Lee R Foster Elementary School
Public elementary school, grades 1 to 5 · Oak Forest, Illinois
Lee R Foster Elementary School in Oak Forest, Illinois enrolled 397 students in 2024-25 with 28.5 full-time teachers, 13.9 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 36% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
395 students in 2022-23, 394 students in 2023-24, 397 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.9 to 28.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 395 | 26.9 | 14.7 |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 28.5 | 13.8 |
| 2024-25 | 397 | 28.5 | 13.9 |
13.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 62 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 Lee R Foster Elementary School enrolled 414 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent28.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
49.6% of students were White, 33.2% Hispanic, 11.8% Black in 2024-25.
- White49.6%
- Hispanic33.2%
- Black11.8%
- Two or more races2.8%
- Asian2.5%
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 Lee R Foster Elementary School scored proficient or above: 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% 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 | 44% | 35% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 36% | 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 Oak Forest
7 public elementary schools in Oak Forest report 2024-25 enrollment; Lee R Foster Elementary School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter F Fierke Ed Center | 443 | 13.3 | not reported |
| Kerkstra Elementary School | 407 | 13.8 | not reported |
| Lee R Foster Elementary School | 397 | 13.9 | not reported |
| Scarlet Oak Elementary School | 249 | 13.1 | not reported |
| Ridge Early Childhood Center | 245 | 18.8 | not reported |
| Arbor Elementary School | 232 | 12.9 | not reported |
| Fieldcrest Elementary School | 217 | 16.7 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lee R Foster Elementary School
- Scarlet Oak Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 249 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Walter F Fierke Ed CenterThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 443 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare Lee R Foster Elementary School with Scarlet Oak Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Forest Ridge SD 142 spends per student$13,878 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,878
- The largest public schools in IllinoisLee R Foster Elementary School is the number 1,001 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,001 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher13.9 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.13.9:1
- 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 Lee R Foster Elementary School
How many students attend Lee R Foster Elementary School?
397 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 395 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Oak Forest, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lee R Foster Elementary School?
13.9 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 Lee R Foster Elementary School a Title I school?
Lee R Foster Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Lee R Foster Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Lee R Foster Elementary School scored proficient or above: 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% 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 Lee R Foster Elementary School in?
Forest Ridge SD 142, NCES district ID 1715480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 171548001863 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.