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Forest Glen Elementary School
Originally known as The Stacey's Corner District, which was constructed to replace a log cabin, it was named Forest Glen in 1841, but the present day Forest Glen was officially opened in 1950. It teaches grades Pre-k and K through 5. After grade 5, kids then feed into Hadley Junior High. It is located in Glen Ellyn, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois. It is just outside of downtown Glen Ellyn. Living in the Forest Glen boundary offers residents a suburban feel and most residents own their homes. In Glen Ellyn there are a lot of restaurants, coffee shops, and parks. Many families live in Glen Ellyn and the public schools in Glen Ellyn are highly rated, including Forest Glen.

Standard Information


 * Address: 561 Elm St. Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
 * District: Glen Ellyn School District 41
 * Phone: (630) 790-6490
 * Principal: Scott Klespitz
 * Mascot: Eagles
 * Teachers & Staff: 59 Certified staff, 27 support staff
 * Coordinates: 41° 52 ' 16.752 N88° 3' 56.376 W

Forest Glen PTA and Executive Board

 * President: Jessica Commo
 * Vice President of Committees: Molly Adduci and Michelle Choi
 * Treasurer: Kristina Lindahl
 * Vice President of Communications: Anna Wilt
 * Secretary: Cheryl Christian

Forest Glen was the first school to create a Parent Teacher Association (PTA) which was originally founded by M. W. Hollinger. in 1912. As noted in the Illinois Report Card, Forest Glen has an award winning PTA as well.

Awards
In 2012, Forest Glen and the additional schools in District 41 received the Bright Red Apple Award which is awarded for educational excellence. This helps to assist future prospective families decide which schools to consider for when enrolling their child. Only 79 out of 868 Illinois schools earned this award. In 2018, 97.2 percent of teachers working at Forest Glen were evaluated to be excellent or proficient by a fellow administrator or additional evaluator who is specialized in performance evaluations. Forest Glen has earned the Illinois State Board of Education's 2011 Academic Excellence Award. Statewide, 438 schools earned the award by making Adequate Yearly Progress for the last two years, with 90% of students meeting or exceeding standards in reading and math as measured by the Illinois Student Achievement Tests for the three most recent school years. Overall, 91.7% of District 41 students met or exceeded standards in 2011. Forest Glen has been rated 314 out of 2234 public schools in Illinois and been given an overall grade of A+. The school has been given an A- based on racial and economic diversity.

Academics
Forest Glen offers a Dual Language Program where students are taught content in two languages. The classes consist of half native English speakers and half native Spanish speakers. The benefits they believe are that students will become more proficient in the second language and that they will develop a new appreciation for intercultural relationships and also diversity. Develop a positive outlook on language as well. They believe that their mission is to help students grow globally and eventually become bilingual. They start the program and kindergarten because they believe that the younger years are the optimal, prime years for learning and understanding the language. They also hope that this program will turn kids toward studying their second language for the rest of their life.

56% of students scored at or above in proficient reading skills and 64% of students scored at or above in proficient math skills.