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Forest Road Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades 1–6

901 Forest Rd, La Grange Park, IL 60526 · (708) 215-6400 · Part of LaGrange School District 102

Proviso Township’s School Grade C better than 32% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
452
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
1–6
The gist

What stands out about Forest Road Elem School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.2% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

901 Forest Rd, La Grange Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 163
Grade 285
Grade 363
Grade 491
Grade 572
Grade 678
Enrollment over time
527’20
529’21
486’22
493’23
452’24

Down 14.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Hispanic 29%Two or more races 6%Black 6%Asian 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Forest Road Elem School from Proviso Township families.

Other schools in LaGrange School District 102

The district →
Barnsdale Road School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · La Grange Park
308 students12:1
Ogden Ave Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · La Grange
A
563 students15:1
Cossitt Ave Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · La Grange
A+
472 students12:1
Congress Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Brookfield
B+
419 students12:1
Park Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · La Grange Park
A+
661 students12:1

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