Forrestal Elem School
Great Lakes, IL · North Chicago SD 187
Regular public school · Grades K - 3 · Suburb, large
1,749th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 17%▲ Improving
2833 E Washington Ave, Great Lakes, IL 60088
(847)689-6310NCES ID 170011005372Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Forrestal Elem School 1,749th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 17% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 3th in 2019 to 17th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25 · no science: IL tests it in grades 5, 8 and 11, and this school ends at grade 3
White (last reported 2023) and Black (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
White (last reported 2023) and Black (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 397 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1989, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 18.6% | 45.8% | ▲ 27.2 pts | |
| Black | 38.0% | 34.8% | ▼ 3.2 pts | |
| White | 29.9% | 11.6% | ▼ 18.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 8.4% | 6.5% | ▼ 1.9 pts | |
| Asian | 4.6% | 1.0% | ▼ 3.6 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1989. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Forrestal Elem School
- #1530LEARN 10 Charter SchoolNorth Chicago SD 187 · 1.1 mi away · charter1,530th of 2,105
ELA 35% ▲12 · Math 25% ▲2Compare - #916LEARN Charter Sch 6 North Chicago CampusNorth Chicago SD 187 · 1.2 mi away · charter916th of 2,105
ELA 56% ▲33 · Math 39% ▲16Compare - #361Lake Bluff Elem SchLake Bluff ESD 65 · 1.3 mi away361st of 2,105
ELA 71% ▲48 · Math 60% ▲37Compare - #2088A J Katzenmaier AcademyNorth Chicago SD 187 · 1.7 mi away2,088th of 2,105
ELA 14% ▼9 · Math 7% ▼16Compare - #111Oak Grove Elem SchoolOak Grove SD 68 Green Oaks · 2.4 mi away111th of 2,105
ELA 83% ▲60 · Math 73% ▲50Compare - #308Rondout Elem SchoolRondout SD 72 · 2.5 mi away308th of 2,105
ELA 76% ▲53 · Math 59% ▲36Compare - –Evelyn Alexander SchoolNorth Chicago SD 187 · 2.8 mi awayCompare
- #1743Lyon Magnet Elementary SchoolWaukegan CUSD 60 · 3 mi away1,743rd of 2,105
ELA 19% ▼4 · Math 28% ▲5Compare
What school district is Forrestal Elem School in?
Forrestal Elem School is part of the North Chicago SD 187 district in Great Lakes, Illinois.
Is Forrestal Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Forrestal Elem School 1,749th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 17% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Forrestal Elem School?
Hispanic 46%, Black 35%, White 12%, Two or more races 7% (397 students, 2023–24).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.