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Forreston Jr/Sr High Sch

PublicHighGrades 6–12

601 E Main St, Forreston, IL 61030 · (815) 938-2175 · Part of Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221

Forreston Township’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
406
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Forreston Jr/Sr High Sch

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state

On the path

Where Forreston Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

1–5Forreston Grade Schoolin Forreston
6–12Forreston Jr/Sr High SchYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

601 E Main St, Forreston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 650
Grade 751
Grade 863
Grade 964
Grade 1061
Grade 1155
Grade 1262
Enrollment over time
423’20
436’21
427’22
407’23
406’24

Down 4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 84%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Forreston Jr/Sr High Sch from Forreston Township families.

Other schools in Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221

The district →
German Valley Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Forreston
70 students14:1
Forreston Grade School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Forreston
B+
238 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Forreston Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.