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Larkin High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1475 Larkin Ave, Elgin, IL 60123 · (847) 888-5200 · Part of School District U-46

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Students
2,174
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Larkin High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state

On the path

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

7–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Larkin High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts13%
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 ↗

1475 Larkin Ave, Elgin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1
Grade 9593
Grade 10543
Grade 11522
Grade 12515
Enrollment over time
2,217’20
2,250’21
2,264’22
2,274’23
2,174’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 74%White 10%Black 8%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Larkin High 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.