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Enrollment
406
High
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORRESTVILLE VALLEY CUSD 221·NCES 171549001868
Forreston Jr/Sr High School
601 E Main St, Forreston, IL 61030 · (815) 938-2175 · Ogle County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Illinois public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
166 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 62 | 15% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Forrestville Valley CUSD 221. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
60.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.5pp since 2023
Math
44.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.2pp 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 44 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.7% | 44.2% |
| 2023-24 | 52.2% | 30.0% |
% 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Forreston Jr/Sr High School
Forreston Jr/Sr High School's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forreston Jr/Sr High School this school | 406 | 40.9% | 47.3% |
| United Jr./Sr. High School Monmouth | 445 | 39.1% | 42.7% |
| Princeton High School Princeton | 479 | 39.7% | 39.1% |
| Prairie Central High School Fairbury | 487 | 40.0% | 36.3% |
| Chester High School Chester | 335 | 39.4% | 24.2% |
| Reed-Custer High School Braidwood | 397 | 41.8% | 33.1% |
Matched among Illinois high 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 Forreston Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Ogle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #107 of 573 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #11 of 75 ▲ 8 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #32 of 75 ▼ 7 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #372 of 708 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #347 of 528 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.6% | #316 of 537 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.9% | #394 of 578 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #207 of 358 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
406
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 281
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 | 406 | 26.5 | 15.3:1 | 41% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 27.7 | 14.7:1 | 40% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 427 | 28.5 | 15.0:1 | 35% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 25.1 | 17.5:1 | 31% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 439 | 22 | 19.9:1 | 30% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 25% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 328 | 23 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 281 | 17 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forreston Jr/Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (440 to 406); teachers up 6% (25.1 to 26.5).
About Forreston Jr/Sr High School
Forreston Jr/Sr High School is a public high school run by Forrestville Valley CUSD 221 in Forreston, Illinois. Enrollment stands at 406 students, covering grades 6 through 12. That puts enrollment 51% below the 834-student average for high schools in Illinois.
Forrestville Valley CUSD 221 is the district for Forreston Jr/Sr High School. It has 3 schools and 714 students.
The share of students at Forreston Jr/Sr High School who are White is 84%. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Ogle County residents are about 86% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 28%.
A staff of 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.3:1. Across high schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.8:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 41%. Public schools in Ogle County average a similar 40%.
Forreston Jr/Sr High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 79% of Illinois public high schools.
Forreston Jr/Sr High School scores 47.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 47.9%.
Census data for Ogle County show the median household earns about $82,132 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Forreston Jr/Sr High School, Ogle County has 26 public schools.
Forreston Grade School is the nearest public school to Forreston Jr/Sr High School, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within ten miles. Its average proficiency rate of 47.3% is below the 48.9% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 423 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 406 by 2024-25.
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Ogle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,495
Census ACS
Median income
$82,132
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
8,269 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Forrestville Valley CUSD 221
- Forreston Grade SchoolElementary · 238 students
- German Valley Grade SchoolElementary · 70 students
Other schools in Forreston
- Forreston Grade SchoolElementary · 238 students
- German Valley Grade SchoolElementary · 70 students
Nearby schools
- Forreston Grade School0.4 mi · 238
- German Valley Grade School8.0 mi · 70
- Eastland Elementary School8.7 mi · 433
- Aplington Middle School9.7 mi · 114
- Polo Comm High School9.8 mi · 186
- Centennial Elementary School10.0 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About Forreston Jr/Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Forreston Jr/Sr High School?
Forreston Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 406 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Forreston Jr/Sr High School serve?
Forreston Jr/Sr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Forreston Jr/Sr High School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Forreston Jr/Sr High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Forreston Jr/Sr High School?
At Forreston Jr/Sr High School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Forreston Jr/Sr High School in?
Forreston Jr/Sr High School is part of Forrestville Valley CUSD 221.
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