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LILA Lower School

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LILA Lower School ranks 542 nd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 1-5

542^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

LILA Lower School is a public charter elementary school located in Forest Lake, Minnesota, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 597 students. The school is part of the Lakes International Language Academy district, which is ranked 120 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

LILA Lower School has consistently ranked in the middle range of Minnesota elementary schools, with a ranking between 323 and 545 out of 800-900 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on MCA-III assessments is mixed, with math proficiency rates generally around the state average, but reading proficiency rates often below the state average. In 2024-2025, LILA Lower School's math proficiency rate for all grades was 47.86%, compared to the state average of 45.21%, while its reading proficiency rate for all grades was 40.46%, lower than the state average of 49.59%. The school's performance on MCA-III assessments varies across grade levels, with 5th-grade reading proficiency being a relative strength (60% proficient in 2024-2025) compared to 3rd-grade reading (27.2% proficient in 2024-2025).

LILA Lower School's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly below that of nearby public schools in the Forest Lake and White Bear Lake districts, which have higher overall rankings from SchoolDigger. However, the school's relatively small student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.6 to 15.8 over the past few years, may be an attractive feature for some families. Additionally, LILA Lower School's performance on MCA-III assessments for Hispanic and multi-racial students is often stronger than that of nearby public schools, suggesting the school may be more effective in serving these student populations.

607

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,418

Per pupil spending ?

20.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

246 SE 11th Ave
Forest Lake, MN 55025-1823

(651) 464-0771

District: Lakes International Language Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

Hispanic:

13.8%

Asian:

5.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2014 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg46%

Minnesota avg47%

542^nd of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

120^th of 446Lakes International Language Academy among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	542 of 872	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	462 of 881	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	455 of 845	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	545 of 858	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	504 of 869	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.4	328 of 870	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	323 of 847	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.3	484 of 853	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.0	438 of 848	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.6	531 of 826	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.2	521 of 824	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.9	386 of 820	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.1	496 of 814	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.3	426 of 803	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.1	332 of 781	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.1	376 of 777	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.5	391 of 756	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	537 of 799	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	519 of 809	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	559 of 787	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	556 of 799	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	496 of 783	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.1	270 of 787	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	269 of 774	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	86 of 238	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	87 of 249	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	106 of 214	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.6	19 of 209	90.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	386 of 764	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	524 of 793	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	400 of 774	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	428 of 663	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.8	98 of 740	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	210 of 728	71.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	496 of 812	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.6	335 of 826	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	252 of 799	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	452 of 808	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.7	410 of 784	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.0	372 of 798	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	370 of 779	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2021	75.0	13 of 45	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	23 of 96	76.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	381 of 562	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	324 of 572	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.4	125 of 524	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	103 of 500	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	42.4	256 of 417	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	284 of 463	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	597 of 714	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	527 of 730	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	526 of 712	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	640 of 725	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	608 of 710	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	429 of 722	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	431 of 712	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2021)71st percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math48%+3 vs state

Reading40%-9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, August 28, 2018

We used to love the school when it was just K-6. At the time, it was a great school with excellent teachers and a warm community feel. We were excited at the prospect of it becoming K-12. Unfortunately, the excellence of the lower school did not continue into the upper school and we could not recommend it in good conscience. This is very sad. We’ve had some wonderful teachers over the years, but sadly most are gone now. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, May 25, 2017

Used to be a great school years ago. However, they have gone down hill considerably. Class size is now in the high 20's, there is a huge teacher turnover, and the building is overfilled. They are growing too quickly for their own good. There is also an extreme lack of discipline-the kids are in chaos. I used to love this school--now I'm pulling my kids. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, November 8, 2012

Caring and talented teachers help my children reach their potential academically and socially. They not only learn academic content that exceeds state standards, they do it while becoming truly bilingual communicators. Under the IB curriculum, they also get instruction in important life skills: the importance of being balanced, principled, caring and open-minded. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
LILA Lower School	Public, Charter	1-5	246 SE 11th Ave	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Lakes International Language Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 464-0771	607	41	14.8	20.8%	436 (71.8%)	22 (3.6%)	84 (13.8%)	34 (5.6%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.0%)	42.8	542^nd of 872 public elementary schools	37.8%		52.4	462^nd of 881 public elementary schools	47.6%	80	44.0	49.6	50.5		47.9	27.2	37.2	60.0		40.5	$9,418
LILA Kinder Center	Public, Charter	PK-K	121 SE 11th Ave	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Lakes International Language Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 464-0771	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$8,646
Forest View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	620 SW 4th St	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 982-8200	345	22	15.6	51.0%	216 (62.6%)	12 (3.5%)	45 (13.0%)	38 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.6%)								(n/a)	44.3				44.3	35.8				35.8	$13,799
North Lakes Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	4576 232nd St N	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	North Lakes Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 982-2773	220	16	13.6	46.4%	181 (82.3%)	4 (1.8%)	12 (5.5%)	8 (3.6%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	42	551^st of 872 public elementary schools	36.8%		48.7	506^th of 881 public elementary schools	42.6%	45	66.7	42.9	24.4	45.2	42.0	44.4	25.7	40.9	56.3	41.3
Columbus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	17345 Notre Dame St	Forest Lake	55025	Anoka County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 982-8900	441	22	20.1	18.4%	356 (80.7%)	4 (0.9%)	14 (3.2%)	51 (11.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	80.4	145^th of 872 public elementary schools	83.4%		78.4	156^th of 881 public elementary schools	82.3%	11	73.3	71.4	53.9	61.0	65.4	54.7	52.9	69.2	74.6	62.1	$11,912
Wyoming Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	25701 Forest Blvd N	Wyoming	55092	Chisago County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 982-8000	447	25	17.9	23.7%	372 (83.2%)	6 (1.3%)	21 (4.7%)	28 (6.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	69.9	268^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.3%		75.5	192^nd of 881 public elementary schools	78.2%	76	70.5	65.1	56.9	57.5	62.1	59.0	41.3	54.2	54.8	52.4	$11,377
Oneka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4888 Heritage Pkwy N	Hugo	55038	Washington County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 288-1800	463	34	13.6	24.4%	338 (73.0%)	28 (6.0%)	30 (6.5%)	31 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.8%)	57.8	395^th of 872 public elementary schools	54.7%		64.2	320^th of 881 public elementary schools	63.7%	75	51.6	54.1	42.0		48.9	53.2	41.9	65.4		53.9	$11,004
North Star Elementary	Public	K-5	15198 Forest Blvd N	Hugo	55038	Washington County	White Bear Lake School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 242-5500	467	30	15.5	24.2%	358 (76.7%)	26 (5.6%)	20 (4.3%)	42 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	61.7	352^nd of 872 public elementary schools	59.6%		60.2	370^th of 881 public elementary schools	58.0%	18	62.7	56.3	49.3		56.4	43.4	43.8	69.9		51.7
Lino Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	725 Main Street	Lino Lakes	55014	Anoka County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 982-8850	501	30	16.5	32.1%	317 (63.3%)	48 (9.6%)	29 (5.8%)	55 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.4%)	56.3	413^th of 872 public elementary schools	52.6%		65.4	310^th of 881 public elementary schools	64.8%	103	69.7	40.0	38.4	40.6	47.0	50.0	40.0	60.3	54.7	51.5	$10,330
Chisago Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	11009 284th St	Chisago City	55013	Chisago County	Chisago Lakes School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 213-2200	347	29	11.7	17.3%	321 (92.5%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)								(n/a)											$10,709

Frequently Asked Questions about LILA Lower School

How many students attend LILA Lower School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 607 students attended LILA Lower School.

What district is LILA Lower School in?

Lakes International Language Academy

What is the racial makeup of LILA Lower School?

Students at LILA Lower School are 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is LILA Lower School a good school?

LILA Lower School ranks 542^nd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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