District highlights
188 Illinois State Scholars for Class of 2021
188 Graduating Seniors have earned the Illinois State Scholar award. LW Central: 98 LW East: 109 LW West: 71
National Merit Scholars
33 seniors from the Class of 2021 earned recognition through the National Merit Scholarship Corporation: 1 National Merit Finalist; 19 National Merit Commended Scholars; 4 National Hispanic Recognition Program; 1 National African American Recognition Program; 8 National Rural and Small Town Recognition Program.
U.S. News & World Report 2021 Best High Schools
All Three LW High Schools made the 2021 list of Best High Schools in the Nation LW East: 1254 (54 in Illinois) LW Central: 1303 (55 in Illinois) LW West: 1916 (81 in Illinois)
AP Courses and Dual Credit
40% of the LW Student body earns some type of college credit by they time they graduate from Lincoln-Way, with many earning as many as 15 credits before they even step foot on a college campus.