River Forest Jr-Sr High School
3300 Indiana St
Hobart IN, 46342, Lake County
Phone: 219-962-7551
| Ranking: | High School:  (311 out of 351, bottom 11%)Elementary/Middle School: (1,223 out of 1,449, bottom 16%)* |
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
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: | 36 | 36 | 42 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 635 | 645 | 665 | 672 | 665 | 678 | 614 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 130 | 20.5% | 105 | 16.3% | 122 | 18.3% | 110 | 16.4% | 94 | 14.1% | 125 | 18.4% | 116 | 18.9% |
| Grade 8: | 109 | 17.2% | 121 | 18.8% | 111 | 16.7% | 92 | 13.7% | 114 | 17.1% | 127 | 18.7% | 107 | 17.4% |
| Grade 9: | 114 | 18.0% | 112 | 17.4% | 98 | 14.7% | 121 | 18.0% | 161 | 24.2% | 133 | 19.6% | 129 | 21.0% |
| Grade 10: | 110 | 17.3% | 86 | 13.3% | 115 | 17.3% | 122 | 18.2% | 90 | 13.5% | 106 | 15.6% | 103 | 16.8% |
| Grade 11: | 74 | 11.7% | 110 | 17.1% | 120 | 18.0% | 98 | 14.6% | 109 | 16.4% | 94 | 13.9% | 89 | 14.5% |
| Grade 12: | 98 | 15.4% | 111 | 17.2% | 99 | 14.9% | 129 | 19.2% | 97 | 14.6% | 93 | 13.7% | 70 | 11.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 326 | 51.3% | 333 | 51.6% | 333 | 50.1% | 326 | 48.5% | 306 | 46.0% | 315 | 46.5% | 296 | 48.2% |
| Female: | 309 | 48.7% | 312 | 48.4% | 332 | 49.9% | 346 | 51.5% | 321 | 48.3% | 341 | 50.3% | 306 | 49.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 10 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 264 | 41.6% | 275 | 42.6% | 269 | 40.5% | 254 | 37.8% | 206 | 31.0% | 220 | 32.4% | 210 | 34.2% |
| Black: | 29 | 4.6% | 33 | 5.1% | 31 | 4.7% | 32 | 4.8% | 50 | 7.5% | 38 | 5.6% | 30 | 4.9% |
| White: | 309 | 48.7% | 309 | 47.9% | 337 | 50.7% | 342 | 50.9% | 365 | 54.9% | 391 | 57.7% | 353 | 57.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 28 | 4.4% | 21 | 3.3% | 23 | 3.5% | 31 | 4.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 422 | 66.5% | 401 | 62.2% | 440 | 66.2% | 422 | 62.8% | 423 | 63.6% | 434 | 64.0% | 340 | 55.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 7.4% | 40 | 6.2% | 53 | 8.0% | 44 | 6.5% | 71 | 10.7% | 62 | 9.1% | 74 | 12.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.89 | 17.92 | 15.83 | 20.23 | 20.50 | 20.90 | 20.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 60% | 60% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 33.6% | 33.6% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 46.8% | 46.8% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 19% | 19% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 20.2% | 20.2% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 30.0% | 30.0% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 53% | 53% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 58.8% | 58.8% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 71.6% | 71.6% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 65% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 70% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 67% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 72.5% | 77% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 75% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 69% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 73% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.6% | 75% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.1% | 78% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 57% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 63.2% | 68% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 62.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 69% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 65% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 69% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.9% | 72% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.4% | 73% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 74% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 66% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 72% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.4% | 77% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.4% | 80% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 70% |
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* River Forest Jr-Sr High 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.