Forest Park Individual Ed School

Set in Joliet, Illinois, Forest Park Individual Ed School is a compact elementary-level community, part of Joliet PSD 86. It instructs 263 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 31% smaller than the state mean of about 381.

Forest Park Individual Ed School is one of 20 schools operated by Joliet PSD 86, a district that hosts 9,333 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Forest Park Individual Ed School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (81%); the rest is composed of 9% Black, 8% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

On the income-and-resources front, Forest Park Individual Ed School records 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Will County (around 44%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Forest Park Individual Ed School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 13.8%; this one delivers 47.4%, a residual of +33.6 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Will County) records that median household income runs about $109,984, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Forest Park Individual Ed School is one of 209 public schools in Will County (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students).

Sator Sanchez Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Forest Park Individual Ed School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 22.1%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Forest Park Individual Ed School's enrollment has contracted 25% since 2018, when it stood at 350 (now 263). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 69% to 81% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

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