Summary:
There is exactly one high school in the Lakes International Language Academy area: LILA Upper School, a grades 6–12 school with 579 students in Forest Lake, MN. Because it is the only high school in this district, its results also represent the district’s high-school outcomes. The district’s high-school graduation and dropout figures match the school exactly, while district all-grade test averages can differ because the district also includes lower grades.
LILA Upper School has several standout strengths. Reading is its clearest academic success: all-grade reading was 54.5%, above the district (48.1%) and state (48.6%), and every reported grade level beat the state. Seventh-grade reading was 58.0% versus 43.5% statewide. Graduation and dropout outcomes are excellent: a 96.6% graduation rate versus 84.9% statewide and a 1.6% dropout rate versus 4.2% statewide. End-of-course science is also strong at 42.9% versus 35.0% statewide. The school ranks 127 of 473 schools in 2025–2026, at the 73rd percentile with 4 stars, above the district’s 163 of 458, 64th percentile, and 3 stars.
Math is the main concern. All-grade math was 35.6%, compared with 44.9% statewide and 40.1% in the district, and gaps appear in grades 6, 7, and 8, though 11th grade was slightly above the state. Science is mixed: 8th-grade science was below the state, and all-grade science was 24.3% versus 25.5% statewide, even as end-of-course science excelled. The school’s ranking also cooled from a 2024–2025 peak of 28th of 450, 94th percentile, and 5 stars to 73rd percentile and 4 stars. Contextually, free/reduced lunch is 15.37% and the student-teacher ratio is 13.6. Overall, this is a strong reading and graduation school with room to improve in math.
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