SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the IN proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 18%Projected 18%

John I Meister Elementary School Meets Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the IN proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the IN average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 16%IN 39%

English proficiency

School 14%IN 41%

Science proficiency

School 24%IN 42%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

N/A

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

0%

Students in at least one AP course. 0 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

0%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes0%
AP courses offered0
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
3%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

0%
3%

Gold marks the IN average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

C-

37.06 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

C-

4.54 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

D+

25.92 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$59,550

IN average $79,105

Median home value

$118,589

IN average $214,287

Median rent

$1,076 /mo

IN average $1,101

Unemployment rate

10.2%

IN average 4.3%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 83.3%IN 89.8%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

14:1

IN average 16:1

Teachers

22

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$65,805

All teachers in River Forest Community Sch Corp.

Student to counselor ratio IN average 377:1N/A
Support staff2
Psychologists0
Nurses1
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%IN 96%

Experienced teachers

School 95%IN 89%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days23
Out-of-school suspension days6
Total days missed to suspension56
Expulsions with services6
Expulsions without services7
Zero-tolerance expulsions6
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$5984 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$4.59

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

33%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

1%

Black

5%

Latino

51%

Multiracial

10%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged77%
Students with disabilities15%
English as a second language12%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care1%
Military connected2%
Homeless1%
Migratory0%

Elementary schools nearest to John I Meister Elementary School

Nearby elementary schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch

  • Actual: 25%
  • Projected: 18%
  • Distance: 0.7 mi
Liberty Elementary School

  • Actual: 42%
  • Projected: 33%
  • Distance: 1.5 mi
Veterans Elementary School At Mundell

  • Actual: 39%
  • Projected: 27%
  • Distance: 1.6 mi
Virgil I Bailey Elementary School

  • Actual: 25%
  • Projected: 19%
  • Distance: 2.0 mi
Henry S Evans Elementary School

  • Actual: 21%
  • Projected: 15%
  • Distance: 2.3 mi
Joan Martin Elementary School

  • Actual: 44%
  • Projected: 34%
  • Distance: 2.6 mi
Charter School Of The Dunes

  • Actual: 10%
  • Projected: 10%
  • Distance: 2.7 mi
George L Myers Elementary School

  • Actual: 39%
  • Projected: 42%
  • Distance: 2.8 mi
Central Elementary School

  • Actual: 29%
  • Projected: 37%
  • Distance: 3.6 mi
Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch

  • Actual: 9%
  • Projected: 12%
  • Distance: 3.7 mi