Lincoln High School

Grades: 9-12
Students: 2403
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher Ratio: 26:1
Student-Counselor Ratio: 367:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
Community Reviews
10 Reviews
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
1/10
Test Scores
1/10
Equity
NA
Academic Progress
1/10
College Readiness
2/10
Student Growth

Community Reviews

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Great school, and staff who cares. Highschool is a step into adulthood, you get what you put into it. If you fail to go to class, do your work and actively learn then no, your not going succeed. Teachers always help when asked if you don’t understand something or need extra help. Your social life he
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Posted by a community member on 10/30/2025
I'm a recent Lincoln graduate, I have an older sibling whose graduated, and a younger sibling who is (unfortunately) still attending this school. Lincoln is a good school... if you want to lower your kids self esteem and overall academic experience and confidence. I had multiple meetings with the pr
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Posted by a community member on 8/18/2024
Alumni 2017 ,Mediocrity isn't just excepted it begins to feel like the norm. Some teachers try but the ones who cared seemed to have left, probably due to management. Never spoke to my principal in 4 years while doing extra curriculars, shameful.Wouldn't recommend and wouldn't put my child in the en
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Posted by a community member on 3/6/2024
The teachers try their best with what they have. Problems in the school are purely from lack of funding. With our governor not caring about public schools in any way, Lincoln is doing best they can.
Posted by a student on 9/5/2023
This schools teachers are very unprofessional and the majority just seem there to get the pay check never will I let any of my kids get into this sad and joke of a "school".
Posted by a parent on 3/19/2023

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Des Moines schools - Lincoln High School is located at 2600 Southwest 9th Street, Des Moines IA 50315. Lincoln High School is in the Des Moines Independent Community School District. Lincoln High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9-12.

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