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Schools in Forest Park · Proviso Township High School District 209, Forest Park School District 91

Forest Park’s public schools score below 65% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 12% of Forest Park’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Forest Park, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#549of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
16%
▼ 13 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 13 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
88%
▲ 0 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.6K
▼ 9% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Proviso Township High School District 209
Students per teacher
15.3
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
5,182 students on the public path
In brief

Forest Park’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 16% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Proviso Township High School District 209 spends $19,566 per student and Forest Park School District 91 $33,990, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Forest Park’s grade

C− Test scoresB Graduation

C+: better than 35% of Illinois school districts, #549 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 35%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1479)Better than 31%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,286 test results and a graduating class of 1,082 could put Forest Park anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Forest Park’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,198 in math, 1,374 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Forest Park, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
3–5Field Stevenson Elem SchoolForest Park School District 91B+
6–8Forest Park Middle SchoolForest Park School District 91C−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to A

Forest Park runs its own schools through grade 8 (Forest Park School District 91). From grade 9, students attend the Proviso Township High School District 209, shared with Bellwood, Berkeley, Broadview, Hillside, Maywood, Melrose Park, Northlake, Proviso, Stone Park and Westchester. Its elementary school is in Forest Park. Parts of Forest Park (9% of its land) are served by Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Forest Park

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Proviso Township High School District 209Grades 9–12 · 3 schools · 4,458 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 16.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,566IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Forest Park School District 91Grades PK–8 · 4 schools · 724 students, up 23% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$33,990IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Proviso Township High School District 20912%
State average 29.9% · 1011 students tested
Math · 9–12, Proviso Township High School District 20912%
State average 25.8% · 978 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Forest Park School District 9129%
State average 29.9% · 363 students tested
Math · PK–8, Forest Park School District 9114%
State average 25.8% · 220 students tested

Forest Park vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Forest Park’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Forest ParkC+Forest Park School District 91 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12
MaywoodC−Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12
ProvisoCProviso Township High School District 209
River Forest—River Forest School District 90 PK–8 · Oak Park and River Forest District 200 9–12
River Forest (village)A+River Forest School District 90 PK–8 · Oak Park and River Forest District 200 9–12
North RiversideARiverside School District 96 PK–8 · Komarek School District 94 PK–8 · Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208 9–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Proviso Township High School District 209 with Forest Park for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Forest Park

7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Forest Parkin other towns
Garfield Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
186 students12:1Rate it →
Betsy Ross Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–2
138 students10:1Rate it →
Field Stevenson Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5
B+
214 students10:1Rate it →
Forest Park Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
186 students9:1Rate it →
Proviso West High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hillside
C−
1,870 students17:1Rate it →
Proviso East High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Maywood
D
1,663 students16:1Rate it →
Proviso Math and Science Academy
High · Grades 9–12
A
925 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Forest Park’s schools

Are Forest Park’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Forest Park children attend score below 65% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #549 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 31%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Forest Park in?

Two districts: Forest Park School District 91 runs grades PK–8, and Proviso Township High School District 209 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bellwood, Berkeley, Broadview, Hillside, Maywood, Melrose Park, Northlake, Proviso, Stone Park and Westchester.

Where do Forest Park kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Proviso West High School, Proviso East High School and Proviso Math and Science Academy.

What is Forest Park’s graduation rate?

88% of the class of 2023 in Proviso Township High School District 209 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Forest Park spend per student?

$19,566 in Proviso Township High School District 209 and $33,990 in Forest Park School District 91 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.