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River Forest High School

Public Grades 9-12

364^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 15% of Indiana high schools

Summary

River Forest High School is a public high school located in Hobart, Indiana, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 567 students. The school is part of the River Forest Community School Corporation, which is ranked 322 out of 380 districts in Indiana and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

River Forest High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of Indiana high schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 268 and 365 out of 380-400 high schools. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing high schools in the state. Academically, the school's performance is well below the state average across various assessments, including ILEARN, SAT, and ISTEP+. For example, in 2024-2025, only 23.7% of students were proficient or better in ILEARN/Biology, compared to the state average of 29%. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 83.7% and 88.8% over the past few years, slightly below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate has been consistently high, ranging from 17.8% to 28.1% in recent years.

While River Forest High School struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, it performs relatively better for African American and Hispanic students compared to the state average. However, the school still lags behind nearby high-performing schools like Portage High School and Hobart High School, which are ranked in the top 50% and top 30% of Indiana high schools, respectively. The nearby charter schools, such as Neighbors' New Vistas High School and Gary Middle College, also outperform River Forest High School in academic achievement and student outcomes.

565

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,283

Per pupil spending ?

72%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3300 Indiana St
Hobart, IN 46342

(219) 962-7551

District: River Forest Community School Corp

Feeder schools for River Forest High School:

Elementary:	Henry S Evans Elementary School
	John I Meister Elementary School
Middle:	River Forest Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.1%

White:

26.9%

African American:

24.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 17% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Indiana avg42%

364^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

322^nd of 380River Forest Community School Corp among Indiana 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	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	364 of 429	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	354 of 432	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	354 of 398	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	365 of 409	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	336 of 388	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	329 of 389	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	321 of 385	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.6	282 of 380	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.2	338 of 394	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.9	268 of 400	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	19.5	324 of 379	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.1	254 of 353	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.5	319 of 373	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.2	333 of 364	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	27.7	277 of 362	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.6	323 of 364	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.4	298 of 360	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.2	289 of 354	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.2	300 of 349	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.5	318 of 349	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	79 of 132	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	83 of 132	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.4	107 of 125	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.4	61 of 125	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	328 of 387	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	344 of 392	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	337 of 388	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	150 of 181	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	142 of 184	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	154 of 166	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	154 of 164	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	327 of 377	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	280 of 377	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	337 of 379	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	358 of 386	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	336 of 392	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	350 of 383	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2023	18.6	88 of 104	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	295 of 298	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	260 of 289	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	282 of 285	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	329 of 377	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	326 of 381	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	314 of 375	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	343 of 378	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)40th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)15th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

White (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing31%-23 vs state

Biology24%-22 vs state

Mathematics3%-22 vs state

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Schools Near River Forest High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
River Forest High School	Public	9-12	3300 Indiana St	Hobart	46342	Lake County	River Forest Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 962-7551	565	28	20.1	72.0%	152 (26.9%)	136 (24.1%)	238 (42.1%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	15.9	364^th of 429 public high schools	15.2%		17.6	354^th of 432 public high schools	18.1%	10	31.3	3.1											23.7	$12,283	$332	$11,952
Gary Career Center	Public	6-12	1800 E 35th Ave	Gary	46409	Lake County	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 962-7571	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Thomas A Edison Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	3304 Parkside Ave	Lake Station	46405	Lake County	Lake Station Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 962-8531	595	32	18.4	71.8%	204 (34.3%)	100 (16.8%)	262 (44.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.7%)	15.1	372^nd of 429 public high schools	13.3%		13.8	375^th of 432 public high schools	13.2%	3	31.3	2.5	17.7	15.9	22.4	18.8	12.7	8.7	4.0	8.5	22.1	22.1	22.3	$12,023	$790	$11,233
Neighbors' New Vistas High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5201 US Highway 6	Portage	46368	Porter County	Neighbors' New Vistas High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 850-4448	139	10	13.9	50.4%	77 (55.4%)	31 (22.3%)	21 (15.1%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	10.9	386^th of 429 public high schools	10.0%		13.7	376^th of 432 public high schools	13.0%	10	20.8	4.2												$16,432	$2,037	$14,394
Hobart High School	Public	9-12	2211 E Tenth St	Hobart	46342	Lake County	School City of Hobart	No	No	No	No	(219) 942-8521	1,320	66	20.1	51.3%	780 (59.1%)	120 (9.1%)	355 (26.9%)	16 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (3.6%)	50.9	200^th of 429 public high schools	53.4%		53.1	176^th of 432 public high schools	59.3%	24	53.8	19.0											36.9	$12,431	$881	$11,550
Gary Middle College	Public, Charter	9-12	131 East 5th Ave	Gary	46402	Lake County	Gary Middle College	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 888-7120	202	10	14.9	26.2%	5 (2.5%)	175 (86.6%)	16 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	4.9	414^th of 429 public high schools	3.5%		5.7	417^th of 432 public high schools	3.5%	3	5.3	0.0												$11,562	$2,542	$9,020
Merrillville High School	Public	9-12	276 E 68th Pl	Merrillville	46410	Lake County	Merrillville Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 650-5307	2,115	139	15.2	47.3%	125 (5.9%)	1,476 (69.8%)	386 (18.3%)	15 (0.7%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	109 (5.2%)	28.3	311^th of 429 public high schools	27.5%		23.5	331^st of 432 public high schools	23.4%	20	37.4	13.1											28.9	$12,245	$663	$11,582
Portage High School	Public	9-12	6450 US Hwy 6	Portage	46368	Porter County	Portage Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(219) 764-6026	2,163	123	17.5	40.5%	1,049 (48.5%)	397 (18.4%)	598 (27.6%)	21 (1.0%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (4.3%)	34.1	291^st of 429 public high schools	32.2%		30.2	305^th of 432 public high schools	29.4%	14	43.5	16.0											23.6	$12,579	$1,194	$11,385
Excel Center - Gary	Public, Charter	9-12	4610 W Ridge Road	Gary	46408	Lake County	Excel Center - Gary	Yes	No	No	No	(219) 789-5236	125	8	15.6	3.2%	13 (10.4%)	84 (67.2%)	20 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.6%)	4.6	416^th of 429 public high schools	3.0%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0												$6,052	$594	$5,458
Calumet New Technical High School	Public	9-12	3900 Calhoun St	Gary	46408	Lake County	Lake Ridge New Technical Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 838-6990	620	42	14.9	90.6%	136 (21.9%)	309 (49.8%)	142 (22.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	11.2	383^rd of 429 public high schools	10.7%		15.8	367^th of 432 public high schools	15.0%	16	23.6	4.9											14.1	$14,358	$1,857	$12,500

Frequently Asked Questions about River Forest High School

What schools feed into River Forest High School?

River Forest High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Henry S Evans Elementary School
Elementary : John I Meister Elementary School
Middle : River Forest Middle School

Is River Forest High School a good school?

River Forest High School ranks in the bottom 15.2% of Indiana high schools.

What is the racial makeup of River Forest High School?

Students at River Forest High School are 42% Hispanic, 27% White, 24% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend River Forest High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 565 students attended River Forest High School.

What district is River Forest High School in?

River Forest Community School Corp

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