Summary:
Families in the River Forest Community School Corp area have exactly one public middle school option: River Forest Middle School in Hobart, Indiana, which serves grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 369 students. Because it is the district's only middle school, there are no within-district peers to compare it with; the most useful benchmarks are the district's all-grade averages and Indiana state averages. The district overall ranks 325 of 374 (13th percentile) with a 1-star rating.
River Forest Middle School has held a 1-star rating for three consecutive years. Its state rank was 385 of 486 (21st percentile) in 2025–2026, 375 of 480 (22nd percentile) in 2024–2025, and 402 of 491 (18th percentile) in 2023–2024 — consistently in the bottom quartile statewide. On ILEARN, ELA is the relative strength: 26.32% proficient in 2025–2026 and 24.09% in 2024–2025, both above the district all-grade averages of 23.1% and 20.97%. Math is the clear weak point, at 14.08% in 2025–2026 and 11.17% in 2024–2025, trailing the district both years. Science swung sharply, from 30.43% in 2024–2025 (above the district's 25.1%) down to 10.28% in 2025–2026. Every reported grade-level score in 2025–2026 fell below the state average, with the widest gaps in 6th-grade Science and 8th-grade Math.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.0% at the school, better than the district's 23.3% but slightly above the state's 16.7%. Nearly three-quarters of students (73.98%) qualify for free/reduced-price lunch, per-student spending is $9,950, and the student-teacher ratio is 14.7. Overall, this is a consistently low-ranked school with comparatively stronger ELA results, persistent math struggles, and a notable one-year science decline.
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