Larkin High School | |
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Address | |
1475 Larkin Avenue 60123 United States | |
Coordinates | 42°01′55″N88°18′49″W / 42.0320°N 88.3136°W |
Information | |
School type | Public secondary |
Motto | Together We Achieve... Together We Succeed |
Established | 1962 |
School district | U46 |
Principal | Krystal Bush |
Faculty | 123.74 (FTE) [1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 2,040 (2019–20) [1] |
Average class size | 17.1 [2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.49 [1] |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Royal blue, white |
Slogan | "We Are Royals" |
Athletics conference | Upstate Eight Conference |
Mascot | Royal |
Nickname | Royals |
Rival | Elgin High School Maroons |
Accreditation | AdvancED [3] |
Newspaper | Cerulean Newspaper |
Yearbook | Cerulean Studios |
Feeder schools | Abbott Middle School Kimball Middle School |
Alumni | David Otunga, Courtney Reed |
Website | u-46 |
Larkin High School, also known as LHS, is a public four-year high school located in Elgin, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Elgin Area School District U46, which also includes Elgin High School, Bartlett High School, South Elgin High School, and Streamwood High School.
Larkin High School was built in 1962 on the former farm of Cyrus H. Larkin, after whom the school is named. Elgin citizens were divided on the naming of the new west side high school. Many voiced their opinion to the school board that naming it Elgin (West) HS would better rival the original Elgin HS located on the east side of the Fox River in the City of Elgin (thus Elgin East). The Larkin name ultimately prevailed.
Larkin has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act. Larkin is listed as "Academic Watch Status Year 5." In 2010, the graduation rate was 78.8%. [4]
Larkin is home to the district's Visual and Performing Arts Academy. [5]
In 2017, Larkin's students were 16.3% White, 9.2% Black, 67.4% Hispanic, 2.9% Asian, 0.8% Native American, and 3.4% multiracial. [6]
Additionally, 18.9% of students were deemed limited-English-proficient (LEP), and 74.6% of students were low income. [6]
The 2017 attendance rate was 87.2%. Total enrollment was 2,087. Average class size was 20 students.
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