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Forest Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1375 S 5th Ave, Des Plaines, IL 60018 · (847) 824-1380 · Part of Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62

Maine Township’s School Grade A− better than 81% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
658
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Forest Elem School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 21.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Maine Township kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Forest Elem SchoolYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

1375 S 5th Ave, Des Plaines

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K324
Kindergarten62
Grade 146
Grade 259
Grade 363
Grade 442
Grade 562
Enrollment over time
542’20
561’21
588’22
657’23
658’24

Up 21.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 42%Hispanic 31%Asian 19%Black 3%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Forest Elem School from Maine Township families.

Other schools in Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62

The district →
North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Des Plaines
B−
599 students11:1
Iroquois Community School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Des Plaines
A
411 students12:1
Central Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Des Plaines
A
322 students12:1
Plainfield Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Des Plaines
B−
285 students11:1
Cumberland Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Des Plaines
A
279 students7:1
Orchard Place Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Des Plaines
C+
258 students8:1

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