Oak Forest High School

Summary:

Oak Forest High School is a public high school serving 1,370 students in grades 9-12 in Oak Forest, Illinois, which is part of the Bremen CHSD 228 district. The school has consistently outperformed the district and state averages in academic metrics, with 26% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and 29.3% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, compared to 16% and 18.6% for the district, respectively.

Oak Forest High School also maintains a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.6% to 93.2% over the past five years, which is higher than the state average. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate, while decreasing, is still higher than the state average and the nearby Bremen CHSD 228 schools. The school's performance across different student subgroups is mixed, with African American and Hispanic students performing well, but Asian and multi-racial students struggling.

When compared to other high schools in the Bremen CHSD 228 district, Oak Forest High School generally outperforms its peers in academic metrics, graduation rates, and dropout rates. However, the school's higher chronic absenteeism rate is an area of concern that needs to be addressed. Continued focus on improving attendance and addressing the needs of all student populations could help Oak Forest High School maintain and improve its overall performance.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 15201 Central Ave
       Oak Forest, IL  60452-2101


(708) 687-0500

District: Bremen CHSD 228

SchoolDigger Rank:
199th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $23,549 Help


Feeder schools for Oak Forest High School:

Elementary:    Kerkstra Elementary School
    Lee R Foster Elementary School
    Ridge Early Childhood Center
Middle:    Jack Hille Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.2 Help
Number of students:  1,370

Racial breakdown:

White:
50.9%
Hispanic:
30.1%
African American:
8.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  26.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Oak Forest High School ranks better than 71.4% of high schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 4 ranked high schools in the Bremen CHSD 228 School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.89. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Oak Forest 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 Oak Forest High School has the largest high school student body size in the Bremen CHSD 228 School District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Oak Forest High School is $23,549, which is the lowest among 4 high schools in the Bremen CHSD 228 School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Oak Forest High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Oak Forest High School 199th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Oak Forest High School in the ranking list.)

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Bremen CHSD 228:

SchoolDigger ranks Bremen CHSD 228 567th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Oak Forest High School

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Rank History for all students at Oak Forest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 52.65 318th 586 45.7%
2004 66.67 203rd 592 65.7%
2005 78.08 101st 590 82.9%
2006 87.39 53rd 596 91.1%
2007 82.45 87th 612 85.8%
2008 86.74 59th 624 90.5%
2009 82.48 84th 632 86.7%
2010 84.83 73rd 643 88.6%
2011 65.62 251st 655 61.7%
2012 60.32 283rd 665 57.4%
2013 61.82 286th 670 57.3%
2014 64.96 239th 670 64.3%
2015 49.17 273rd 614 55.5%
2016 60.07 177th 643 72.5%
2017 62.98 207th 642 67.8%
2018 63.67 208th 647 67.9%
2019 64.43 200th 701 71.5%
2021 61.17 220th 688 68.0%
2022 52.63 318th 699 54.5%
2023 56.77 259th 699 62.9%
2024 63.89 199th 697 71.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Oak Forest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.88 91st 154 40.9%
2019 38.63 95th 165 42.4%
2021 23.14 120th 160 25.0%
2022 7.70 163rd 170 4.1%
2023 17.77 139th 163 14.7%
2024 37.06 106th 182 41.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Oak Forest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.21 28th 151 81.5%
2021 32.79 86th 189 54.5%
2022 42.77 102nd 205 50.2%
2023 51.25 69th 217 68.2%
2024 39.42 117th 248 52.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Oak Forest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.48 118th 374 68.4%
2019 35.01 266th 473 43.8%
2021 50.19 145th 453 68.0%
2022 61.44 95th 493 80.7%
2023 41.52 214th 476 55.0%
2024 51.14 167th 482 65.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Oak Forest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.08 262nd 585 55.2%
2019 61.84 183rd 639 71.4%
2021 56.82 200th 611 67.3%
2022 41.32 374th 626 40.3%
2023 38.75 407th 644 36.8%
2024 53.75 243rd 639 62.0%
See the entire list of Best Illinois High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Oak Forest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.87 234th 620 62.3%
2019 58.75 246th 665 63.0%
2021 58.83 227th 639 64.5%
2022 52.78 289th 658 56.1%
2023 54.27 284th 656 56.7%
2024 64.07 200th 664 69.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Oak Forest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 43.94 195th 428 54.4%
2024 53.26 117th 429 72.7%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Oak Forest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 15.21 22nd 26 15.4%
2023 26.19 16th 22 27.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Oak Forest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.89 177th 619 71.4%
2019 67.40 168th 675 75.1%
2021 59.47 232nd 653 64.5%
2022 49.40 328th 664 50.6%
2023 56.45 257th 668 61.5%
2024 60.66 215th 668 67.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Oak Forest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.28 118th 132 10.6%
2019 44.41 80th 130 38.5%
2021 19.32 112th 135 17.0%
2022 9.31 129th 141 8.5%
2023 4.37 127th 134 5.2%
2024 7.73 126th 137 8.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Oak Forest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.14 156th 253 38.3%
2019 51.81 106th 299 64.5%
2021 58.56 69th 281 75.4%
2022 53.12 98th 294 66.7%
2023 63.73 66th 301 78.1%
2024 59.85 71st 299 76.3%
See the entire list of Best Illinois High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Oak Forest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.53 108th 291 62.9%
2019 62.81 86th 317 72.9%
2021 49.42 117th 317 63.1%
2022 54.87 127th 335 62.1%
2023 47.38 148th 333 55.6%
2024 72.32 60th 336 82.1%
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Rank History for White students at Oak Forest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.18 160th 548 70.8%
2019 53.68 207th 552 62.5%
2021 59.56 192nd 553 65.3%
2022 44.47 304th 560 45.7%
2023 58.49 201st 557 63.9%
2024 57.14 194th 554 65.0%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Oak Forest High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1274 14 11 17 n/a n/a n/a 0 1316
1989 1201 19 10 18 n/a n/a n/a 0 1248
1990 1122 21 13 21 n/a n/a n/a 0 1177
1991 1114 28 13 19 0 n/a n/a 0 1174
1992 1146 27 23 30 0 n/a n/a 0 1226
1993 1178 23 30 42 2 n/a n/a 0 1275
1994 1239 26 39 57 0 n/a n/a 0 1361
1995 1264 28 47 72 4 n/a n/a 0 1415
1996 1264 28 47 72 4 n/a n/a 0 1415
1997 1254 42 43 77 5 n/a n/a 0 1421
1998 1190 41 43 82 5 n/a n/a 0 1361
1999 1183 41 46 76 4 n/a n/a 0 1350
2000 1173 50 45 64 3 n/a n/a 0 1335
2001 1235 50 50 64 2 n/a n/a 0 1401
2002 1231 57 60 84 0 n/a n/a 0 1432
2003 1231 57 60 84 0 n/a n/a 0 1432
2004 1233 48 62 104 0 n/a n/a 0 1447
2005 1162 57 69 129 0 n/a n/a 0 1417
2006 1171 79 65 142 0 n/a n/a 10 1467
2007 1151 93 70 172 1 n/a n/a 20 1507
2008 1117 88 73 189 2 n/a n/a 27 1496
2009 1110 63 59 156 2 n/a n/a 31 1421
2010 1047 123 75 218 3 n/a n/a 45 1511
2011 1222 115 76 3 88 3 2 0 1509
2012 980 99 56 296 5 2 3 0 1441
2013 977 103 56 274 3 1 28 0 1442
2014 937 110 52 259 3 1 49 0 1411
2015 899 112 50 263 3 1 57 0 1385
2016 873 120 46 258 3 1 67 0 1368
2017 812 118 50 268 2 0 74 0 1324
2018 763 133 51 273 2 0 68 0 1290
2019 745 189 51 306 2 2 67 0 1362
2020 741 184 67 341 3 1 66 0 1403
2021 725 119 71 371 4 1 58 0 1349
2022 718 122 69 388 4 1 66 0 1368
2023 697 121 69 412 3 0 68 0 1370

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 Oak Forest High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1316 52.6 25.0 n/a
1989 1248 50.8 24.5 n/a
1990 1177 48.4 24.3 n/a
1991 1174 48.8 24.0 n/a
1992 1226 52.0 23.5 n/a
1993 1275 56.0 22.8 n/a
1994 1361 60.0 22.7 n/a
1995 1415 61.8 22.9 n/a
1996 1415 61.8 22.9 n/a
1997 1421 64.5 22.0 n/a
1998 1361 74.9 18.2 n/a
1999 1350 74.0 18.2 n/a
2000 1335 78.0 17.1 n/a
2001 1401 79.0 17.7 n/a
2002 1432 87.3 16.4 0
2003 1432 87.3 16.4 0
2004 1447 87.6 16.5 0
2005 1417 91.6 15.5 0
2006 1467 87.0 16.9 0
2007 1507 80.0 18.8 0
2008 1496 69.0 21.7 0
2009 1421 79.6 17.9 0
2010 1511 82.0 18.4 0
2011 1509 79.6 18.9 0
2012 1441 78.8 18.2 23.9
2013 1442 n/a n/a 24.4
2014 1411 76.1 18.5 26.4
2015 1385 73.0 18.9 32.7
2016 1368 78.0 17.5 27.3
2017 1324 78.2 16.9 28.6
2018 1290 76.0 16.9 27.8
2019 1362 84.0 16.2 28.5
2020 1403 80.3 17.4 27.8
2021 1349 n/a n/a n/a
2022 1368 85.2 16.0 26.8
2023 1370 84.1 16.2 n/a

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 Oak Forest High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1316 52.6 25.0 n/a
1989 1248 50.8 24.5 n/a
1990 1177 48.4 24.3 n/a
1991 1174 48.8 24.0 n/a
1992 1226 52.0 23.5 n/a
1993 1275 56.0 22.8 n/a
1994 1361 60.0 22.7 n/a
1995 1415 61.8 22.9 n/a
1996 1415 61.8 22.9 n/a
1997 1421 64.5 22.0 n/a
1998 1361 74.9 18.2 n/a
1999 1350 74.0 18.2 n/a
2000 1335 78.0 17.1 n/a
2001 1401 79.0 17.7 n/a
2002 1432 87.3 16.4 0
2003 1432 87.3 16.4 0
2004 1447 87.6 16.5 0
2005 1417 91.6 15.5 0
2006 1467 87.0 16.9 0
2007 1507 80.0 18.8 0
2008 1496 69.0 21.7 0
2009 1421 79.6 17.9 0
2010 1511 82.0 18.4 0
2011 1509 79.6 18.9 0
2012 1441 78.8 18.2 23.9
2013 1442 n/a n/a 24.4
2014 1411 76.1 18.5 26.4
2015 1385 73.0 18.9 32.7
2016 1368 78.0 17.5 27.3
2017 1324 78.2 16.9 28.6
2018 1290 76.0 16.9 27.8
2019 1362 84.0 16.2 28.5
2020 1403 80.3 17.4 27.8
2021 1349 n/a n/a n/a
2022 1368 85.2 16.0 26.8
2023 1370 84.1 16.2 n/a

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

Oak Forest High School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201598.8%99.1%99.1%99.1%98.9%99.2%99.3%
201699.1%98.9%98.9%98.9%99.1%98.9%26.6%
201799.3%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.1%99.3%26.9%
201899.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.7%99.6%99.6%26.3%
201998.7%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.6%49.4%
202194.8%95.3%95.3%95.3%95.2%95.2%95.6%90.6%
202297.9%97.9%97.9%97.9%97.9%97.9%97.9%96.5%
202398.4%98.7%98.7%98.7%98.6%98.2%98.8%96.3%
202497.9%97.7%97.7%97.7%97.9%97.4%98.1%96.0%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Oak Forest High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $566 (3.3%) $16,651 (96.7%) $17,217
2020 $496 (2.8%) $17,430 (97.2%) $17,926
2021 $745 (4.6%) $15,357 (95.4%) $16,102
2022 $745 (4.6%) $15,357 (95.4%) $16,102
2023 $1,661 (7.5%) $20,408 (92.5%) $22,069
2024 $1,267 (5.4%) $22,282 (94.6%) $23,549

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Oak Forest High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 200th of 701 High schoolsRanks 259th of 699 High schools
 8.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Mathematics (Oak Forest High School)32.224
 8.2%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Bremen CHSD 228)19.214.9
 4.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)34.826.7
 8.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Oak Forest High School)37.226.2
 11%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Bremen CHSD 228)22.217.9
 4.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.731.6
 5.1%
End of Course Science (Oak Forest High School)37.249.7
 12.5%
   End of Course Science (Bremen CHSD 228)27.337.6
 10.3%
   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 Students13621370
 0.6%
African American189121
 36%
American Indian23
 50%
Asian5169
 35.3%
Hispanic306412
 34.6%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White745697
 6.4%
Two or More Races6768
 1.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Forest High School

Oak Forest High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Kerkstra Elementary School
Elementary : Lee R Foster Elementary School
Elementary : Ridge Early Childhood Center
Middle : Jack Hille Middle School

Students at Oak Forest High School are 51% White, 30% Hispanic, 9% African American, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Oak Forest High School ranks 199th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,370 students attended Oak Forest High School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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