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Schools in Leaf River

Leaf River’s public schools

Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Leaf River. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 111% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
41%
2020–21
Math proficiency
25%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▼ 24% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
714 students on the public path
In brief

Leaf River’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Leaf River’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Forreston Jr/Sr High Sch places highest (better than 73%); Forreston Grade School lowest (70%). See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Leaf River, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KGerman Valley Grade Schoolin ForrestonNo scores
1–5Forreston Grade Schoolin ForrestonB+
6–12Forreston Jr/Sr High Schin ForrestonB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221.

The district

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

Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 714 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,346IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 29.9% · 390 students tested
Math25%
State average 25.8% · 405 students tested

Leaf River vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Leaf River’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Leaf River—Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221

Every school in Leaf River

3 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 Leaf Riverin other towns
German Valley Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Forreston
70 students14:1Rate it →
Forreston Grade School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Forreston
B+
238 students11:1Rate it →
Forreston Jr/Sr High Sch
High · Grades 6–12 · Forreston
B+
406 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Leaf River’s schools

Are Leaf River’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Leaf River. Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Leaf River. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Leaf River in?

Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221.

Where do Leaf River kids go to high school?

Forreston Jr/Sr High Sch.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.