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Maroa-Forsyth Grade School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

641 E Shafer St, Forsyth, IL 62535 · (217) 877-2023 · Part of Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 2

Hickory Point Township’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
593
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Maroa-Forsyth Grade School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Hickory Point Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Maroa-Forsyth Grade SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

641 E Shafer St, Forsyth

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K74
Kindergarten74
Grade 187
Grade 284
Grade 391
Grade 488
Grade 595
Enrollment over time
559’20
570’21
596’22
600’23
593’24

Up 6.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 72%Asian 10%Black 7%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Maroa-Forsyth Grade School from Hickory Point Township families.

Other schools in Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 2

The district →
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Maroa
B
271 students18:1
Maroa-Forsyth Senior High Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · Maroa
B+
348 students16:1

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; Hickory Point Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.