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German Valley Grade School, Forreston, IL

German Valley Grade School is a public elementary school in Forreston, part of Forrestville Valley CUSD 221. It enrolled 70 students in 2024-25, with 17.5 students per full-time teacher.

Enrollment and teachers

Students
70
Teachers (FTE)
4.0
Students per teacher
17.5
Grades
PK to K

This school's ratio is 4.0 higher than the district figure of 13.5. The Illinois average across schools is 13.7. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school17.5
District13.5
Illinois13.7
United States15.3

School details

Address
601 E Main St, Forreston, IL 61030
Phone
(815)362-2279
District
Forrestville Valley CUSD 221
County
Ogle County
Level
Elementary
Type
Regular
Status
Open
Charter
No
Virtual
No
Locale
Rural: Distant
NCES school ID
171549001866
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.
Free or reduced-price lunch
2028.6% of enrollment.
Community Eligibility Provision
No

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Other elementary schools in Forrestville Valley CUSD 221

We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.