Forest Road Elem School

Forest Road Elementary School serves 493 students in grades 1-6 in La Grange Park, offering a strong academic environment with a favorable 12.3:1 student-teacher ratio supported by 40 full-time equivalent teachers. The school has earned recognition as one of Illinois's top-performing elementary schools, ranking #268 out of 3,819 schools statewide and placing in the 93rd percentile with an impressive MySchoolScout rating of 7.9 out of 10. Academically, Forest Road Elementary demonstrates solid performance with an 8.8 out of 10 academic score, though reading and language arts instruction shows room for continued growth with 49% of students achieving proficiency or above across grade levels.

The school benefits from serving a well-educated community where 60% of residents hold bachelor's degrees or higher. The school is nestled in an affluent suburban neighborhood where the median household income reaches $113,210 and median home values are $394,800, with a low poverty rate of just 3.8%. This stable, education-focused community of 13,468 residents in the 60526 ZIP code provides strong support for the school's mission.

Forest Road Elementary operates within La Grange Park's large suburban setting in Cook County, offering families a quality public education option in one of the area's most desirable communities.