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Oak Park & River Forest High School

Public Grades 9-12
37th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 620 Illinois High Schools
Better than 94% of Illinois high schools
Summary

Oak Park & River Forest High School serves 3,307 students in grades 9–12 in Oak Park, a Chicago-area community. Its latest reported proficiency rates were 17.8 to 28.6 percentage points above state rates across the reported grades and subjects, making its strong performance across English language arts, mathematics, and science the clearest takeaway.

Compared with nearby schools, OPRF leads in most reported test results: it has the highest 11th-grade ACT scores in all three subjects and the highest 10th-grade PreACT Secure scores in math and science. Its 10th-grade results also exceed the highest reported nearby scores by 9 points in ELA, 18 in math, and 14 in science. The main exception is 9th-grade ELA, where Proviso Math and Science Academy scores 84% to OPRF’s 83%; OPRF’s 9th-grade math lead is slight, at 65.3% versus 64.6%. The school’s reported test results match those of the Oak Park - River Forest School District 200.

Recent results are mixed: 11th-grade ACT ELA fell from 79% to 77% between 2024–25 and 2025–26, while math rose from 65% to 68%; 10th-grade PreACT Secure ELA also edged down, while math improved. SchoolDigger ranks OPRF 37th of 620 Illinois high schools, at the 94th percentile with 5 stars. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 13.6, below the nearby-school average of 17.1. In 2024–25, 18% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with 53.0%–97.5% at nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves Disabled Students was at the 57th percentile in 2025–26, 37 points below OPRF overall and down 40 points from the previous year. For Low Socio Economic Status Students, it was at the 68th percentile, 26 points below overall and down 22 points since 2023–24.

3,307
Students ?
13.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$27,817
Per pupil spending ?
18.1%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
97.7%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 201 N Scoville Ave
       Oak Park, IL  60302-2264

(708) 383-0700

District: Oak Park - River Forest School District 200

Racial breakdown:

White:
50.8%
African American:
17.0%
Hispanic:
16.1%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Illinois average (72% vs 47% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 6% of Illinois high schools
✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (90%)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school72%
District avg72%
Illinois avg47%
37th of 620
Illinois public high schools ?
Top 6%▲ up 17 pts since 2016
From top 23% (2016) to top 6% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
30th of 738Oak Park - River Forest School District 200 among Illinois districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202693.837 of 62094.0%★★★★★
202595.033 of 69895.3%★★★★★
202498.918 of 69797.4%★★★★★
202395.130 of 69995.7%★★★★★
202293.934 of 69995.1%★★★★★
202198.123 of 68896.7%★★★★★
201995.929 of 70195.9%★★★★★
201894.729 of 64795.5%★★★★★
201794.332 of 64295.0%★★★★★
201664.7145 of 64377.4%★★★★☆
201566.6163 of 61473.5%★★★★☆
201488.556 of 67091.6%★★★★★
201386.871 of 67089.4%★★★★☆
201286.768 of 66589.8%★★★★☆
201187.464 of 65590.2%★★★★★
201083.981 of 64387.4%★★★★☆
200986.461 of 63290.3%★★★★★
200884.971 of 62488.6%★★★★☆
200784.965 of 61289.4%★★★★☆
200688.840 of 59693.3%★★★★★
200584.958 of 59090.2%★★★★★
200485.358 of 59290.2%★★★★★
200386.845 of 58692.3%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202663.452 of 18772.2%★★★★☆
202576.950 of 32384.5%★★★★☆
202481.631 of 29989.6%★★★★☆
202365.263 of 30179.1%★★★★☆
202277.836 of 29487.8%★★★★☆
202170.145 of 28184.0%★★★★☆
201968.657 of 29980.9%★★★★☆
201876.031 of 25387.7%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202665.141 of 12466.9%★★★☆☆
202568.142 of 14871.6%★★★★☆
202477.335 of 13774.5%★★★★☆
202380.126 of 13480.6%★★★★☆
202270.241 of 14170.9%★★★★☆
202173.834 of 13574.8%★★★★☆
201959.557 of 13056.2%★★★☆☆
201872.935 of 13273.5%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202645.050 of 11757.3%★★★☆☆
202596.914 of 49197.1%★★★★★
202496.024 of 42994.4%★★★★★
202399.48 of 42898.1%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202683.321 of 15086.0%★★★★☆
202584.622 of 28492.3%★★★★★
202497.19 of 24896.4%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202689.443 of 54592.1%★★★★★
202592.138 of 68594.5%★★★★★
202498.519 of 66497.1%★★★★★
202393.233 of 65695.0%★★★★★
202293.333 of 65895.0%★★★★★
202198.122 of 63996.6%★★★★★
201995.027 of 66595.9%★★★★★
201892.136 of 62094.2%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202691.421 of 26892.2%★★★★★
202592.220 of 36694.5%★★★★★
202497.015 of 33695.5%★★★★★
202395.017 of 33394.9%★★★★★
202288.132 of 33590.4%★★★★★
202192.523 of 31792.7%★★★★★
201994.716 of 31795.0%★★★★★
201892.718 of 29193.8%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202662.5154 of 47867.8%★★★☆☆
202564.9180 of 67273.2%★★★★☆
202485.661 of 63990.5%★★★★★
202356.4231 of 64464.1%★★★☆☆
202259.7199 of 62668.2%★★★☆☆
202172.6104 of 61183.0%★★★★☆
201968.7134 of 63979.0%★★★★☆
201867.5132 of 58577.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202693.033 of 52193.7%★★★★★
202595.532 of 68595.3%★★★★★
202498.323 of 66896.6%★★★★★
202395.427 of 66896.0%★★★★★
202293.041 of 66493.8%★★★★★
202196.831 of 65395.3%★★★★★
201995.131 of 67595.4%★★★★★
201895.222 of 61996.4%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202669.132 of 13075.4%★★★★☆
202585.328 of 21186.7%★★★★☆
202494.912 of 18293.4%★★★★★
202390.815 of 16390.8%★★★★★
202278.434 of 17080.0%★★★★☆
202179.233 of 16079.4%★★★★☆
201977.036 of 16578.2%★★★★☆
201878.333 of 15478.6%★★★★☆

Non-Binary

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202585.81 of 250.0%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202687.922 of 23890.8%★★★★★
202599.09 of 52798.3%★★★★★
202499.415 of 48296.9%★★★★★
202397.625 of 47694.7%★★★★★
202295.324 of 49395.1%★★★★★
202196.615 of 45396.7%★★★★★
201990.626 of 47394.5%★★★★★
201896.014 of 37496.3%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202696.818 of 51596.5%★★★★★
202597.712 of 56497.9%★★★★★
202499.49 of 55498.4%★★★★★
202397.67 of 55798.7%★★★★★
202296.513 of 56097.7%★★★★★
202199.111 of 55398.0%★★★★★
201998.69 of 55298.4%★★★★★
201898.48 of 54898.5%★★★★★
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
White (2026)97th percentile~ school
Male (2026)94th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile~ school
Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)91st percentile-3 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)86th percentile-8 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)75th percentile-19 vs school
African American (2026)72nd percentile-22 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile-26 vs school
Asian (2026)67th percentile-27 vs school
Disabled (2026)57th percentile-37 vs school
Non-Binary (2025)50th percentile-45 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts77%+27 vs state
Science75%+27 vs state
Mathematics68%+29 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Open Quote Race was the at the forefront of nearly every class in OPRF. Students are forced to focus on anti-colonialist, revisionist social sciences more than anything else. There is a lot of quiet anger and resentment and racial tension at this school.

I would not recommend it to anyone. Close Quote


by a student
Thursday, February 22, 2018

Open Quote Neo-Marxist Critical Race Theory applied to a school system. Heavy emphasis on racial conflict in nearly social sciences - math and hard sciences lagged far behind.
Did not read a single work by Hemingway at the high school he attended highlights this.
Horrendously bad. Close Quote


by a student
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Open Quote Grew up in Oak Park in the 90's and went to OPRF. I was well prepared for college and will be completing a PhD within a few months. Close Quote





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Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Park & River Forest High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,307 students attended Oak Park & River Forest High School.

Students at Oak Park & River Forest High School are 51% White, 17% African American, 16% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% Not Specified.

Yes. Oak Park & River Forest High School ranks in the top 6.0% of Illinois high schools.

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