Larkin High School, or LHS, is a public four-year high school

High school

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 located in Elgin, Illinois

Elgin, Illinois

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, a north-west suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States

United States

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. It is part of Elgin Area School District U46

Elgin Area School District U46

Elgin Area School District U46, often referred to as "U-46", is a unit school district headquartered in Elgin, Kane County, Illinois. Covering , the district serves portions of eleven communities in the northwest suburbs of Chicago in Cook, DuPage and Kane Counties. School District U-46 serves over...

, which also includes Elgin High School, Bartlett High School, South Elgin High School

South Elgin High School

South Elgin High School , opened 2005, is a four-year high school located in South Elgin, Illinois, a north-west suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Elgin Area School District U46, which also includes Elgin High School, Larkin High School, Bartlett High School, and...

, and Streamwood High School

Streamwood High School

Streamwood High School, or SHS, is a public four-year high school located in Streamwood, Illinois, a north-west suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Elgin Area School District U46, which also includes Bartlett High School, Larkin High School, South Elgin High School,...

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History

Larkin High School was built in 1962 on the former farm of Cyrus H. Larkin, after whom the school is named.

Academics

Larkin has not made Adequate Yearly Progress

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 on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act

No Child Left Behind Act

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. Larkin is listed as "Academic Watch Status Year 5." In 2010, the graduation rate was 78.8%.

Student demographics

In 2010, Larkin's students were 32.1% White, 11.8% Black, 51.5% Hispanic, 2.3% Asian, 0.2% Native American, and 2.1% multiracial.

Additionally, 14.9% of students were deemed limited-English-proficient (LEP), and 61.2% of students were low income.

School sports

Larkin High School is a member of the Upstate Eight Conference

Upstate Eight Conference

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 and has many athletic teams including:

• Softball
• Soccer
• Swimming
• Track
• Tennis
• Volleyball
• Basketball
• Bowling
• Football
• Baseball
• Golf
• Badminton
• Cross Country
• Cheerleading

Activities

Larkin offers nearly forty extracurricular activities, including academic, service, and performing arts. Larkin is home of the Visual and Performing Arts Academy. The Larkin High School Visual and Performing Arts Academy (VPAA) is a four-year program which offers specialized academic studies and activities in the areas of Art, Dance, Drama, and Vocal and Instrumental Music. Being a VPAA school Larkin also has a theater tech club that runs the lighting and sound as well as set building for the shows in the auditorium. Other activities include HOSA

HOSA

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External links

• Official Website
• School Profile
• Interactive Illinois Report Card - for test results and other school accountability information.