Forest Glen Elem School

Forest Glen Elem School is one of the large primary schools in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, one of the schools within Glen Ellyn SD 41, with 581 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 52% bigger than the state mean of about 381.

Glen Ellyn SD 41 comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 3,482 students; Forest Glen Elem School is among them.

Demographically, Forest Glen Elem School lists that White students make up the majority at 61%. Beyond that, the school lists 16% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 5% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for DuPage County put median household earnings sit near $112,096, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, DuPage County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), of which Forest Glen Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Glenbard West High School, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Forest Glen Elem School operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Forest Glen Elem School's enrollment has shrank 10% since 2018, when it stood at 646 (now 581). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 65% to 61%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Forest Glen Elem School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.