River Forest Community School Corp

River Forest Community School Corp serves roughly 1,707 students across four schools: two elementary schools (K–5), one middle school (6–8), and one high school (9–12). The district is ranked 325 of 374 in Indiana — the 13th percentile — and holds a 1-star rating, as does each of its four schools.

River Forest High School is the largest school and stands out for the highest graduation rate at 96.8%, above the state's 89.7%. It also has the highest per-student spending ($12,283) and student-teacher ratio (20.1), but the highest chronic absenteeism (30.9%) and SAT math proficiency of just 4.96% against 25.6% statewide. Henry S Evans Elementary School shows the stronger elementary reading results: all-grade ELA is 23.75% versus 16.48% at Meister, including 5th-grade ELA of 34%. It also has the district's lowest absenteeism (17.8%) and highest free/reduced-lunch share (82.25%). John I Meister Elementary School leads in science (30.65% all-grade), though its ELA is the district's lowest at 16.48%. River Forest Middle School posts the highest rank percentile among the four (21st) along with the lowest student-teacher ratio (14.7) and lowest spending ($9,950), with the best ILEARN ELA (26.32%) but district-low math (14.08%) and science (10.28%).

Across all four schools, chronic absenteeism exceeds the state's 16.7%, ranging from 17.8% to 30.9%, and free/reduced-lunch rates run from 72.04% to 82.25%. Test scores trail the state widely, with many grade-level results 20–34 points below. The middle school's weak math likely feeds the high school's low SAT math, while the strong graduation rate suggests students are finishing school without always meeting college-readiness benchmarks.