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Lanphier High School

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Lanphier High School is a public high school in Springfield, Illinois, serving 1,058 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Springfield School District 186, which is ranked 675 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Lanphier High School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with a ranking of 557 out of 697 schools for the 2023-2024 school year and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lanphier High School faces significant challenges, including low graduation rates (65.3% in 2023-2024), high dropout rates (up to 12.3% in 2019-2020), and alarmingly high chronic absenteeism (78.7% in 2020-2021). The school's academic performance is also a concern, with only 4.9% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to 26.1% statewide and 15.2% in the Springfield School District. These challenges are particularly concerning when compared to the nearby Springfield High School, which has significantly better graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and higher test scores.

The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (69% receiving free or reduced-price lunch) at Lanphier High School may contribute to the school's struggles. However, the school's performance is lower than the district and state averages, suggesting that the challenges are specific to the school itself. Addressing the underlying issues, such as chronic absenteeism, equitable resource allocation, and targeted support for underperforming student subgroups, will be crucial in improving the school's outcomes and providing a high-quality education for all students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1300 N 11th St
       Springfield, IL  62702-4011

(217) 525-3080

District: Springfield School District 186

SchoolDigger Rank:
557th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $23,678 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  13.9 Help
Number of students:  1,058

Racial breakdown:

African American:
42.6%
White:
40.1%
Two or more races:
12.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  69% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Lanphier High School ranks worse than 79.9% of high schools in Illinois. It also ranks last among 3 ranked high schools in the Springfield School District 186. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.01. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Lanphier High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a 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 Lanphier High School has the largest high school student body size in the Springfield School District 186.  (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lanphier High School is $23,678. 1 high schools in the Springfield School District 186 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lanphier High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lanphier High School 557th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Lanphier High School in the ranking list.)

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Springfield School District 186:

SchoolDigger ranks Springfield School District 186 675th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lanphier High School

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Rank History for all students at Lanphier High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 17.25 497th 586 15.2%
2004 21.00 493rd 592 16.7%
2005 29.08 476th 590 19.3%
2006 12.49 522nd 596 12.4%
2007 17.45 520th 612 15.0%
2008 16.80 530th 624 15.1%
2009 13.98 546th 632 13.6%
2010 13.47 553rd 643 14.0%
2011 12.87 559th 655 14.7%
2012 25.48 526th 665 20.9%
2013 17.31 553rd 670 17.5%
2014 17.87 557th 670 16.9%
2015 34.66 382nd 614 37.8%
2016 12.27 597th 643 7.2%
2017 20.24 525th 642 18.2%
2018 16.46 553rd 647 14.5%
2019 18.32 575th 701 18.0%
2021 24.06 515th 688 25.1%
2022 17.92 576th 699 17.6%
2023 29.02 505th 699 27.8%
2024 19.01 557th 697 20.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lanphier High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.56 120th 154 22.1%
2019 19.33 133rd 165 19.4%
2021 14.46 134th 160 16.3%
2022 8.29 161st 170 5.3%
2023 15.35 147th 163 9.8%
2024 14.99 155th 182 14.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lanphier High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.39 228th 374 39.0%
2019 29.55 306th 473 35.3%
2021 34.81 248th 453 45.3%
2022 36.36 259th 493 47.5%
2023 30.29 297th 476 37.6%
2024 23.03 368th 482 23.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lanphier High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.17 498th 585 14.9%
2019 19.41 539th 639 15.6%
2021 25.87 478th 611 21.8%
2022 30.53 445th 626 28.9%
2023 34.46 442nd 644 31.4%
2024 26.31 478th 639 25.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Lanphier High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.53 531st 620 14.4%
2019 14.77 558th 665 16.1%
2021 19.91 509th 639 20.3%
2022 14.51 557th 658 15.3%
2023 22.51 506th 656 22.9%
2024 20.17 518th 664 22.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Lanphier High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 31.66 264th 428 38.3%
2024 27.00 261st 429 39.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Lanphier High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.30 526th 619 15.0%
2019 23.58 523rd 675 22.5%
2021 26.65 475th 653 27.3%
2022 21.55 526th 664 20.8%
2023 36.83 428th 668 35.9%
2024 17.36 552nd 668 17.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Lanphier High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.22 231st 253 8.7%
2019 23.48 245th 299 18.1%
2021 36.45 158th 281 43.8%
2022 25.88 228th 294 22.4%
2023 31.26 198th 301 34.2%
2024 27.17 226th 299 24.4%
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Rank History for White students at Lanphier High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.63 501st 548 8.6%
2019 14.26 512th 552 7.2%
2021 21.13 451st 553 18.4%
2022 13.99 524th 560 6.4%
2023 27.67 422nd 557 24.2%
2024 15.52 498th 554 10.1%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Lanphier High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1336 236 7 5 n/a n/a n/a 0 1584
1989 1186 239 5 3 1 n/a n/a 0 1434
1990 1132 243 4 6 3 n/a n/a 0 1388
1991 1072 245 5 5 1 n/a n/a 0 1328
1992 1116 259 6 7 1 n/a n/a 0 1389
1993 1150 289 14 3 1 n/a n/a 0 1457
1994 1120 329 12 4 1 n/a n/a 0 1466
1995 1058 313 13 8 0 n/a n/a 0 1392
1996 1058 313 13 8 0 n/a n/a 0 1392
1997 1030 297 10 7 0 n/a n/a 0 1344
1998 1010 299 9 6 1 n/a n/a 0 1325
1999 1024 315 11 9 1 n/a n/a 0 1360
2000 998 334 13 10 1 n/a n/a 0 1356
2001 973 323 18 11 1 n/a n/a 0 1326
2002 937 339 6 14 1 n/a n/a 0 1297
2003 937 339 6 14 1 n/a n/a 0 1297
2004 915 321 6 12 3 n/a n/a 0 1257
2005 907 391 11 13 2 n/a n/a 0 1324
2006 858 413 11 10 2 n/a n/a 3 1297
2007 760 424 9 19 3 n/a n/a 12 1227
2008 749 496 10 13 3 n/a n/a 17 1288
2009 721 440 7 15 4 n/a n/a 33 1220
2010 746 460 8 14 6 n/a n/a 42 1276
2011 675 464 4 11 9 0 66 0 1229
2012 602 441 2 19 8 0 65 0 1137
2013 621 451 2 23 5 1 79 0 1182
2014 605 463 2 25 5 0 99 0 1199
2015 625 493 3 30 6 2 115 0 1274
2016 622 472 1 23 4 3 115 0 1240
2017 602 497 2 28 3 3 123 0 1258
2018 579 469 2 27 2 3 117 0 1199
2019 556 435 2 27 1 1 117 0 1139
2020 497 417 2 26 3 0 120 0 1065
2021 522 440 3 27 3 2 139 0 1136
2022 512 459 4 25 5 2 166 0 1173
2023 424 451 9 28 6 3 136 1 1058

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 Lanphier High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1584 84.2 18.8 n/a
1989 1434 75.4 19.0 n/a
1990 1388 72.8 19.0 n/a
1991 1328 70.0 18.9 n/a
1992 1389 72.8 19.0 n/a
1993 1457 80.4 18.1 n/a
1994 1466 76.0 19.3 n/a
1995 1392 76.6 18.2 n/a
1996 1392 76.6 18.2 n/a
1997 1344 75.4 17.8 n/a
1998 1325 73.1 18.1 n/a
1999 1360 71.7 19.0 n/a
2000 1356 71.0 19.1 n/a
2001 1326 71.8 18.5 n/a
2002 1297 70.8 18.3 48.6
2003 1297 70.8 18.3 48.6
2004 1257 72.2 17.4 50.8
2005 1324 69.2 19.1 56.8
2006 1297 70.8 18.3 56.7
2007 1227 63.0 19.5 59.7
2008 1288 62.0 20.8 64.7
2009 1220 76.6 15.9 71.9
2010 1276 81.2 15.7 71.2
2011 1229 89.0 13.8 66.6
2012 1137 87.2 13.0 62.3
2013 1182 104.5 11.3 64
2014 1199 89.8 13.3 71
2015 1274 78.0 16.3 72.8
2016 1240 76.0 16.3 64.8
2017 1258 78.7 15.9 70
2018 1199 76.5 15.6 76.3
2019 1139 72.0 15.8 63
2020 1065 80.0 13.3 67.7
2021 1136 n/a n/a n/a
2022 1173 76.6 15.3 63.1
2023 1058 75.6 13.9 69

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 Lanphier High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1584 84.2 18.8 n/a
1989 1434 75.4 19.0 n/a
1990 1388 72.8 19.0 n/a
1991 1328 70.0 18.9 n/a
1992 1389 72.8 19.0 n/a
1993 1457 80.4 18.1 n/a
1994 1466 76.0 19.3 n/a
1995 1392 76.6 18.2 n/a
1996 1392 76.6 18.2 n/a
1997 1344 75.4 17.8 n/a
1998 1325 73.1 18.1 n/a
1999 1360 71.7 19.0 n/a
2000 1356 71.0 19.1 n/a
2001 1326 71.8 18.5 n/a
2002 1297 70.8 18.3 48.6
2003 1297 70.8 18.3 48.6
2004 1257 72.2 17.4 50.8
2005 1324 69.2 19.1 56.8
2006 1297 70.8 18.3 56.7
2007 1227 63.0 19.5 59.7
2008 1288 62.0 20.8 64.7
2009 1220 76.6 15.9 71.9
2010 1276 81.2 15.7 71.2
2011 1229 89.0 13.8 66.6
2012 1137 87.2 13.0 62.3
2013 1182 104.5 11.3 64
2014 1199 89.8 13.3 71
2015 1274 78.0 16.3 72.8
2016 1240 76.0 16.3 64.8
2017 1258 78.7 15.9 70
2018 1199 76.5 15.6 76.3
2019 1139 72.0 15.8 63
2020 1065 80.0 13.3 67.7
2021 1136 n/a n/a n/a
2022 1173 76.6 15.3 63.1
2023 1058 75.6 13.9 69

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

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
2015100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%98.7%100.0%
201699.9%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.9%98.7%19.1%
2017100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.5%100.0%16.1%
2018100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.8%99.9%19.5%
201999.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.3%99.6%42.9%
202199.9%99.9%99.9%99.9%100.0%99.8%100.0%96.5%
2022100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%96.4%
202398.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%94.3%
202498.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lanphier High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,750 (13.2%) $11,498 (86.8%) $13,248
2020 $1,858 (13.1%) $12,327 (86.9%) $14,185
2021 $2,205 (15.4%) $12,084 (84.6%) $14,289
2022 $2,205 (15.4%) $12,084 (84.6%) $14,289
2023 $2,840 (13.5%) $18,234 (86.5%) $21,073
2024 $4,112 (17.4%) $19,566 (82.6%) $23,678

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Lanphier High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 575th of 701 High schoolsRanks 505th of 699 High schools
 9.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
11th Grade Mathematics (Lanphier High School)14.310.9
 3.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Springfield School District 186)22.217.8
 4.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)34.826.7
 8.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Lanphier High School)11.617.5
 5.9%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield School District 186)26.424.6
 1.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.731.6
 5.1%
End of Course Science (Lanphier High School)8.829.9
 21.1%
   End of Course Science (Springfield School District 186)21.735.8
 14.1%
   End of Course Science (Illinois)36.452.2
 15.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students11391058
 7.1%
African American435451
 3.7%
American Indian16
 500%
Asian29
 350%
Hispanic2728
 3.7%
Pacific Islander13
 200%
White556424
 23.7%
Two or More Races117136
 16.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients63%69%
 6%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Lanphier High School

Lanphier High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Enos Elementary School
Elementary : Fairview Elementary School
Elementary : Feitshans Elementary School
Elementary : Jane Addams Elementary School
Elementary : Matheny-Withrow Elementary School
Elementary : McClernand Elementary School
Elementary : Ridgely Elementary School
Elementary : Wilcox Elementary School
Middle : U S Grant Middle School
Middle : Washington Middle School

Students at Lanphier High School are 43% African American, 40% White, 13% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Lanphier High School ranks in the bottom 20.1% of Illinois high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,058 students attended Lanphier High School.


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