River Forest Elementary School
3350 Indiana St
Hobart IN, 46342, Lake County
Phone: 219-962-7716
Ranking: 
(1,217 out of 1,449, bottom 16%)*
(1,217 out of 1,449, bottom 16%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: River Forest Community School Corporation
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: | 22 | 28 | NA | NA | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 321 | 357 | 364 | 344 | 346 | 309 | 321 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 37 | 11.5% | 44 | 12.3% | 49 | 13.5% | 39 | 11.3% | 48 | 13.9% | 49 | 15.9% | 35 | 10.9% |
| Grade 1: | 41 | 12.8% | 40 | 11.2% | 43 | 11.8% | 44 | 12.8% | 38 | 11.0% | 29 | 9.4% | 47 | 14.6% |
| Grade 2: | 34 | 10.6% | 44 | 12.3% | 38 | 10.4% | 44 | 12.8% | 30 | 8.7% | 42 | 13.6% | 36 | 11.2% |
| Grade 3: | 42 | 13.1% | 39 | 10.9% | 44 | 12.1% | 28 | 8.1% | 46 | 13.3% | 38 | 12.3% | 25 | 7.8% |
| Grade 4: | 34 | 10.6% | 38 | 10.6% | 38 | 10.4% | 48 | 14.0% | 44 | 12.7% | 31 | 10.0% | 33 | 10.3% |
| Grade 5: | 36 | 11.2% | 31 | 8.7% | 43 | 11.8% | 32 | 9.3% | 29 | 8.4% | 32 | 10.4% | 25 | 7.8% |
| Grade 6: | 97 | 30.2% | 121 | 33.9% | 109 | 29.9% | 109 | 31.7% | 111 | 32.1% | 88 | 28.5% | 120 | 37.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 165 | 51.4% | 169 | 47.3% | 186 | 51.1% | 174 | 50.6% | 136 | 39.3% | 128 | 41.4% | 142 | 44.2% |
| Female: | 156 | 48.6% | 188 | 52.7% | 178 | 48.9% | 170 | 49.4% | 166 | 48.0% | 149 | 48.2% | 163 | 50.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 8 | 2.5% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 143 | 44.5% | 140 | 39.2% | 155 | 42.6% | 147 | 42.7% | 128 | 37.0% | 109 | 35.3% | 117 | 36.4% |
| Black: | 12 | 3.7% | 16 | 4.5% | 16 | 4.4% | 9 | 2.6% | 7 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.9% | 10 | 3.1% |
| White: | 144 | 44.9% | 166 | 46.5% | 164 | 45.1% | 171 | 49.7% | 173 | 50.0% | 167 | 54.0% | 174 | 54.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 21 | 6.5% | 33 | 9.2% | 27 | 7.4% | 15 | 4.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 231 | 72.0% | 272 | 76.2% | 284 | 78.0% | 250 | 72.7% | 247 | 71.4% | 232 | 75.1% | 201 | 62.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 4.7% | 22 | 6.2% | 17 | 4.7% | 21 | 6.1% | 32 | 9.2% | 17 | 5.5% | 32 | 10.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.93 | 12.75 | NA | NA | 18.95 | 19.17 | 17.10 | 19.30 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 70% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 70% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 67% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 63% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 73% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 65% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 83% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 84.3% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 75.8% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 70% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 69% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 76% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 65% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 63% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 66% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 76% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 78% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 66% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 69% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 61% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 59% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 61% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 63% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 78.2% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 82.3% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 69% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 82% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 76% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 66% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 61% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 70% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 78.9% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 78.1% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 60% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 66% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 70.1% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 77.1% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 57% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 67% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 66% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 71% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 54% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 63% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 64.3% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 74% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 66% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 80% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 77% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 70% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 77% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 82.7% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 89% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 46% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 48.1% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 55.1% | 67% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 75% | 69% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 68% | 70% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 70% | 71% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 64% | 71% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 69% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 76% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.7% | 78% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 84% | 73% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 78% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 82% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 74% | 80% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 80% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.6% | 80% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 68.7% | 82% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 54% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 58% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.9% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 59.6% | 64% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* River Forest 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.