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Forest Elem School

(847) 824-1380

Physical Address:
1375 South 5th Ave
Des Plaines, IL  60018
Mailing Address:
1375 S 5th Ave
Des Plaines, IL  60018

School Information

District:
Ccsd 62
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Cook County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 5
Number of Students:
438

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Forest Elem School

This School County Average State Average
White 57.08% 29.62% 61.37%
Hispanic 34.25% 29.83% 18.10%
Others 4.57% 0% 0%
Asian/Pacific 3.20% 6.43% 4.45%
Black 0.91% 40.45% 22.30%
American Indian 0% 0.54% 0.76%

Genders in Forest Elem School

This School County Average State Average
Female 51.37% 50.92% 53.11%
Male 48.63% 49.08% 46.89%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Forest Elem School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 265 266 250
Hispanic 142 94 150
Others 18 22 20
Asian/Pacific 12 8 14
Black 11 7 4
American Indian 0 0 0
Total 448 397 438

Enrollment by Gender for Forest Elem School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 231 215 225
Male 217 182 213
Total 448 397 438

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Forest Elem School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 448 397 438
# Eligible for free lunch 92 (21%) 88 (22%) 111 (25%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 56 (13%) 38 (10%) 29 (7%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 148 (33%) 126 (32%) 140 (32%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Forest Elem School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 448 397 438
Fulltime teachers 22.0 26.0 24.3
Student/Teacher Ratio 20.40 15.30 18.02
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 19.17 16.73 16.32