14 n/a n/a 0 1390
2006 1196 20 147 48 11 n/a n/a 0 1422
2007 1220 24 161 43 11 n/a n/a 0 1459
2008 1186 18 162 42 9 n/a n/a 0 1417
2009 1118 27 173 53 7 n/a n/a 0 1378
2010 1081 30 155 64 11 n/a n/a 0 1341
2011 1042 28 132 65 5 0 12 0 1284
2012 994 28 117 65 6 0 20 0 1230
2013 912 29 122 73 5 0 19 0 1160
2014 914 25 126 80 6 1 21 0 1173
2015 898 34 132 95 9 1 24 0 1193
2016 891 30 123 101 5 3 30 0 1183
2017 814 39 131 109 6 1 34 1 1135
2018 758 41 120 110 5 0 30 0 1064
2019 772 39 98 119 9 0 34 0 1071
2020 1045 57 139 182 13 0 50 0 1486
2021 1018 60 135 204 9 0 53 0 1479
2022 962 53 124 201 13 0 67 0 1420
2023 966 52 125 255 9 0 75 2 1484

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

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1305 69.6 18.7 0
1989 1181 60.1 19.6 0
1990 1158 76.5 15.1 0
1991 1149 75.2 15.2 0
1992 1210 74.9 16.1 n/a
1993 1149 68.8 16.7 0
1994 1163 65.1 17.9 0
1995 1263 60.5 20.9 n/a
1996 1263 60.5 20.9 n/a
1997 1325 65.4 20.3 0.1
1998 1365 69.8 19.6 n/a
1999 1374 67.4 20.4 n/a
2000 1374 65.4 21.0 n/a
2001 1444 69.2 20.9 n/a
2002 1433 74.7 19.2 n/a
2003 1433 74.7 19.2 n/a
2004 1360 79.1 17.2 0
2005 1390 81.2 17.1 n/a
2006 1422 85.7 16.6 n/a
2007 1459 88.6 16.5 15.4
2008 1417 93.7 15.1 21.9
2009 1378 94.2 14.6 20.3
2010 1341 89.2 15.0 27.2
2011 1284 87.8 14.6 31.8
2012 1230 83.7 14.6 33.7
2013 1160 79.3 14.6 38.5
2014 1173 75.8 15.4 38.6
2015 1193 n/a n/a 40.7
2016 1183 75.0 15.7 36.1
2017 1135 71.7 15.8 34.4
2018 1064 67.7 15.7 34.9
2019 1071 65.3 16.3 32.8
2020 1486 89.2 16.6 34.4
2021 1479 90.0 16.4 40.6
2022 1420 93.6 15.1 38.7
2023 1484 90.4 16.4 38.9

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

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1305 69.6 18.7 0
1989 1181 60.1 19.6 0
1990 1158 76.5 15.1 0
1991 1149 75.2 15.2 0
1992 1210 74.9 16.1 n/a
1993 1149 68.8 16.7 0
1994 1163 65.1 17.9 0
1995 1263 60.5 20.9 n/a
1996 1263 60.5 20.9 n/a
1997 1325 65.4 20.3 0.1
1998 1365 69.8 19.6 n/a
1999 1374 67.4 20.4 n/a
2000 1374 65.4 21.0 n/a
2001 1444 69.2 20.9 n/a
2002 1433 74.7 19.2 n/a
2003 1433 74.7 19.2 n/a
2004 1360 79.1 17.2 0
2005 1390 81.2 17.1 n/a
2006 1422 85.7 16.6 n/a
2007 1459 88.6 16.5 15.4
2008 1417 93.7 15.1 21.9
2009 1378 94.2 14.6 20.3
2010 1341 89.2 15.0 27.2
2011 1284 87.8 14.6 31.8
2012 1230 83.7 14.6 33.7
2013 1160 79.3 14.6 38.5
2014 1173 75.8 15.4 38.6
2015 1193 n/a n/a 40.7
2016 1183 75.0 15.7 36.1
2017 1135 71.7 15.8 34.4
2018 1064 67.7 15.7 34.9
2019 1071 65.3 16.3 32.8
2020 1486 89.2 16.6 34.4
2021 1479 90.0 16.4 40.6
2022 1420 93.6 15.1 38.7
2023 1484 90.4 16.4 38.9

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lincoln High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $172 (1.4%) $12,219 (98.6%) $12,392
2020 $181 (1.7%) $10,556 (98.3%) $10,736
2021 $473 (4.1%) $11,040 (95.9%) $11,513

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lincoln High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 281st of 400 High schoolsRanks 347th of 415 High schools
 13.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade Social Studies (Lincoln High)45.142.3
 2.8%
   10th Grade Social Studies (Manitowoc School District)44.741.1
 3.6%
   10th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)45.947.2
 1.3%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln High)28.531.6
 3.2%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Manitowoc School District)27.529.5
 2%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)38.841.4
 2.6%
10th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln High)25.816.2
 9.6%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Manitowoc School District)24.815
 9.8%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)30.829.4
 1.3%
10th Grade Science (Lincoln High)29.922.4
 7.5%
   10th Grade Science (Manitowoc School District)28.920.9
 8%
   10th Grade Science (Wisconsin)32.731.7
 1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students10711484
 38.6%
African American3952
 33.3%
American Indian99
Asian98125
 27.6%
Hispanic119255
 114.3%
Pacific Islander00
White772966
 25.1%
Two or More Races3475
 120.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients32.8%38.9%
 6.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln High

Lincoln High ranks in the bottom 22.0% of Wisconsin high schools.

Students at Lincoln High are 65% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Lincoln High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Franklin Elementary
Elementary : Jackson Elementary
Elementary : Jefferson Elementary
Elementary : Madison Elementary
Elementary : Monroe Elementary
Elementary : Riverview Elementary
Middle : Washington Middle
Middle : Wilson Middle

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,484 students attended Lincoln High.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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