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Schools in River Forest

River Forest’s public schools

Anderson Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for River Forest. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/8schools above Indiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Indiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
20%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.8K
▲ 23% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
5,691 students on the public path
In brief

River Forest’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of River Forest’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Anderson High School places highest (better than 41%); Anderson Elementary School lowest (7%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve River Forest, graded from D to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Anderson High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, 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 River Forest, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+
7–8Highland Middle Schoolin AndersonD
9–12Anderson High Schoolin AndersonC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Anderson Community School Corporation.

The district

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

Anderson Community School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 6,181 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$16,808IN $13,688 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading20%
State average 41.3% · 3331 students tested
Math17%
State average 37.5% · 3334 students tested

River Forest vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share River Forest’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
River Forest—Anderson Community School Corporation
AndersonC−Anderson Community School Corporation

Every school in River Forest

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving River Forestin other towns
Edgewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Anderson
D
455 students14:1Rate it →
Eastside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Anderson
C+
581 students15:1Rate it →
Tenth Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Anderson
D
529 students14:1Rate it →
Anderson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Anderson
D
496 students13:1Rate it →
Valley Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Anderson
D
485 students13:1Rate it →
Erskine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Anderson
D
461 students12:1Rate it →
Highland Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Anderson
D
916 students12:1Rate it →
Anderson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Anderson
C+
1,768 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about River Forest’s schools

Are River Forest’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for River Forest. Anderson Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for River Forest. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is River Forest in?

Anderson Community School Corporation.

Where do River Forest kids go to high school?

Anderson High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, 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.