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Oak Park & River Forest High School

Public Grades 9-12

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 95% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Oak Park & River Forest High School is a highly-ranked public high school serving 3,256 students in grades 9-12 in Oak Park, Illinois. The school is part of the Oak Park - River Forest School District 200, which is ranked 32 out of 811 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oak Park & River Forest High School consistently ranks among the top 30-40 high schools in Illinois, placing it in the top 3% statewide. The school performs exceptionally well across diverse student subgroups, ranking in the top 20-50 in the state for female, male, Hispanic, and white students, and in the top 50 for Asian and African American students. With a 4-year graduation rate around 96-97% and a low dropout rate, the school's academic outcomes are outstanding. Students at Oak Park & River Forest High School consistently outperform state averages on standardized tests, including the ACT, SAT, and Illinois Science Assessment.

Compared to nearby schools, Oak Park & River Forest High School significantly outperforms them across a range of metrics. For example, Proviso Math and Science Academy, the highest-ranked nearby school, has lower test scores and a lower 4-year graduation rate than Oak Park & River Forest High School. Given its consistently strong performance, Oak Park & River Forest High School could serve as a model for other high schools in the state, particularly in terms of strategies for supporting diverse student populations and achieving high academic outcomes.

3,307

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,340

Per pupil spending ?

18.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 N Scoville Ave
Oak Park, IL 60302-2264

(708) 383-0700

District: Oak Park - River Forest School District 200

Feeder schools for Oak Park & River Forest High School:

Elementary:	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
	Horace Mann Elementary School
	Irving Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
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	Longfellow Elementary School
	Oliver W Holmes Elementary School
	Whittier Elementary School
	Willard Elementary School
	William Beye Elementary School
	William Hatch Elementary School
Middle:	Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School
	Percy Julian Middle School
	Roosevelt School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.8%

African American:

17.0%

Hispanic:

16.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (73% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Illinois high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (89%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg73%

Illinois avg48%

33^rd of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 811Oak 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	33 of 698	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	18 of 697	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	30 of 699	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	34 of 699	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	23 of 688	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	29 of 701	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	29 of 647	95.5%	★★★★★
2017	94.3	32 of 642	95.0%	★★★★★
2016	64.7	145 of 643	77.4%	★★★★☆
2015	66.6	163 of 614	73.5%	★★★★☆
2014	88.5	56 of 670	91.6%	★★★★★
2013	86.8	71 of 670	89.4%	★★★★☆
2012	86.7	68 of 665	89.8%	★★★★☆
2011	87.4	64 of 655	90.2%	★★★★★
2010	83.9	81 of 643	87.4%	★★★★☆
2009	86.4	61 of 632	90.3%	★★★★★
2008	84.9	71 of 624	88.6%	★★★★☆
2007	84.9	65 of 612	89.4%	★★★★☆
2006	88.8	40 of 596	93.3%	★★★★★
2005	84.9	58 of 590	90.2%	★★★★★
2004	85.3	58 of 592	90.2%	★★★★★
2003	86.8	45 of 586	92.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	50 of 323	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	31 of 299	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	63 of 301	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	36 of 294	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	45 of 281	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	57 of 299	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	31 of 253	87.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	42 of 148	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	35 of 137	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	26 of 134	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	41 of 141	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	34 of 135	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	59.5	57 of 130	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	35 of 132	73.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	14 of 491	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	24 of 429	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	8 of 428	98.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	22 of 284	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	9 of 248	96.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	38 of 685	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	19 of 664	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	33 of 656	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	33 of 658	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	22 of 639	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	27 of 665	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	36 of 620	94.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	20 of 366	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	15 of 336	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	17 of 333	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	32 of 335	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	23 of 317	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	16 of 317	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	18 of 291	93.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	180 of 672	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	61 of 639	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	56.4	231 of 644	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	199 of 626	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.6	104 of 611	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	134 of 639	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	132 of 585	77.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	32 of 685	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	23 of 668	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	27 of 668	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	41 of 664	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	31 of 653	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	31 of 675	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	22 of 619	96.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	28 of 211	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	94.9	12 of 182	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	15 of 163	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	78.4	34 of 170	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	33 of 160	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	36 of 165	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	33 of 154	78.6%	★★★★☆

Non-Binary

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	9 of 527	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	15 of 482	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	25 of 476	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	24 of 493	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.6	15 of 453	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	26 of 473	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	14 of 374	96.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	12 of 564	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	9 of 554	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	7 of 557	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	13 of 560	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	11 of 553	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	9 of 552	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	8 of 548	98.5%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)87th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)85th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)72nd percentile-24 vs school

Non-Binary (2025)50th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts79%+28 vs state

Science73%+25 vs state

Mathematics64%+25 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, March 6, 2018

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

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

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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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (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	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oak Park & River Forest High School	Public	9-12	201 N Scoville Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park - River Forest School District 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 383-0700	3,307	242	13.6	18.1%	1,680 (50.8%)	561 (17.0%)	534 (16.1%)	105 (3.2%)	1 (0.0%)	4 (0.1%)	351 (10.6%)	95	33^rd of 698 public high schools	95.3%		98.9	18^th of 697 public high schools	97.4%	15	84.1	81.6	64.3	62.1	70.5	76.2	79.3	64.5	73.4	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.0	97.2	95.7	$26,340	$797	$25,543
Douglass Academy High School	Public	9-12	543 N Waller Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6176	29	12	2.3	93.1%	0 (0.0%)	28 (96.6%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										91.2	94.1	94.1	94.1	85.3	94.1	94.1	76.5	$54,695	$19,342	$35,353
Austin College and Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	231 N Pine Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-0660	190	19	10.0	83.7%	2 (1.1%)	153 (80.5%)	33 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4.1	685^th of 698 public high schools	1.9%		12.4	636^th of 697 public high schools	8.8%	49	13.3	10.3	0.0	0.0	6.7	10.3	5.6	2.8	8.3	91.1	92.9	92.9	92.9	90.5	92.9	93.5	88.8	$39,254	$5,884	$33,370
YCCS West	Public, Charter	9-12	4909 W Division St	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 261-0994	80	2	40.0	97.5%	1 (1.3%)	65 (81.3%)	14 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.4	682^nd of 698 public high schools	2.3%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	2		10.0		0.0		0.0	4.3	2.2	10.9									$15,685	$1,358	$14,327
Clark Academy Prep Magnet High School	Public	9-12	5101 W Harrison St	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6250	453	33	13.9	89.6%	0 (0.0%)	441 (97.4%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.8	656^th of 698 public high schools	6.0%		11.6	650^th of 697 public high schools	6.7%	6	26.3	14.8	2.0	1.1	20.4	4.5	12.3	1.5	21.5	97.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	90.9	99.2	98.5	76.9	$22,618	$2,824	$19,795
Proviso East High School	Public	9-12	807 S 1st Ave	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Proviso Township HSD 209	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 344-7000	1,663	107	15.6	53.0%	48 (2.9%)	638 (38.4%)	947 (56.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.3%)	8.8	638^th of 698 public high schools	8.6%		18.3	565^th of 697 public high schools	18.9%	73	26.1	23.0	7.4	7.4	16.3	17.1	12.5	5.3	17.0	84.7	84.7	84.7	84.7	84.7	84.7	84.7	84.7	$22,302	$2,481	$19,821
Noble St Charter-ITW Speer Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5321 W Grand Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 622-7484	1,135	69	16.5	87.1%	17 (1.5%)	105 (9.3%)	1,004 (88.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	37.6	466^th of 698 public high schools	33.2%		38.4	406^th of 697 public high schools	41.8%	60	40.4	42.1	25.2	18.4	40.6	41.3	41.9	21.9	41.7									$19,684	$1,966	$17,719
Prosser Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	2148 N Long Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3200	1,185	86	13.7	89.2%	13 (1.1%)	267 (22.5%)	894 (75.4%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22	555^th of 698 public high schools	20.5%		28	488^th of 697 public high schools	30.0%	67	44.1	29.7	13.5	7.8	26.0	27.1	39.2	11.8	34.4	97.2	99.0	99.0	99.0	93.0	98.5	98.5	83.6	$18,696	$2,047	$16,649
YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4651 W Madison St	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 921-1315	117	5	23.4	93.2%	2 (1.7%)	106 (90.6%)	9 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.9	687^th of 698 public high schools	1.6%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	7		7.1		0.0		7.7	0.0	0.0	6.5									$19,485	$1,586	$17,899
Excel Safe Academy West	Public	9-12	230 N Kolmar Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 977-4076	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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What is the racial makeup of 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.

How many students attend Oak Park & River Forest High School?

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

What district is Oak Park & River Forest High School in?

Oak Park - River Forest School District 200

Is Oak Park & River Forest High School a good school?

Yes! Oak Park & River Forest High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 33^rd of 698 Illinois high schools.

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