Elementary · Illinois

Garfield Elem School

Free meals for all

Garfield Elem School, a public elementary school in Forest Park, Illinois: grades pre-k–2, 186 students, 12.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Forest Park SD 91.

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: 186
Teachers (FTE): 15.0
Students per teacher: 12.4
Grades: Pre-K–2; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 60% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 13.1 · 2,311 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 74% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 88% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 365 · 2,319 schools compared

Smaller than 89% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

No state test results published for this school: state tests cover grades 3–8, and small groups are not published.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–2
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Forest Park SD 91

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Forest Park SD 91.

Location

Address: 543 Hannah Ave, Forest Park, IL 60130
Phone: (708)366-6945
City or town: Forest Park
County: Cook County

Website Quality of life in Forest Park Schools in Forest Park

Nearby elementary schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Field Stevenson Elem SchoolFree meals for all	3–5	214	10.2	0.5 mi
Abraham Lincoln Elem School	K–5	580	12.4	0.9 mi
Betsy Ross Elem SchoolFree meals for all	K–2	138	10.5	1.0 mi
Lincoln Elem School	Pre-K–4	381	12.7	1.0 mi
Jefferson Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	453	12.5	1.3 mi
Prairie Oak SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	698	13.5	1.4 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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NCES 171545001861