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Forest Park Individual Ed School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1220 California Ave, Joliet, IL 60432 · (815) 723-0414 · Part of Joliet Public School District 86

Joliet Township’s School Grade C− better than 16% of Illinois school districts

Students
263
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Forest Park Individual Ed School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 28% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 10.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Joliet Township kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Forest Park Individual Ed SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%

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

1220 California Ave, Joliet

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten40
Grade 144
Grade 240
Grade 350
Grade 445
Grade 544
Enrollment over time
295’20
288’21
298’22
267’23
263’24

Down 10.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 81%Black 9%White 8%Two or more races 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Forest Park Individual Ed School from Joliet Township families.

Other schools in Joliet Public School District 86

The district →

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