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Forest Elem School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1375 S 5th Ave
Des Plaines, IL 60018
Phone
(847) 824-1380
District
CCSD 62
County
COOK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
588
Classroom Teachers
57

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

8

(10 is best)

Better than 77.8% of all IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Forest Elem School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
30%
47%
28%
45%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
31%
53%
34%
38%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
29%
39%
34%
34%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
10
10
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 266 45.2%
Kindergarten 68 11.6%
Grade 1 55 9.4%
Grade 2 44 7.5%
Grade 3 54 9.2%
Grade 4 54 9.2%
Grade 5 47 8.0%
Total 588 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 41.9% 39.0% 48.2%
Black 3.6% 4.7% 17.2%
Hispanic 42.3% 41.8% 28.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 12.0% 14.2% 5.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 53,508 12,582,032
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,134.5 226
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.0% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.6% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.2% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.8% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 18.3% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 20,723 4,968,761
Single Parent Households With Children 6.4% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.2% 90.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.5% 36.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.2% 21.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.3% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.8% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.9% 15.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.2% 13.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.3% 10.3%
$15,000 or less 7.3% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,235 $60,657,000 54.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,977 $8,422,000 7.5%
Staff $1,119 $4,769,000 4.3%
General Administration $444 $1,890,000 1.7%
School Administration $953 $4,059,000 3.6%
Operation $1,906 $8,120,000 7.3%
Transportation $595 $2,536,000 2.3%
Other $2,729 $11,629,000 10.4%
Total Support $9,722 $41,425,000 37.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,307 $9,829,000 8.8%
Total Expenditures $26,264 $111,911,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,344 $21,011,381,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $2,694,692,000 6.8%
Staff $716 $1,326,218,000 3.3%
General Administration $562 $1,041,380,000 2.6%
School Administration $995 $1,842,060,000 4.6%
Operation $1,579 $2,924,414,000 7.3%
Transportation $640 $1,185,247,000 3.0%
Other $822 $1,522,629,000 3.8%
Total Support $6,768 $12,536,640,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,433 $6,357,896,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $21,545 $39,905,917,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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