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Lanphier High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1300 N 11th St, Springfield, IL 62702 · (217) 525-3080 · Part of Springfield School District 186

Capital Township’s School Grade C− better than 16% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
1,117
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Lanphier High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state

On the path

Where Capital Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Lanphier High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts16%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1300 N 11th St, Springfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9412
Grade 10254
Grade 11229
Grade 12222
Enrollment over time
1,136’20
1,173’21
1,058’22
1,084’23
1,117’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 46%White 38%Two or more races 14%Hispanic 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lanphier High School from Capital Township families.

Other schools in Springfield School District 186

The district →
Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Springfield
549 students20:1
Ridgely Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D
343 students16:1
Dubois Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
D−
469 students15:1
Lindsay School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
C+
438 students13:1
Springfield Ball Charter School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Springfield
C+
394 students15:1
Harvard Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
D−
370 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Capital Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.