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Larsen Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

665 Dundee Ave, Elgin, IL 60120 · (847) 888-5250 · Part of School District U-46

Elgin Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
570
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
City
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Larsen Middle School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 68% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Enrollment down 11.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Elgin Township kids: 2 high schools

On the path

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

PK–615 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Larsen Middle SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

665 Dundee Ave, Elgin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7301
Grade 8269
Enrollment over time
642’20
673’21
611’22
546’23
570’24

Down 11.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 80%White 7%Asian 6%Black 5%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Larsen Middle School from Elgin Township families.

Other schools in School District U-46

The district →
Lords Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Elgin
C
655 students16:1
Coleman Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Elgin
C−
641 students17:1
Highland Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Elgin
D−
616 students16:1
Clinton Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · South Elgin
B−
596 students21:1
Fox Meadow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · South Elgin
C+
577 students18:1
Huff Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Elgin
D
577 students18:1

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; Elgin Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.