Forrestal Elementary School
2833 East Washington Ave
Great Lakes IL, 60088, Lake County
Phone: 847-689-6310
Ranking: 
(2,664 out of 3,028, bottom 12%)*
(2,664 out of 3,028, bottom 12%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: North Chicago School District 187
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 20 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 291 | 360 | 407 | 479 | 471 | 467 | 385 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 54 | 18.6% | 64 | 17.8% | 78 | 19.2% | 79 | 16.5% | 88 | 18.7% | 73 | 15.6% | 64 | 16.6% |
| Grade 1: | 54 | 18.6% | 70 | 19.4% | 79 | 19.4% | 101 | 21.1% | 88 | 18.7% | 86 | 18.4% | 71 | 18.4% |
| Grade 2: | 51 | 17.5% | 59 | 16.4% | 71 | 17.4% | 75 | 15.7% | 78 | 16.6% | 82 | 17.6% | 73 | 19.0% |
| Grade 3: | 43 | 14.8% | 69 | 19.2% | 60 | 14.7% | 72 | 15.0% | 77 | 16.3% | 88 | 18.8% | 55 | 14.3% |
| Grade 4: | 49 | 16.8% | 58 | 16.1% | 53 | 13.0% | 79 | 16.5% | 85 | 18.0% | 61 | 13.1% | 65 | 16.9% |
| Grade 5: | 40 | 13.7% | 40 | 11.1% | 66 | 16.2% | 73 | 15.2% | 54 | 11.5% | 77 | 16.5% | 57 | 14.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 147 | 50.5% | 190 | 52.8% | 211 | 51.8% | 263 | 54.9% | 216 | 45.9% | 185 | 39.6% | 195 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 144 | 49.5% | 170 | 47.2% | 196 | 48.2% | 216 | 45.1% | 196 | 41.6% | 226 | 48.4% | 167 | 43.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 15 | 5.2% | 8 | 2.2% | 25 | 6.1% | 22 | 4.6% | 23 | 4.9% | 36 | 7.7% | 13 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic: | 41 | 14.1% | 86 | 23.9% | 73 | 17.9% | 89 | 18.6% | 69 | 14.6% | 65 | 13.9% | 69 | 17.9% |
| Black: | 121 | 41.6% | 119 | 33.1% | 159 | 39.1% | 182 | 38.0% | 184 | 39.1% | 182 | 39.0% | 153 | 39.7% |
| White: | 84 | 28.9% | 98 | 27.2% | 116 | 28.5% | 143 | 29.9% | 144 | 30.6% | 135 | 28.9% | 129 | 33.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 27 | 9.3% | 42 | 11.7% | 30 | 7.4% | 40 | 8.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 138 | 47.4% | 166 | 46.1% | 65 | 16.0% | 158 | 33.0% | 199 | 42.3% | 172 | 36.8% | 159 | 41.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 15.5% | 58 | 16.1% | 128 | 31.4% | 88 | 18.4% | 89 | 18.9% | 75 | 16.1% | 59 | 15.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.55 | 11.92 | 16.28 | 22.81 | 21.51 | 18.60 | 16.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 65.6% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 60.8% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 64.5% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 77.9% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 74.0% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 65.7% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 65.0% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 63.2% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 64.4% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 66.6% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 20.1% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 45.3% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 52.5% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 44.8% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 54.3% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 44.3% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 50.0% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 47.2% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 48.3% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 48.4% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 59.4% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 32.7% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 71.7% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 73.4% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 69.8% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 67.6% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 63.9% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 64.6% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 57.3% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 26.1% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 52.3% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 52.8% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 51.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 49.0% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 52.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 49.4% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 43.9% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 33.1% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 39.2% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 41.4% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 44.9% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 53.8% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 54.4% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 45.4% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 47.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 52.0% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 48.5% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 41.7% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 48.8% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.0% | 52.6% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 43.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 53.2% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 62.8% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 61.2% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 65.3% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 62.0% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 60.3% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 66.8% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 65.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 23.1% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 49.7% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 36.7% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 41.5% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 47.6% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 40.1% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 51.6% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 45.2% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 45.6% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 54.2% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 62.0% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 26.1% | 58.9% |
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* Forrestal Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.