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Forrestal Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–3

2833 E Washington Ave, Great Lakes, IL 60088 · (847) 689-6310 · Part of North Chicago School District 187

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

Directions
Students
386
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–3
The gist

What stands out about Forrestal Elem School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 16.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Shields Township kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

K–3Forrestal Elem SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts2%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2833 E Washington Ave, Great Lakes

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten97
Grade 197
Grade 285
Grade 3107
Enrollment over time
332’20
420’21
390’22
397’23
386’24

Up 16.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 47%Black 31%White 13%Two or more races 6%Asian 1%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 Forrestal Elem School from Shields Township families.

Other schools in North Chicago School District 187

The district →
Green Bay Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · North Chicago
211 students11:1
LEARN Chtr Sch 6 N Chicago Campus
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Great Lakes
B
503 students13:1
Evelyn Alexander School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · North Chicago
D
354 students12:1
LEARN 10 Charter School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · North Chicago
C−
297 students13:1
A J Katzenmaier Academy
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · North Chicago
D
387 students15:1
Neal Math Science Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · North Chicago
D
601 students15:1

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