Enrollment
339
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMM CONS SD 59·NCES 171377001716
Forest View Elementary School
1901 W Estates Dr, Mount Prospect, IL 60056 · (847) 593-4359 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
164 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 56% larger than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
60.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.4pp since 2023
Math
54.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.7% | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 50.3% | 43.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Forest View Elementary School
Forest View Elementary School's state test result (56.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest View Elementary School this school | 339 | 48.4% | 56.9% |
| Solomon Elementary School Chicago | 323 | 48.9% | 53.3% |
| Washington Elementary School Glenview | 406 | 50.5% | 47.1% |
| Highland Elementary School Skokie | 316 | 47.5% | 59.0% |
| Hawthorn Townline Elementary School Vernon Hills | 306 | 40.2% | 60.7% |
| Melzer School Morton Grove | 395 | 40.0% | 52.2% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Forest View Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #395 of 1,925 | #121 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #546 of 2,077 ▼ 90 | #165 of 829 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #658 of 2,077 ▼ 179 | #219 of 829 ▼ 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 339 | #1,322 of 2,419 | #549 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #644 of 2,035 | #304 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #184 of 2,042 | #83 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.4% | #1,344 of 2,132 | #617 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #454 of 1,461 | #262 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
339
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 324
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 339 | 27.6 | 12.3:1 | 48% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 25.9 | 12.5:1 | 48% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 24.8 | 12.1:1 | 48% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 334 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 26.3 | 16.0:1 | 41% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 35% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 408 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 25% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 385 | 25 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 324 | 20 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest View Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (422 to 339); teachers up 5% (26.3 to 27.6).
About Forest View Elementary School
Forest View Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Illinois, with an address in Mount Prospect. It has an enrollment of 339 students in kindergarten through 5.
Comm Cons SD 59 has 5,869 students spread across 15 schools.
The biggest share of students at Forest View Elementary School, 43%, is White. Next come 31% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is in line with Cook County, where about 44% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
A staff of 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 48%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Forest View Elementary School's results are 13.3 points above predicted: 56.9% against 43.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Cook County show that the median household earns about $83,498 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Cook County has 1,406 public schools with about 697,934 students, including Forest View Elementary School.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, The Early Learning Center, is the closest to Forest View Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 56.9% is above the 43.9% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Forest View Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (334) to 2024-25 (339).
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Comm Cons SD 59
- Grove Jr High SchoolMiddle · 741 students
- Friendship Jr High SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- Holmes Jr High SchoolMiddle · 459 students
- Salt Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Clearmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
- John Jay Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
Other schools in Mount Prospect
- Robert Frost Elementary SchoolElementary · 532 students
- River Trails Middle SchoolMiddle · 508 students
- Holmes Jr High SchoolMiddle · 459 students
- Indian Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 435 students
- John Jay Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Robert Frost Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
Other Forest View Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Forest View Elementary. Forest View Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Forest View ElementaryDurham, NC · 662 students
- Forest View Elementary SchoolEverett, WA · 634 students
- Forest View ElemOlathe, KS · 419 students
- Forest View ElementaryFOREST LAKE, MN · 345 students
- Forest View Elementary SchoolBOON, MI · 257 students
Nearby schools
- The Early Learning Center0.1 mi · 270
- Holmes Jr High School0.1 mi · 459
- Westbrook Early Learning Cntr0.8 mi · 400
- John Jay Elementary School0.9 mi · 389
- Robert Frost Elementary School1.1 mi · 359
- Juliette Low Elementary School1.1 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About Forest View Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Forest View Elementary School?
Forest View Elementary School enrolls approximately 339 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Forest View Elementary School serve?
Forest View Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Forest View Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Forest View Elementary School is approximately 12.3:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Forest View Elementary School?
At Forest View Elementary School, the student body is approximately 43% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Black, 31% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Forest View Elementary School public or private?
Forest View Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Comm Cons SD 59.
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