Is Forest Glen Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Forest Glen Elementary School ranks in the top 8.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Forest Glen Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 557 students attended Forest Glen Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Forest Glen Elementary School?

Students at Forest Glen Elementary School are 66% White, 15% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Forest Glen Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Forest Glen Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Hadley Junior High School High : Glenbard West High School

Forest Glen Elementary School

Summary:

Forest Glen Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, serving 562 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Glen Ellyn School District 41.

Forest Glen consistently ranks among the top 10% of Illinois elementary schools, with 57.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 63.5% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the state averages. The school's science proficiency rate of 79.6% is also impressive, exceeding both the district and state averages. Forest Glen's academic success extends across various student subgroups, with its female and male students ranking in the top 10% and top 15% of Illinois elementary schools, respectively. However, the school's Asian and English Language Learner populations have relatively lower rankings, suggesting an area for potential improvement.

While Forest Glen's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are on par with nearby schools, the school outperforms local competitors like Abraham Lincoln Elementary School and Churchill Elementary School, both part of the same district. However, Forest Glen's performance is not as strong as the highly-ranked Hawthorne Elementary School and Lowell Elementary School, which are part of the Cusd 200 district. The school should continue to monitor and address areas for potential improvement, such as the chronic absenteeism rate and the performance of specific student populations, to maintain its excellence.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

561 Elm St
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-3859

(630) 790-6400

District: Glen Ellyn School District 41

SchoolDigger Rank:
166^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,994

Students who attend Forest Glen Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hadley Junior High School
High:	Glenbard West High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.5

Number of students: 557

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.1%

Asian:

14.5%

Hispanic:

12.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 14.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Forest Glen Elementary School ranks better than 92% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Glen Ellyn School District 41! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.14. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Student population at Forest Glen Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (66.1%), Asian (14.5%), Hispanic (12.6%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Forest Glen Elementary School is 13.5, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Glen Ellyn School District 41! (See more...)

Compare Forest Glen Elementary School employs 41.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Forest Glen Elementary School is $15,994, which is the 2^nd highest among 4 elementary schools in the Glen Ellyn School District 41.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Forest Glen Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Forest Glen Elementary School 166^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Forest Glen Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Glen Ellyn School District 41:

SchoolDigger ranks Glen Ellyn School District 41 138^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Forest Glen Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Forest Glen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	84.77	185^th	2020	90.8%
2004	83.28	234^th	2030	88.5%
2005	83.80	171^st	2022	91.5%
2006	82.31	203^rd	2086	90.3%
2007	83.03	175^th	2095	91.6%
2008	79.40	357^th	2092	82.9%
2009	83.44	200^th	2120	90.6%
2010	86.45	90^th	2139	95.8%
2011	87.66	48^th	2147	97.8%
2012	81.26	307^th	2166	85.8%
2013	87.23	213^th	2167	90.2%
2014	84.72	272^nd	2093	87.0%
2015	89.68	204^th	2052	90.1%
2016	88.99	197^th	2046	90.4%
2017	85.69	248^th	2044	87.9%
2018	84.60	265^th	2037	87.0%
2019	89.81	160^th	2086	92.3%
2021	79.37	346^th	1948	82.2%
2022	89.38	194^th	2082	90.7%
2023	90.71	166^th	2077	92.0%
2024	91.14	166^th	2067	92.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Forest Glen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	53.58	257^th	788	67.4%
2024	47.02	347^th	826	58.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Forest Glen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	88.36	32^nd	763	95.8%
2019	86.94	86^th	1194	92.8%
2021	49.44	268^th	640	58.1%
2022	53.28	378^th	1113	66.0%
2023	85.54	105^th	1156	90.9%
2024	81.17	151^st	1195	87.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Forest Glen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.47	548^th	1765	69.0%
2019	43.15	1007^th	1816	44.5%
2021	55.08	523^rd	1514	65.5%
2022	88.60	78^th	1763	95.6%
2023	70.07	342^nd	1808	81.1%
2024	53.79	703^rd	1793	60.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Forest Glen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	85.65	220^th	1964	88.8%
2019	89.07	164^th	2019	91.9%
2021	73.92	360^th	1680	78.6%
2022	90.51	150^th	1970	92.4%
2023	89.86	158^th	1957	91.9%
2024	89.97	163^rd	1942	91.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Forest Glen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	71.46	158^th	907	82.6%
2024	59.09	243^rd	886	72.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Forest Glen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	81.64	311^th	1972	84.2%
2019	88.40	172^nd	2019	91.5%
2021	77.87	298^th	1707	82.5%
2022	85.97	227^th	1977	88.5%
2023	88.59	183^rd	1984	90.8%
2024	89.87	168^th	1959	91.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Forest Glen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.37	142^nd	242	41.3%
2019	68.22	69^th	243	71.6%
2023	52.38	120^th	237	49.4%
2024	58.59	97^th	219	55.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Forest Glen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.29	265^th	938	71.7%
2019	73.63	144^th	955	84.9%
2022	85.66	80^th	954	91.6%
2023	72.67	161^st	970	83.4%
2024	65.85	222^nd	959	76.9%

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Rank History for White students at Forest Glen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	75.99	280^th	1463	80.9%
2019	83.83	153^rd	1462	89.5%
2021	70.53	317^th	1308	75.8%
2022	78.80	221^st	1425	84.5%
2023	85.28	153^rd	1419	89.2%
2024	86.67	123^rd	1392	91.2%

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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.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Forest Glen Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	290	1	1	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	293
1989	299	7	4	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	311
1990	294	2	5	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	303
1991	336	3	5	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	346
1992	346	1	5	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	355
1993	363	0	5	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	372
1994	361	1	13	5	3	n/a	n/a	0	383
1995	420	12	9	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	451
1996	420	12	9	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	451
1997	418	18	5	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	451
1998	420	21	8	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	459
1999	471	42	13	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
2000	491	44	29	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	578
2001	496	39	34	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	579
2002	487	33	32	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	581
2003	487	33	32	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	581
2004	491	31	31	33	1	n/a	n/a	0	587
2005	468	19	34	42	1	n/a	n/a	0	564
2006	439	20	41	35	0	n/a	n/a	13	548
2007	430	16	38	34	2	n/a	n/a	19	539
2008	439	16	47	44	2	n/a	n/a	14	562
2009	407	17	44	45	3	n/a	n/a	23	539
2010	420	10	42	53	2	n/a	n/a	24	551
2011	406	13	41	64	1	0	20	0	545
2012	408	24	51	64	2	0	24	0	573
2013	383	24	63	67	1	0	21	0	559
2014	366	23	70	66	1	1	26	0	553
2015	362	18	70	62	1	0	28	0	541
2016	363	15	90	92	0	1	32	0	593
2017	389	20	93	91	5	1	33	0	632
2018	420	20	87	89	4	1	25	0	646
2019	439	26	90	71	5	1	24	0	656
2020	464	26	90	80	3	3	28	0	694
2021	379	15	79	66	3	1	15	0	558
2022	382	12	70	64	3	0	24	0	555
2023	377	11	74	74	3	0	23	0	562
2024	368	8	81	70	4	0	26	0	557

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 Forest Glen Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	293	14.0	20.9	n/a
1989	311	15.0	20.7	n/a
1990	303	15.0	20.2	n/a
1991	346	16.5	20.9	n/a
1992	355	16.5	21.5	n/a
1993	372	16.5	22.5	n/a
1994	383	17.5	21.9	n/a
1995	451	20.5	22.0	n/a
1996	451	20.5	22.0	n/a
1997	451	20.9	21.6	n/a
1998	459	20.9	22.0	n/a
1999	553	25.3	21.9	n/a
2000	578	26.5	21.8	n/a
2001	579	28.0	20.7	n/a
2002	581	34.1	17.0	0
2003	581	34.1	17.0	0
2004	587	33.6	17.5	0
2005	564	34.5	16.3	0
2006	548	33.5	16.4	0
2007	539	33.0	16.3	0
2008	562	32.0	17.6	0
2009	539	35.5	15.2	0
2010	551	34.0	16.2	0
2011	545	33.5	16.2	0
2012	573	34.0	16.8	17.8
2013	559	33.7	16.5	18.8
2014	553	33.6	16.4	21.9
2015	541	33.0	16.3	26.1
2016	593	35.0	16.9	21.4
2017	632	37.0	17.0	23.9
2018	646	38.3	16.8	20.9
2019	656	39.1	16.7	21.5
2020	694	43.4	15.9	22.3
2021	558	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	555	42.1	13.1	14.1
2023	562	39.4	14.2	n/a
2024	557	41.1	13.5	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 Forest Glen Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	293	14.0	20.9	n/a
1989	311	15.0	20.7	n/a
1990	303	15.0	20.2	n/a
1991	346	16.5	20.9	n/a
1992	355	16.5	21.5	n/a
1993	372	16.5	22.5	n/a
1994	383	17.5	21.9	n/a
1995	451	20.5	22.0	n/a
1996	451	20.5	22.0	n/a
1997	451	20.9	21.6	n/a
1998	459	20.9	22.0	n/a
1999	553	25.3	21.9	n/a
2000	578	26.5	21.8	n/a
2001	579	28.0	20.7	n/a
2002	581	34.1	17.0	0
2003	581	34.1	17.0	0
2004	587	33.6	17.5	0
2005	564	34.5	16.3	0
2006	548	33.5	16.4	0
2007	539	33.0	16.3	0
2008	562	32.0	17.6	0
2009	539	35.5	15.2	0
2010	551	34.0	16.2	0
2011	545	33.5	16.2	0
2012	573	34.0	16.8	17.8
2013	559	33.7	16.5	18.8
2014	553	33.6	16.4	21.9
2015	541	33.0	16.3	26.1
2016	593	35.0	16.9	21.4
2017	632	37.0	17.0	23.9
2018	646	38.3	16.8	20.9
2019	656	39.1	16.7	21.5
2020	694	43.4	15.9	22.3
2021	558	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	555	42.1	13.1	14.1
2023	562	39.4	14.2	n/a
2024	557	41.1	13.5	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.

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