Forrestal Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 3 · Great Lakes, Illinois
Forrestal Elementary School in Great Lakes, Illinois enrolled 386 students in 2024-25 with 34.0 full-time teachers, 11.4 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 5% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%
390 students in 2022-23, 397 students in 2023-24, 386 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.0 to 34.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 390 | 31.0 | 12.6 |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 31.0 | 12.8 |
| 2024-25 | 386 | 34.0 | 11.4 |
11.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 77 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools
Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Forrestal Elementary School enrolled 406 students and reported no counselor; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent55.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
47.2% of students were Hispanic, 31.3% Black, 13.2% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic47.2%
- Black31.3%
- White13.2%
- Two or more races6.5%
- Asian1.0%
- American Indian0.5%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Forrestal Elementary School scored proficient or above: 5% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 5% or less | 13% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 5% or less | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Great Lakes
2 public elementary schools in Great Lakes report 2024-25 enrollment; Forrestal Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEARN Chtr Sch 6 N Chicago Campus | 503 | 13.2 | not reported |
| Forrestal Elementary School | 386 | 11.4 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Forrestal Elementary School
- LEARN 10 Charter SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 297 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- LEARN Chtr Sch 6 N Chicago CampusThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 503 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Forrestal Elementary School with LEARN 10 Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much North Chicago SD 187 spends per student$20,023 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,023
- The largest public schools in IllinoisForrestal Elementary School is the number 1,055 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,055 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher11.4 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.11.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Forrestal Elementary School
How many students attend Forrestal Elementary School?
386 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 390 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Great Lakes, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Forrestal Elementary School?
11.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Forrestal Elementary School a Title I school?
Forrestal Elementary School has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).How do students at Forrestal Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Forrestal Elementary School scored proficient or above: 5% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Forrestal Elementary School in?
North Chicago SD 187, NCES district ID 1700110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 170011005372 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.