Lincoln High School
2600 Sw 9th St Des Moines IA, 50315, Polk County Phone: 515-242-7500 Ranking:  (201 out of 205, bottom 2%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Des Moines Independent Community School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 121 | 114 | 112 | 111 | 115 | 115 | 110 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,190 | 2,146 | 2,218 | 2,254 | 2,266 | 2,186 | 2,200 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 563 | 25.7% | 525 | 24.5% | 550 | 24.8% | 573 | 25.4% | 605 | 26.7% | 594 | 27.2% | 557 | 25.3% |
| Grade 10: | 535 | 24.4% | 554 | 25.8% | 558 | 25.2% | 608 | 27.0% | 580 | 25.6% | 554 | 25.3% | 564 | 25.6% |
| Grade 11: | 541 | 24.7% | 510 | 23.8% | 553 | 24.9% | 533 | 23.6% | 528 | 23.3% | 522 | 23.9% | 523 | 23.8% |
| Grade 12: | 551 | 25.2% | 557 | 26.0% | 557 | 25.1% | 540 | 24.0% | 553 | 24.4% | 516 | 23.6% | 556 | 25.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,140 | 52.1% | 1,147 | 53.4% | 1,211 | 54.6% | 1,205 | 53.5% | 1,193 | 52.6% | 1,132 | 51.8% | 1,122 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 1,050 | 47.9% | 999 | 46.6% | 1,007 | 45.4% | 1,049 | 46.5% | 1,073 | 47.4% | 1,046 | 47.8% | 1,074 | 48.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 22 | 1.0% | 22 | 1.0% | 19 | 0.9% | 19 | 0.8% | 12 | 0.5% | 10 | 0.5% | 16 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 124 | 5.7% | 114 | 5.3% | 107 | 4.8% | 108 | 4.8% | 96 | 4.2% | 93 | 4.3% | 112 | 5.1% |
| Hispanic: | 434 | 19.8% | 400 | 18.6% | 398 | 17.9% | 375 | 16.6% | 355 | 15.7% | 270 | 12.4% | 240 | 10.9% |
| Black: | 245 | 11.2% | 242 | 11.3% | 236 | 10.6% | 243 | 10.8% | 253 | 11.2% | 227 | 10.4% | 188 | 8.5% |
| White: | 1,234 | 56.3% | 1,245 | 58.0% | 1,331 | 60.0% | 1,392 | 61.8% | 1,455 | 64.2% | 1,586 | 72.6% | 1,644 | 74.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 127 | 5.8% | 120 | 5.6% | 121 | 5.5% | 114 | 5.1% | 93 | 4.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,155 | 52.7% | 1,216 | 56.7% | 1,142 | 51.5% | 1,104 | 49.0% | 1,021 | 45.1% | 772 | 35.3% | 846 | 38.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 141 | 6.4% | 142 | 6.6% | 196 | 8.8% | 219 | 9.7% | 243 | 10.7% | 219 | 10.0% | 194 | 8.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.16 | 18.83 | 19.84 | 20.31 | 19.77 | 19.00 | 20.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.20% | 59.21% | 82.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.24% | 61.77% | 82.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.86% | 66.88% | 83.97% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.70% | 71.73% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 50.0% | 48.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 50.0% | 51.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 18.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 20.2% | 13.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 79.8% | 86.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,654.0 | $47,250.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,355.0 | $35,378.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,769.0 | $49,124.0 |
* Lincoln High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.