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Forrestal Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Great Lakes, Lake County. The school has 390 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cara Kranz. It is part of the North Chicago SD 187 school district. It serves grades K–3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forrestal Elem School enrolls 390 students across grades K–3. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Black or African American, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 18% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 141 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 136 | 35% |
| White | 72 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 6.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 4 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
379 of the school's 390 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Forrestal Elem School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 58.
Forrestal Elem School is one of 8 schools in North Chicago SD 187, based in North Chicago, Illinois. The district serves 3,637 students district-wide and employs 264 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 390 students, Forrestal Elem School is close to the district average of about 455 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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