Forest Hills Elementary School

5020 CENTRAL AVE WESTERN SPRINGS IL 60558

About Forest Hills Elementary School

Forest Hills Elementary School in Western Springs, Illinois is committed to high-quality early education, including high levels of academic rigor and supports in a nurturing environment with emotional connections. Our current enrollment is approximately 300 students from Pre-K through 5th grade, with the advantage of a low student-teacher ratio of 12:1, allowing for strong social-intellectual relationships. After evolving as a school for over fifty years, Forest Hills Elementary consistently ranks among the highest public elementary schools within Illinois (#81 on Niche), and boasts 82% of students at proficient in reading and 72% in Math. Forest Hills Elementary is part of the highly-rated District 101 that also places high value on the social-emotional development of our students. We prioritize the development of social-emotional engagement habits for their journey through middle school and into their long-term success foundationally informed by rigors of the classroom experience.

Contact Information

Address

5020 CENTRAL AVE WESTERN SPRINGS IL 60558

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Phone

(708) 246-7678

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Academic Performance

Subject Proficiency

Mathematics 47%
Reading 47%
State average proficiency is 47% in Math and 47% in Reading.
26
Full-time Teachers
12 : 1
Student-Teacher Ratio
8
Teachers In First Or Second Year (yrs)
311
Total Students
$60144
Avg. Teacher Salary
TOP [percent] IN STEM IN STATE

Robotics & STEM
at Forest Hills Elementary School

2.5X
More likely to persue STEM Careers
80%
Jobs that will require STEM in 2030
  • 🤖 Coding & Debugging
  • 🧪 Hobby Electronics and Engineering
  • 👩‍💻 Apply Math in Science and Engineering
  • 🛠️ 3D Printing
Detailed program information coming Fall 2025!
🚀
Hands-on with real robots
🏆
Led by competition winners
🎓
STEM career pathways

School Ratings

Ranked

68

of 98 in illinois

Recent News & Updates

New Playground Name

We are so excited to announce the name of our new playground! Following a school-wide and Robinson community vote we narrowed a large list of names down to four. Since our students will be using the playground on a daily basis, we gave them the final vote! 476.....

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Mansfield Public Schools Educator Spotlight: Pathways of a Fourth-Grade Teacher

MANSFIELD — Inside the brick building on East Street, four educators who began teaching within 2 years of each other, all spending the beginning of their careers teaching fourth grade at Jordan/Jackson Elementary School...

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School Timings

Regular School Hours

All Grades: 8:20 AM - 2:40 PM

Early Dismissal Days

Dismissal Time: 12:15 PM

Note: Doors open at 8:05 AM for student arrival. Please refer to the school calendar for specific early dismissal dates.

After School Activities

Information coming soon

School Session Dates

September to June

School session starts in September 1st week and ends in June 3rd week. For exact dates, please contact the school.

Student Demographics

White 87.1%
Asian 1%
Hispanic 7.4%
Black 1%
Two+ Races 4.8%
Native Am. 0%
White
87.1%
Asian
1%
Hispanic
7.4%
Black
1%
Two+ Races
4.8%
Native Am.
0%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 311
46.6%
145 Female
53.4%
166 Male

Student Population

311 Students

With a student-teacher ratio of 12 : 1

Minority Enrollment

25%

Percentage of minority students

Remarkable Alumni

Being Updated

Latest News

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Games & Extracurricular Activities

Sports

  • Soccer Club Grades 1-3 | Mon/Wed 3:30-4:30pm
  • Basketball Grades 2-4 | Tue/Thu 3:30-4:45pm
  • Track & Field Grades 3-5 | Fri 3:30-5:00pm

Arts

  • Art Club Grades K-2 | Mon 3:00-4:00pm
  • Drama Club Grades 3-5 | Wed 3:30-5:00pm
  • Choir Grades 2-5 | Thu 3:15-4:15pm

Clubs

  • Chess Club Grades 2-5 | Fri 3:15-4:15pm
  • Garden Club All Grades | Tue 3:15-4:00pm
  • Robotics Club Grades 3-5 | Thu 3:30-5:00pm

Note: Schedules may change during school holidays. Please contact School for exact Schedule.

Summer Suggested Reading

Horn Book Selections

Vocabulary.com +3 Horn Book +3 What to Read to Your Kids +3
ML

Maggie Lou, Firefox

by Arnolda Dufour Bowes

PS

The Puppets of Spelhorst

by Kate DiCamillo

MLV

The Mona Lisa Vanishes

by Nicholas Day

Vocabulary.com Top Picks

Penguin Random House +10 Vocabulary.com +10 Wikipedia +10
F

Frindle

by Andrew Clements

WR

The Wild Robot

by Peter Brown

JGP

James and the Giant Peach

by Roald Dahl

Penguin Random House Features

Horn Book +2 Penguin Random House +2 The Guardian +2
SLB

The Secret Language of Birds

by Lynne Kelly

S

The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

by Beth Lincoln

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