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Larsen Middle School

Public 7-8

 665 Dundee Ave
       Elgin, IL  60120-3820

(847) 888-5250

District: School District U-46

SchoolDigger Rank:
1022nd of 1,367 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,570 Help


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

Student/teacher ratio:  14.7 Help
Number of students:  611

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
75.0%
White:
9.0%
Asian:
5.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  56.8% Help


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Compare Details Larsen Middle School ranks worse than 74.8% of middle schools in Illinois. It also ranks 6th among 8 ranked middle schools in the School District U-46. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.22. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (75%), White (9%), Asian (5.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 56.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Larsen Middle School is 14.7. 4 middle schools in the School District U-46 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Larsen Middle School is $16,570. 4 middle schools in the School District U-46 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Larsen Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Larsen Middle School 1022nd of 1367 Illinois public middle schools. (See Larsen Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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School District U-46:

SchoolDigger ranks School District U-46 621st of 823 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Larsen Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Larsen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 18.23 962nd 1185 18.8%
2004 22.05 952nd 1204 20.9%
2005 25.15 931st 1209 23.0%
2006 35.73 921st 1272 27.6%
2007 48.42 786th 1287 38.9%
2008 41.20 864th 1293 33.2%
2009 37.40 942nd 1318 28.5%
2010 42.12 898th 1327 32.3%
2011 34.24 997th 1344 25.8%
2012 35.77 981st 1365 28.1%
2013 32.97 977th 1367 28.5%
2014 26.88 1015th 1322 23.2%
2015 41.32 690th 1302 47.0%
2016 34.05 831st 1294 35.8%
2017 31.25 878th 1293 32.1%
2018 36.75 785th 1293 39.3%
2019 35.63 837th 1356 38.3%
2022 28.67 936th 1369 31.6%
2023 24.22 1022nd 1367 25.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Larsen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.86 83rd 164 49.4%
2022 21.44 160th 195 17.9%
2023 24.26 142nd 194 26.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Larsen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.18 201st 285 29.5%
2019 35.29 255th 339 24.8%
2022 36.14 308th 454 32.2%
2023 50.99 149th 480 69.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Larsen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.50 465th 602 22.8%
2019 26.80 660th 792 16.7%
2022 31.43 563rd 781 27.9%
2023 23.78 670th 805 16.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Larsen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.36 688th 1161 40.7%
2019 34.18 829th 1217 31.9%
2022 29.74 891st 1221 27.0%
2023 22.02 1046th 1234 15.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Larsen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.93 775th 1226 36.8%
2019 34.32 840th 1276 34.2%
2022 28.82 883rd 1286 31.3%
2023 18.67 1058th 1275 17.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Larsen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 28.80 506th 674 24.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Larsen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.27 738th 1223 39.7%
2019 37.18 768th 1296 40.7%
2022 29.37 878th 1286 31.7%
2023 31.20 847th 1292 34.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Larsen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.66 124th 209 40.7%
2019 53.13 100th 201 50.2%
2022 39.43 127th 198 35.9%
2023 69.24 55th 192 71.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Larsen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.80 235th 511 54.0%
2019 43.27 283rd 565 49.9%
2022 38.00 319th 573 44.3%
2023 37.59 332nd 569 41.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Larsen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.45 446th 590 24.4%
2019 27.59 501st 639 21.6%
2022 20.70 588th 662 11.2%
2023 17.88 601st 661 9.1%
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Rank History for Native American students at Larsen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 44.26 3rd 4 25.0%
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Rank History for White students at Larsen Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.03 488th 889 45.1%
2019 56.15 370th 905 59.1%
2022 40.55 512th 898 43.0%
2023 35.03 589th 895 34.2%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Larsen Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 271 82 21 146 1 n/a n/a 0 521
1989 304 81 21 174 1 n/a n/a 0 581
1990 322 94 31 202 2 n/a n/a 0 651
1991 283 93 34 236 1 n/a n/a 0 647
1992 278 77 34 278 2 n/a n/a 0 669
1993 312 87 36 304 0 n/a n/a 0 739
1994 286 95 37 343 0 n/a n/a 0 761
1995 252 75 54 425 0 n/a n/a 0 806
1996 252 75 54 425 0 n/a n/a 0 806
1997 245 70 48 368 0 n/a n/a 0 731
1998 230 60 33 405 0 n/a n/a 0 728
1999 230 64 28 362 1 n/a n/a 0 685
2000 225 54 27 378 1 n/a n/a 0 685
2001 214 64 30 444 1 n/a n/a 0 753
2002 206 67 36 475 1 n/a n/a 0 785
2003 206 67 36 475 1 n/a n/a 0 785
2004 180 56 29 345 0 n/a n/a 0 610
2005 137 63 23 313 0 n/a n/a 0 536
2006 149 57 27 343 0 n/a n/a 3 579
2007 153 60 23 326 0 n/a n/a 3 565
2008 129 54 30 436 0 n/a n/a 8 657
2009 130 43 32 477 2 n/a n/a 15 699
2010 124 40 29 434 1 n/a n/a 19 647
2011 91 35 33 473 5 0 14 0 651
2012 95 40 44 464 4 0 18 0 665
2013 108 37 44 479 5 0 15 0 688
2014 98 45 44 510 7 0 16 0 720
2015 92 50 43 499 5 0 20 0 709
2016 91 43 44 479 4 0 23 0 684
2017 79 38 57 500 4 1 28 0 707
2018 74 38 53 481 7 1 25 0 679
2019 61 41 50 457 7 0 18 0 634
2020 54 37 51 488 13 0 11 0 654
2021 77 26 43 449 31 1 15 0 642
2022 83 31 46 462 20 1 30 0 673
2023 55 33 34 458 4 0 27 0 611

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Larsen Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 521 35.2 14.8 n/a
1989 581 34.0 17.0 n/a
1990 651 39.0 16.6 n/a
1991 647 38.0 17.0 n/a
1992 669 42.0 15.9 n/a
1993 739 44.3 16.7 n/a
1994 761 44.8 17.0 n/a
1995 806 49.8 16.2 n/a
1996 806 49.8 16.2 n/a
1997 731 49.9 14.6 n/a
1998 728 54.2 13.4 n/a
1999 685 49.8 13.8 n/a
2000 685 52.9 12.9 n/a
2001 753 59.7 12.6 n/a
2002 785 63.6 12.3 50.1
2003 785 63.6 12.3 50.1
2004 610 38.6 15.8 53.9
2005 536 41.0 13.1 63.4
2006 579 38.0 15.2 61.6
2007 565 34.0 16.6 66.4
2008 657 46.0 14.3 68.6
2009 699 47.4 14.7 74.6
2010 647 49.6 13.0 76.4
2011 651 40.0 16.2 77.1
2012 665 40.0 16.6 75
2013 688 51.9 13.2 78.9
2014 720 48.9 14.7 79.6
2015 709 48.0 14.7 78.6
2016 684 45.0 15.2 72.5
2017 707 44.5 15.8 74.5
2018 679 42.3 16.0 73.6
2019 634 39.4 16.0 74.8
2020 654 42.3 15.4 75.4
2021 642 n/a n/a n/a
2022 673 44.2 15.2 53.9
2023 611 41.4 14.7 56.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Larsen Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 521 35.2 14.8 n/a
1989 581 34.0 17.0 n/a
1990 651 39.0 16.6 n/a
1991 647 38.0 17.0 n/a
1992 669 42.0 15.9 n/a
1993 739 44.3 16.7 n/a
1994 761 44.8 17.0 n/a
1995 806 49.8 16.2 n/a
1996 806 49.8 16.2 n/a
1997 731 49.9 14.6 n/a
1998 728 54.2 13.4 n/a
1999 685 49.8 13.8 n/a
2000 685 52.9 12.9 n/a
2001 753 59.7 12.6 n/a
2002 785 63.6 12.3 50.1
2003 785 63.6 12.3 50.1
2004 610 38.6 15.8 53.9
2005 536 41.0 13.1 63.4
2006 579 38.0 15.2 61.6
2007 565 34.0 16.6 66.4
2008 657 46.0 14.3 68.6
2009 699 47.4 14.7 74.6
2010 647 49.6 13.0 76.4
2011 651 40.0 16.2 77.1
2012 665 40.0 16.6 75
2013 688 51.9 13.2 78.9
2014 720 48.9 14.7 79.6
2015 709 48.0 14.7 78.6
2016 684 45.0 15.2 72.5
2017 707 44.5 15.8 74.5
2018 679 42.3 16.0 73.6
2019 634 39.4 16.0 74.8
2020 654 42.3 15.4 75.4
2021 642 n/a n/a n/a
2022 673 44.2 15.2 53.9
2023 611 41.4 14.7 56.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

Larsen Middle School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201599.4%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.6%95.1%99.4%
201699.9%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.9%
201799.9%99.9%99.9%99.9%99.9%99.9%99.9%52.5%
201899.6%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.4%
201998.6%97.9%97.9%97.9%98.1%96.5%98.6%97.6%
202199.0%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.4%99.2%99.4%97.9%
202297.9%98.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%97.7%97.9%96.4%
202398.5%98.5%98.5%98.5%98.5%98.4%98.5%98.0%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Larsen Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,010 (7.7%) $12,158 (92.3%) $13,169
2020 $1,378 (10.3%) $11,955 (89.7%) $13,334
2021 $1,554 (11.4%) $12,086 (88.6%) $13,640
2022 $1,554 (11.4%) $12,086 (88.6%) $13,640
2023 $1,827 (11.0%) $14,744 (89.0%) $16,570

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Larsen Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 837th of 1356 Middle schoolsRanks 1022nd of 1367 Middle schools
 13%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Larsen Middle School)29.412.3
 17.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (School District U-46)29.423.8
 5.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)41.237.9
 3.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Larsen Middle School)25.49.8
 15.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (School District U-46)25.918.2
 7.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.926.9
 3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Larsen Middle School)28.719
 9.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (School District U-46)3224.6
 7.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)39.640.5
 0.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Larsen Middle School)15.89.7
 6.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (School District U-46)26.213.6
 12.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)32.625.7
 6.9%
8th Grade Science (Larsen Middle School)37.241
 3.8%
   8th Grade Science (School District U-46)49.943.6
 6.3%
   8th Grade Science (Illinois)5552
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students634611
 3.6%
African American4133
 19.5%
American Indian74
 42.9%
Asian5034
 32%
Hispanic457458
 0.2%
Pacific Islander00
White6155
 9.8%
Two or More Races1827
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients74.8%56.8%
 18%

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Students at Larsen Middle School are 75% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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

In the 2022-23 school year, 611 students attended Larsen Middle School.

Larsen Middle School ranks 1022nd of 1367 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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