Forest Elementary School
Forest Elementary School is a public primary school in Des Plaines, IL, serving grades PK–5, rated B+, with 658 students and a 12.4:1 student-teacher ratio.
In 2024-2025, the share of students meeting the state standard was 69% in English Language Arts, 61% in Math and 38% in Science.
B+TopHap school rating
- Rating
- B+
- Grades
- PK–5
- Enrollment
- 658
- Students per teacher
- 12.4:1
- Level
- Primary
- Type
- Public · Regular
2024-2025 testing year
State test results
Share of students meeting or exceeding the state standard.
English Language Arts69%
Math61%
Science38%
Academics and programs
- Open enrollment
- No
Student body
White42%
Hispanic31%
Asian19%
Black4%
Two or more races3%
Native American0%
Pacific Islander0%
- Male / female
- 54% / 46%
- Free or reduced lunch
- 50%
- Enrollment change vs prior year
- +2.0%
- Prior-year enrollment
- 645
Homes assigned to this school
2,479 homes in TopHap's records are assigned to Forest Elementary School. These 40 are sampled evenly down the value ranking, so they span the whole zone rather than just its most expensive streets.
- 1456 Wedgewood AveDes Plaines, IL 600184 bd · 4 ba · 3,682 ft² · built 2003$1.1M
- 1449 Kingston CtDes Plaines, IL 600184 bd · 3 ba · 2,260 ft² · built 1984$600K
- 1474 Kingston CtDes Plaines, IL 600184 bd · 3 ba · 2,398 ft² · built 1984$556K
- 1441 S 6th AveDes Plaines, IL 600184 bd · 3 ba · 2,385 ft² · built 1953$531K
- 974 Webster LnDes Plaines, IL 600163 bd · 2 ba · 2,598 ft² · built 1950$506K
- 1047 E Forest AveDes Plaines, IL 600184 bd · 3 ba · 1,988 ft² · built 1951$490K
- 834 S Wolf RdDes Plaines, IL 600164 bd · 2 ba · 2,402 ft² · built 1951$474K
- 1291 S 2nd AveDes Plaines, IL 600183 bd · 2 ba · 1,543 ft² · built 1955$462K
- 853 Hollywood AveDes Plaines, IL 600163 bd · 2.5 ba · 1,940 ft² · built 2009$451K
- 802 Fairmont CtDes Plaines, IL 600183 bd · 3 ba · 2,011 ft² · built 1994$445K
- 921 E Villa DrDes Plaines, IL 600164 bd · 1.5 ba · 1,620 ft² · built 1955$437K
- 1355 Carol LnDes Plaines, IL 600183 bd · 1 ba · 1,516 ft² · built 1952$429K
- 868 E Prairie AveDes Plaines, IL 600164 bd · 1 ba · 2,098 ft² · built 1944$420K
- 945 Hollywood AveDes Plaines, IL 600164 bd · 2 ba · 2,040 ft² · built 1951$411K
- 992 E Thacker StDes Plaines, IL 600164 bd · 2 ba · 1,772 ft² · built 1927$403K
- 814 Hollywood AveDes Plaines, IL 600163 bd · 1 ba · 1,160 ft² · built 1955$395K
- 1388 Carol LnDes Plaines, IL 600183 bd · 2 ba · 1,266 ft² · built 1954$389K
- 890 S 2nd AveDes Plaines, IL 600163 bd · 3 ba · 1,577 ft² · built 1930$384K
- 1312 Earl AveDes Plaines, IL 600183 bd · 1 ba · 1,090 ft² · built 1952$379K
- 650 Van Buren AveDes Plaines, IL 600183 bd · 1 ba · 999 ft² · built 1953$376K
- 1030 S 2nd AveDes Plaines, IL 600162 bd · 1 ba · 1,059 ft² · built 1928$372K
- 728 E Algonquin RdDes Plaines, IL 600164 bd · 2 ba · 1,579 ft² · built 1959$367K
- 1413 Cindy LnDes Plaines, IL 600182 bd · 1 ba · 1,097 ft² · built 1955$362K
- 882 Rose AveDes Plaines, IL 600163 bd · 2 ba · 1,293 ft² · built 1987$359K
- 1238 S 3rd AveDes Plaines, IL 600183 bd · 1 ba · 1,090 ft² · built 1952$356K
- 863 Oakwood CtDes Plaines, IL 600163 bd · 2 ba · 1,245 ft² · built 1953$351K
- 1157 W Grant DrDes Plaines, IL 600162 bd · 1 ba · 1,019 ft² · built 1952$347K
- 1021 E Prairie AveDes Plaines, IL 600164 bd · 2 ba · 1,459 ft² · built 1927$343K
- 877 S 3rd AveDes Plaines, IL 600163 bd · 2 ba · 1,254 ft² · built 1953$339K
- 958 S Wolf RdDes Plaines, IL 600162 bd · 1 ba · 950 ft² · built 1951$335K
- 1071 E Prairie AveDes Plaines, IL 600163 bd · 2 ba · 900 ft² · built 1925$331K
- 1434 S 5th AveDes Plaines, IL 600183 bd · 1 ba · 964 ft² · built 1954$326K
- 659 E Thacker StDes Plaines, IL 600163 bd · 1 ba · 1,245 ft² · built 1953$321K
- 934 E Prairie AveDes Plaines, IL 60016$315K
- 1139 E Thacker StDes Plaines, IL 600163 bd · 1 ba · 1,165 ft² · built 1949$308K
- 893 Hollywood AveDes Plaines, IL 600163 bd · 1 ba · 999 ft² · built 1953$301K
- 937 E Prairie AveDes Plaines, IL 600163 bd · 1 ba · 924 ft² · built 1923$294K
- 862 Walnut CtDes Plaines, IL 600162 bd · 1 ba · 999 ft² · built 1952$288K
- 1025 S 3rd AveDes Plaines, IL 600162 bd · 1 ba · 1,003 ft² · built 1952$281K
- 1072 E Thacker StDes Plaines, IL 600162 bd · 1 ba · 1,002 ft² · built 1940$271K
School details
- Address
- 1375 S 5th Ave, Des Plaines, IL 60018
- Phone
- (847) 824-1380
- Website
- d62.org
- Setting
- City - Small
- Status
- Operational
- NCES ID
- 171212001464
School district
Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62
- District rating
- B+
- Schools
- 11
- Students
- 4,520
- Spending per student
- $23,728
- Teachers (FTE)
- 453
- Grades
- PK–08
Other schools in this district
Primary · 8
- Central Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 322 studentsA-
- Cumberland Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 279 studentsA-
- Iroquois Community SchoolGrades K–8 · 411 studentsA-
- North Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 599 studentsC
- Orchard Place Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 258 studentsC
- Plainfield Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 285 studentsC
- South Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 253 studentsA-
- Terrace Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 206 studentsB+