Lincoln High School
Des Moines, IA · High School · Grades 9-12
Lincoln High School is a high school in Des Moines, IA with 2,403 students enrolled and a 31% proficiency rate. Part of Des Moines Independent Comm School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Lincoln High School is a high school located in Des Moines, Iowa. The school serves 2,403 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 26.7:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 31% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 75% graduation rate.
76% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the school serves a predominantly low-income community.
Lincoln High School is part of the Des Moines Independent Comm School District in Iowa. The school receives Title I federal funding.
How This School Compares
Lincoln High School has 2,403 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Des Moines Independent Comm School District (513 students). Its 31% proficiency rate is 8 percentage points below the district average of 39%. Compared to the Iowa state average of 53%, the school performs 22 points lower. The 26.7:1 student-teacher ratio is above the national average of 16:1.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Lincoln High School has 2,403 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 26.7:1.
According to EDFacts data, 31% of students at Lincoln High School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Lincoln High School has a 75% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Lincoln High School is part of the Des Moines Independent Comm School District in Des Moines, Iowa. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
this entity is one of the data points covered by this site’s U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment dataset. The detail above comes directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across U.S. public schools and districts.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.