Is Forest Road Elementary School a good school?

Forest Road Elementary School ranks 339 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Forest Road Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 493 students attended Forest Road Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Forest Road Elementary School?

Students at Forest Road Elementary School are 57% White, 26% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Forest Road Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Forest Road Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Park Junior High School High : Lyons Township High School

Forest Road Elementary School

Summary:

Forest Road Elementary School is a public elementary school located in La Grange Park, Illinois, serving grades 1-6 with a total enrollment of 486 students. The school is part of the La Grange School District 102, which is ranked 97 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Forest Road Elementary School consistently ranks in the top 20% of Illinois elementary schools, with a current ranking of 339 out of 2,067 schools. The school's performance in English Language Arts (ELA) is particularly strong, with 58.4% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 41.2%. In Mathematics, 48.3% of students are proficient or better, which is significantly higher than the state average of 28.4%. The school's performance in Science is also impressive, with 69.2% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 53.2%. Forest Road Elementary School excels in serving its Hispanic and African American student populations, ranking 61st and 201st out of Illinois elementary schools in ELA for these subgroups, respectively.

Compared to nearby schools, Ogden Ave Elementary School and Cossitt Ave Elementary School, both part of the La Grange School District 102, Forest Road Elementary School performs significantly better in both ELA and Mathematics. However, the school lags behind the high-performing Hollywood Elementary School (part of Riverside School District 96) and Field Park Elementary School (part of Western Springs School District 101) in academic achievement.

Detail:

Public 1-6

901 Forest Rd
La Grange Park, IL 60526-1602

(708) 215-6400

District: La Grange School District 102

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,325

Students who attend Forest Road Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Park Junior High School
High:	Lyons Township High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.1

Number of students: 493

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.8%

Hispanic:

26.4%

Two or more races:

6.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 12.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Forest Road Elementary School ranks better than 83.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the La Grange School District 102. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.02. (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 Racial makeup is: White (56.8%), Hispanic (26.4%), two or more races (6.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 12.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Forest Road Elementary School is 12.1. 3 elementary schools in the La Grange School District 102 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Forest Road Elementary School employs 40.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Forest Road Elementary School is $18,325, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the La Grange School District 102!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Forest Road Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Forest Road Elementary School 339^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Forest Road Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Disabled students:

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White students:

La Grange School District 102:

SchoolDigger ranks La Grange School District 102 97^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Forest Road Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Forest Road Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	76.99	462^nd	2020	77.1%
2004	72.12	623^rd	2030	69.3%
2005	68.44	736^th	2022	63.6%
2006	73.01	587^th	2086	71.9%
2007	70.76	680^th	2095	67.5%
2008	72.57	639^th	2092	69.5%
2009	73.48	619^th	2120	70.8%
2010	73.21	628^th	2139	70.6%
2011	67.59	817^th	2147	61.9%
2012	76.01	516^th	2166	76.2%
2013	81.84	350^th	2167	83.8%
2014	78.31	439^th	2093	79.0%
2015	80.74	342^nd	2052	83.3%
2016	92.11	133^rd	2046	93.5%
2017	89.60	168^th	2044	91.8%
2018	90.06	160^th	2037	92.1%
2019	84.87	268^th	2086	87.2%
2021	79.43	345^th	1948	82.3%
2022	85.72	266^th	2082	87.2%
2023	88.07	211^th	2077	89.8%
2024	81.02	339^th	2067	83.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Forest Road Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	61.09	326^th	1194	72.7%
2021	61.54	174^th	640	72.8%
2022	60.33	280^th	1113	74.8%
2023	70.78	229^th	1156	80.2%
2024	62.35	327^th	1195	72.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	86.92	96^th	1765	94.6%
2019	61.74	531^st	1816	70.8%
2021	69.80	261^st	1514	82.8%
2022	74.13	254^th	1763	85.6%
2023	83.18	144^th	1808	92.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Forest Road Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	88.61	157^th	1964	92.0%
2019	84.38	237^th	2019	88.3%
2021	82.93	216^th	1680	87.1%
2022	83.27	287^th	1970	85.4%
2023	85.77	228^th	1957	88.3%
2024	73.60	451^st	1942	76.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Forest Road Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	67.70	186^th	907	79.5%
2024	50.26	338^th	886	61.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Forest Road Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	88.87	155^th	1972	92.1%
2019	84.00	259^th	2019	87.2%
2021	70.56	416^th	1707	75.6%
2022	84.21	261^st	1977	86.8%
2023	82.40	283^rd	1984	85.7%
2024	82.24	296^th	1959	84.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Forest Road Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	56.90	201^st	684	70.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Forest Road Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	83.63	83^rd	938	91.2%
2019	72.19	158^th	955	83.5%
2021	78.99	67^th	742	91.0%
2022	93.38	30^th	954	96.9%
2023	90.64	51^st	970	94.7%
2024	87.63	61^st	959	93.6%

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Rank History for White students at Forest Road Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	85.07	151^st	1463	89.7%
2019	81.45	188^th	1462	87.1%
2021	73.55	259^th	1308	80.2%
2022	82.27	176^th	1425	87.6%
2023	83.73	169^th	1419	88.1%
2024	71.63	337^th	1392	75.8%

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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

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 3.5)

50%

Reviews:

by a student
Thursday, June 11, 2020

I personally hated a lot of the teachers there. I think that a lot of my experience could have been better if the teachers cracked harder down on racism and discrimination. This leaves more room for improvement and future generations and I hope to see that. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, February 18, 2013

This school, is in my humble opinion, the best in the district. It is located in a residential area and has beautiful grounds. The staff is wonderful, the faculty is very invested in the success of the students. It is a place the kids feel safe and it makes a great learning environment. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Forest Road Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	342	7	20	14	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	383
1989	348	5	18	14	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	385
1990	370	8	24	14	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	416
1991	396	8	18	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	437
1992	389	12	14	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	436
1993	419	12	17	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	464
1994	430	21	14	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	492
1995	484	24	13	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	551
1996	484	24	13	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	551
1997	462	49	15	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	574
1998	429	59	12	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	531
1999	406	36	12	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	489
2000	397	47	8	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	492
2001	393	41	10	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	487
2002	380	32	7	52	0	n/a	n/a	0	471
2003	380	32	7	52	0	n/a	n/a	0	471
2004	374	37	15	49	3	n/a	n/a	0	478
2005	375	36	15	53	3	n/a	n/a	3	485
2006	347	33	12	49	1	n/a	n/a	25	467
2007	362	31	13	0	54	n/a	n/a	31	491
2008	367	34	15	61	0	n/a	n/a	37	514
2009	336	44	13	51	0	n/a	n/a	36	480
2010	315	51	12	58	0	n/a	n/a	26	462
2011	326	45	14	76	0	0	11	0	472
2012	314	45	13	81	0	0	10	0	463
2013	311	53	13	71	0	0	11	0	459
2014	335	54	13	81	0	0	10	0	493
2015	359	48	20	88	0	0	8	0	523
2016	357	50	22	77	0	1	10	0	517
2017	373	46	24	80	0	1	9	0	533
2018	343	40	26	97	0	0	17	0	523
2019	352	44	26	102	0	0	15	0	539
2020	331	58	22	112	0	0	19	0	542
2021	314	53	17	123	0	0	20	0	527
2022	302	51	13	134	0	0	29	0	529
2023	277	44	13	126	0	0	26	0	486
2024	280	30	19	130	0	0	34	0	493

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 Road Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	383	27.0	14.1	n/a
1989	385	25.0	15.4	n/a
1990	416	26.9	15.4	n/a
1991	437	28.8	15.1	n/a
1992	436	31.2	13.9	n/a
1993	464	28.7	16.2	n/a
1994	492	30.4	16.2	n/a
1995	551	33.8	16.3	n/a
1996	551	33.8	16.3	n/a
1997	574	33.3	17.2	n/a
1998	531	34.4	15.4	n/a
1999	489	33.6	14.6	n/a
2000	492	37.2	13.2	n/a
2001	487	37.8	12.9	n/a
2002	471	37.4	12.6	13
2003	471	37.4	12.6	13
2004	478	34.3	13.9	10
2005	485	34.1	14.2	12.7
2006	467	35.4	13.2	11.5
2007	491	31.0	15.8	14.3
2008	514	30.0	17.1	17.4
2009	480	37.9	12.7	17.8
2010	462	34.6	13.3	25.7
2011	472	36.0	13.1	21.4
2012	463	37.4	12.3	14.5
2013	459	48.3	9.5	10.9
2014	493	36.0	13.6	9.9
2015	523	41.0	12.7	8.8
2016	517	40.0	12.9	24.4
2017	533	38.6	13.7	25
2018	523	40.7	12.8	22.2
2019	539	n/a	n/a	22.4
2020	542	41.8	12.9	20.8
2021	527	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	529	55.8	9.4	20.4
2023	486	41.5	11.7	17.1
2024	493	40.5	12.1	12.2

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 Road Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	383	27.0	14.1	n/a
1989	385	25.0	15.4	n/a
1990	416	26.9	15.4	n/a
1991	437	28.8	15.1	n/a
1992	436	31.2	13.9	n/a
1993	464	28.7	16.2	n/a
1994	492	30.4	16.2	n/a
1995	551	33.8	16.3	n/a
1996	551	33.8	16.3	n/a
1997	574	33.3	17.2	n/a
1998	531	34.4	15.4	n/a
1999	489	33.6	14.6	n/a
2000	492	37.2	13.2	n/a
2001	487	37.8	12.9	n/a
2002	471	37.4	12.6	13
2003	471	37.4	12.6	13
2004	478	34.3	13.9	10
2005	485	34.1	14.2	12.7
2006	467	35.4	13.2	11.5
2007	491	31.0	15.8	14.3
2008	514	30.0	17.1	17.4
2009	480	37.9	12.7	17.8
2010	462	34.6	13.3	25.7
2011	472	36.0	13.1	21.4
2012	463	37.4	12.3	14.5
2013	459	48.3	9.5	10.9
2014	493	36.0	13.6	9.9
2015	523	41.0	12.7	8.8
2016	517	40.0	12.9	24.4
2017	533	38.6	13.7	25
2018	523	40.7	12.8	22.2
2019	539	n/a	n/a	22.4
2020	542	41.8	12.9	20.8
2021	527	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	529	55.8	9.4	20.4
2023	486	41.5	11.7	17.1
2024	493	40.5	12.1	12.2

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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