Elementary · Illinois

Forrestal Elem School

Free meals for all

Forrestal Elem School, a public elementary school in Great Lakes, Illinois: grades k–3, 386 students, 11.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of North Chicago SD 187.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 386
Teachers (FTE): 34.0
Students per teacher: 11.4
Grades: K–3; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 76% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 13.1 · 2,311 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 83% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 54% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 365 · 2,319 schools compared

Smaller than 56% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–3
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: North Chicago SD 187

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with North Chicago SD 187.

Location

Address: 2833 E Washington Ave, Great Lakes, IL 60088
Phone: (847)689-6310
City or town: North Chicago
County: Lake County

Website Quality of life in North Chicago Schools in North Chicago

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
LEARN 10 Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–8	297	12.9	1.1 mi
LEARN Chtr Sch 6 N Chicago CampusCharterFree meals for all	K–8	503	13.2	1.2 mi
Lake Bluff Elem Sch	Pre-K–5	572	11.0	1.3 mi
A J Katzenmaier AcademyFree meals for all	4–5	387	14.9	1.7 mi
Oak Grove Elem School	K–8	911	12.1	2.4 mi
Rondout Elem School	K–8	151	8.4	2.5 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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