Elementary Schools in Forrestville Valley CUSD 221

Summary:

The Forrestville Valley CUSD 221 district in Illinois is home to two elementary schools: Forreston Grade School and German Valley Grade School. Based on the available data, Forreston Grade School stands out as the higher-performing school in the district, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in Illinois.

Forreston Grade School has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforms the district and state averages on standardized test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's strongest performance is in 4th and 5th grade English Language Arts, where over 70% of students are proficient or better. In Mathematics, Forreston Grade School shines in 3rd grade, with 74% of students proficient or better, compared to 49.6% statewide. In contrast, German Valley Grade School has a more limited performance history in the data, with rankings dating back only to the 2010-2011 school year.

While Forreston Grade School appears to have a higher percentage of free/reduced-price lunch recipients (52.38%) compared to German Valley Grade School (33.75%), it also spends more per student ($13,293) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (12.9) than German Valley Grade School ($12,303 per student and 20.3 student-teacher ratio). These factors may contribute to Forreston Grade School's consistent high performance and its ability to rank among the top elementary schools in Illinois.

District Detail

601 E Main St
Forreston, IL 61030-9474

(815) 938-2036

SchoolDigger Rank:
289^th of 811 Illinois districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 714

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
German Valley Grade School	Public	PK-K	601 E Main St	Forreston	61030	Stephenson County	Forrestville Valley CUSD 221	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 362-2279	70	5	14.1	28.6%	61 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)								(n/a)										93.7	93.7	93.7	93.7	97.5	93.7	93.7	29.1	$14,577	$485	$14,092
Forreston Grade School	Public	1-5	601 E Main St	Forreston	61030	Ogle County	Forrestville Valley CUSD 221	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 938-2301	238	22	11.0	39.5%	220 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	85.8	267^th of 2056 public elementary schools	87.0%		70.3	545^th of 2067 public elementary schools	73.6%	278	63.6	60.0	73.9	75.6	69.5	74.0	58.7	68.9	67.4	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	97.2	96.1	97.2		$13,989	$485	$13,504

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Eastland CUSD 308	8.76 mi	2	148^th
Polo CUSD 222	9.72 mi	3	301^st
Freeport School District 145	11.3 mi	8	753^rd
Carroll/Jo Daviess/Stephenson ROE	11.41 mi	5
Oregon CUSD 220	14.06 mi	2	287^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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