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Larsen Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

1108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Larsen Middle School is a public middle school in Elgin, Illinois, serving 546 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the School District U-46, which is ranked 594 out of 811 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Larsen Middle School consistently performs below the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rate was 30.8%, compared to the state average of 53.1% and the district average of 43.1%. The school's Mathematics proficiency rate was even lower, at just 14.5%, compared to the state average of 38.5% and the district average of 31.5%. Larsen Middle School's performance also lags behind nearby Eastview Middle School, which consistently outperforms it.

While the school has a relatively high per-student spending of $18,909 and a low student-teacher ratio of 13.8, it faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 25.4% to 34.9% in recent years. The school's performance also varies greatly across different student subgroups, with Asian students performing better than their Hispanic and English Language Learner peers. Addressing these issues through targeted interventions and support could be crucial for improving Larsen Middle School's overall educational outcomes.

570

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,607

Per pupil spending ?

62.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

665 Dundee Ave
Elgin, IL 60120-3820

(847) 888-5250

District: School District U-46

Students who attend Larsen Middle School usually attend:

High:

Elgin High School

Feeder schools for Larsen Middle School:

Elementary:	Coleman Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
	McKinley Elementary School
	Timber Trails Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.6%

White:

7.4%

Asian:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2014 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (23% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 24 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg37%

Illinois avg46%

1,108^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Middle Schools in the School District U-46

594^th of 811School District U-46 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	1108 of 1368	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1048 of 1363	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1022 of 1367	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	936 of 1369	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	837 of 1356	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	785 of 1293	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.3	878 of 1293	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.1	831 of 1294	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.3	690 of 1302	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.9	1015 of 1322	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.0	977 of 1367	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.8	981 of 1365	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.2	997 of 1344	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.1	898 of 1327	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.4	942 of 1318	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.2	864 of 1293	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.4	786 of 1287	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.7	921 of 1272	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.2	931 of 1209	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.0	952 of 1204	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	18.2	962 of 1185	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	364 of 574	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	395 of 548	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	332 of 569	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	319 of 573	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	283 of 565	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	235 of 511	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	121 of 186	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.3	63 of 184	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.2	55 of 192	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	39.4	127 of 198	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	100 of 201	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	124 of 209	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	433 of 694	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	538 of 639	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	506 of 674	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	457 of 483	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	437 of 486	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.0	149 of 480	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	308 of 454	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	255 of 339	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	201 of 285	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	1007 of 1248	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1035 of 1251	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	1058 of 1275	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	883 of 1286	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	840 of 1276	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	775 of 1226	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	630 of 669	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	597 of 643	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	601 of 661	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	588 of 662	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	501 of 639	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	446 of 590	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	1067 of 1229	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1054 of 1219	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1046 of 1234	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	891 of 1221	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	829 of 1217	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	688 of 1161	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	1014 of 1271	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	878 of 1264	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	847 of 1292	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	878 of 1286	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	768 of 1296	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	738 of 1223	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	24.3	142 of 194	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	160 of 195	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.9	83 of 164	49.4%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	44.3	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	630 of 812	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	578 of 802	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	670 of 805	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	563 of 781	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	660 of 792	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	465 of 602	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	597 of 884	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	451 of 875	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	589 of 895	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	512 of 898	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	370 of 905	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	488 of 889	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)38th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+18 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)27th percentile~ school

Native American (2022)25th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-22 vs state

Science24%-22 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Larsen Middle School	Public	7-8	665 Dundee Ave	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5250	570	40	14.3	62.8%	42 (7.4%)	26 (4.6%)	454 (79.6%)	34 (6.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	20.3	1108^th of 1368 public middle schools	19.0%		22.6	1048^th of 1363 public middle schools	23.1%	60	23.9		32.2	29.2	30.8		15.6	13.3	14.5	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	98.2	97.1	97.6	97.2	$20,607	$1,739	$18,868
Ellis Middle School	Public	7-8	225 S Liberty St	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5151	496	41	12.0	72.4%	22 (4.4%)	24 (4.8%)	428 (86.3%)	11 (2.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	19.8	1118^th of 1368 public middle schools	18.3%		24.2	1018^th of 1363 public middle schools	25.3%	100	25.0		25.0	38.1	31.7		10.3	13.1	11.7	98.9	98.8	98.8	98.8	99.3	97.9	98.2	97.7	$21,428	$1,884	$19,544
Abbott Middle School	Public	7-8	949 Van St	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5160	551	43	12.7	69.3%	54 (9.8%)	55 (10.0%)	407 (73.9%)	21 (3.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	18.3	1153^rd of 1368 public middle schools	15.7%		15.1	1229^th of 1363 public middle schools	9.8%	76	23.5		29.8	23.0	26.3		15.7	12.3	13.9	97.3	97.1	97.1	97.1	96.5	96.0	97.3	95.6	$22,688	$1,845	$20,843
Kimball Middle School	Public	7-8	451 N McLean Blvd	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5290	501	41	12.1	63.9%	56 (11.2%)	51 (10.2%)	371 (74.1%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	17	1169^th of 1368 public middle schools	14.5%		16.3	1192^nd of 1363 public middle schools	12.5%	23	24.5		25.2	30.3	27.7		13.4	7.7	10.7	99.5	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.1	99.7	98.4	$24,597	$1,562	$23,035
Kenyon Woods Middle School	Public	7-8	1515 Raymond St	South Elgin	60177	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 289-6685	873	62	14.0	37.8%	332 (38.0%)	30 (3.4%)	384 (44.0%)	88 (10.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.9%)	59	500^th of 1368 public middle schools	63.5%		54.2	538^th of 1363 public middle schools	60.5%	38	48.7		55.3	57.4	56.4		36.4	31.6	34.0	97.6	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.7	97.6	97.6	97.2	$21,479	$1,175	$20,305
Carpentersville Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Cleveland Ave	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 426-1380	1,142	86	13.2	86.4%	59 (5.2%)	61 (5.3%)	999 (87.5%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.1%)	11.6	1282^nd of 1368 public middle schools	6.3%		16	1200^th of 1363 public middle schools	12.0%	82	14.4	20.3	18.2	22.2	20.2	9.2	9.3	5.7	8.0	98.6	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.5	98.8	97.9	$16,437	$879	$15,558
Dundee Middle School	Public	6-8	4200 W Main St	Dundee	60118	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 426-1485	1,144	74	15.4	36.7%	614 (53.7%)	43 (3.8%)	347 (30.3%)	92 (8.0%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.7%)	71.5	342^nd of 1368 public middle schools	75.0%		66.7	382^nd of 1363 public middle schools	72.0%	40	57.4	57.1	56.3	67.6	60.6	42.2	45.3	44.4	44.0	96.5	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.0	96.8	95.4	$16,126	$369	$15,757
Prairie Knolls Middle School	Public	6-7	225 Nesler Rd	Elgin	60124	Kane County	Central CUSD 301	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 717-8100	770	45	17.2	16.8%	470 (61.0%)	20 (2.6%)	127 (16.5%)	117 (15.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	90.7	111^th of 1368 public middle schools	91.9%		87.7	136^th of 1363 public middle schools	90.0%	25		87.6	76.7		82.4	65.0	53.3		59.4	98.7	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.8	98.5	98.8	96.3	$14,758	$241	$14,517
Eastview Middle School	Public	7-8	321 N Oak Ave	Bartlett	60103	Cook County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 213-5550	757	50	15.2	28.5%	388 (51.3%)	23 (3.0%)	166 (21.9%)	140 (18.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.9%)	78.9	256^th of 1368 public middle schools	81.3%		69.6	350^th of 1363 public middle schools	74.3%	94	57.9		67.2	74.8	71.0		49.6	42.5	46.3	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	97.6	$19,707	$1,142	$18,565
Canton Middle School	Public	7-8	1100 Sunset Cir	Streamwood	60107	Cook County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 213-5525	531	33	16.1	53.1%	111 (20.9%)	38 (7.2%)	325 (61.2%)	42 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.4%)	39.9	776^th of 1368 public middle schools	43.3%		34.4	830^th of 1363 public middle schools	39.1%	54	44.6		36.0	42.9	39.8		25.8	26.2	26.0	97.2	97.7	97.7	97.7	98.0	96.9	98.0	97.4	$27,318	$1,525	$25,792

Frequently Asked Questions about Larsen Middle School

What district is Larsen Middle School in?

School District U-46

What high school do graduates of Larsen Middle School attend?

Students who attend Larsen Middle School usually go on to attend Elgin High School

Is Larsen Middle School a good school?

Larsen Middle School ranks in the bottom 19.0% of Illinois middle schools.

How many students attend Larsen Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 570 students attended Larsen Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Larsen Middle School?

Students at Larsen Middle School are 80% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% Asian, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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