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Lincoln Schools
Lincoln is a public school district in Nevada, based in Lincoln County (Panaca). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Lincoln on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Lincoln
8 of 8 schools in Lincoln carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 3B: 3C: 2
Best schools in Lincoln
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Caliente Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Pioche Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Meadow Valley Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Panaca Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Pahranagat Valley Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B- Pahranagat Valley Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Pahranagat Valley High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Lincoln County High School (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Lincoln
High schools (2)
- C+ Lincoln County High School, Panaca
- C+ Pahranagat Valley High School, Alamo
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- A- Meadow Valley Middle School, Panaca
- B Pahranagat Valley Middle School, Alamo
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- A+ Caliente Elementary School, Caliente
- B- Pahranagat Valley Elementary School, Alamo
- B+ Panaca Elementary School, Panaca
- A Pioche Elementary School, Pioche
Where Lincoln schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Nevada
- County: Lincoln County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 959 students with 60 full-time-equivalent teachers and 104 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3200270
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Nye (25 schools, 90 mi)
- Clark County (368 schools, 98 mi)
- White Pine County School District (9 schools, 123 mi)
- Esmeralda (4 schools, 152 mi)
- Eureka (3 schools, 179 mi)
- Lander (4 schools, 196 mi)
- Mineral (4 schools, 203 mi)
- Churchill (6 schools, 227 mi)
Questions about Lincoln
How many schools are in Lincoln?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Lincoln, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Lincoln serve?
The largest by graded schools: Alamo, Panaca, Caliente, Pioche.
How good are the schools in Lincoln?
Across the 8 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 41.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 34.8%. 75% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Lincoln?
959 students were enrolled in Lincoln in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Lincoln?
Lincoln is in Nevada, based in Lincoln County, with its district office in Panaca. Its boundary covers about 10,633 sq mi.