Forest Lake Area Middle School

Public 7-8

 21395 Goodview Ave N
       Forest Lake, MN  55025-1599


(651) 982-3000

District: Forest Lake Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
110th of 535 Minnesota Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,297 Help


Students who attend Forest Lake Area Middle School usually attend:

High:    Forest Lake Area High School

Feeder schools for Forest Lake Area Middle School:

Elementary:    Columbus Elementary
    Forest View Elementary
    Scandia Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  18.6 Help
Number of students:  853

Racial breakdown:

White:
80.5%
Asian:
7.4%
Hispanic:
5.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  30.5% Help


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Compare Details Forest Lake Area Middle School ranks better than 79.4% of middle schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.23. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (80.5%), Asian (7.4%), Hispanic (5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 30.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Forest Lake Area Middle School is 18.6. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Forest Lake Area Middle School is $11,297.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Forest Lake Area Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Forest Lake Area Middle School 110th of 535 Minnesota public middle schools. (See Forest Lake Area Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Asian students:
African American students:
Hispanic students:
White students:


Forest Lake Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Forest Lake Public School District 179th of 448 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Forest Lake Area Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Forest Lake Area Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 72.31 109th 387 71.8%
2005 79.67 61st 396 84.6%
2006 68.06 121st 406 70.2%
2007 72.53 87th 403 78.4%
2008 77.45 60th 409 85.3%
2010 76.77 73rd 454 83.9%
2011 67.58 127th 478 73.4%
2012 71.39 122nd 469 74.0%
2013 77.74 80th 488 83.6%
2014 78.86 67th 490 86.3%
2015 70.86 129th 516 75.0%
2016 74.42 103rd 508 79.7%
2017 78.38 82nd 523 84.3%
2018 73.30 116th 518 77.6%
2019 84.07 53rd 533 90.1%
2021 66.01 147th 521 71.8%
2022 58.21 209th 520 59.8%
2023 72.23 110th 529 79.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Forest Lake Area Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 50.87 63rd 120 47.5%
2021 14.00 90th 97 7.2%
2022 18.85 115th 131 12.2%
2023 51.35 49th 107 54.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Forest Lake Area Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 76.44 8th 130 93.8%
2023 89.33 3rd 133 97.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Forest Lake Area Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.43 79th 253 68.8%
2019 70.67 55th 282 80.5%
2021 69.20 42nd 260 83.8%
2022 52.57 119th 288 58.7%
2023 61.21 91st 298 69.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Forest Lake Area Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.60 77th 401 80.8%
2019 88.06 16th 415 96.1%
2021 70.27 62nd 399 84.5%
2022 67.59 90th 404 77.7%
2023 67.08 111th 459 75.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Forest Lake Area Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.18 139th 436 68.1%
2019 76.93 80th 439 81.8%
2021 67.36 110th 443 75.2%
2022 52.46 211th 467 54.8%
2023 61.07 158th 455 65.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Forest Lake Area Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.51 80th 438 81.7%
2019 86.02 35th 454 92.3%
2021 57.75 172nd 437 60.6%
2022 57.19 187th 476 60.7%
2023 76.61 81st 464 82.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Forest Lake Area Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 59.33 42nd 112 62.5%
2021 25.94 62nd 87 28.7%
2022 28.08 76th 110 30.9%
2023 39.69 68th 116 41.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Forest Lake Area Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 52.80 69th 162 57.4%
2023 33.65 114th 164 30.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Forest Lake Area Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 80.88 19th 171 88.9%
2021 85.67 11th 156 92.9%
2022 63.57 51st 188 72.9%
2023 85.48 15th 178 91.6%
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Rank History for White students at Forest Lake Area Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.82 152nd 428 64.5%
2019 75.61 69th 428 83.9%
2021 53.73 168th 422 60.2%
2022 47.03 221st 438 49.5%
2023 63.18 140th 436 67.9%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Forest Lake Area Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 730 1 11 4 3 n/a n/a 0 749
1989 735 2 16 3 4 n/a n/a 0 760
1990 748 1 13 5 2 n/a n/a 0 769
1991 726 5 12 3 9 n/a n/a 0 755
1992 748 1 7 2 2 n/a n/a 0 760
1993 812 2 6 1 5 n/a n/a 0 826
1994 943 1 8 1 7 n/a n/a 0 960
1995 940 7 10 6 5 n/a n/a 0 968
1996 940 7 10 6 5 n/a n/a 0 968
1997 901 7 14 7 4 n/a n/a 0 933
1998 853 6 6 3 3 n/a n/a 0 871
1999 968 4 7 5 1 n/a n/a 0 985
2000 961 2 9 4 5 n/a n/a 0 981
2001 1001 4 12 2 7 n/a n/a 0 1026
2002 989 6 20 4 6 n/a n/a 0 1025
2003 989 6 20 4 6 n/a n/a 0 1025
2004 1017 8 20 4 4 n/a n/a 0 1053
2005 994 10 26 8 6 n/a n/a 0 1044
2006 973 13 42 13 7 n/a n/a 0 1048
2007 937 7 38 13 9 n/a n/a 0 1004
2008 923 10 45 10 5 n/a n/a 0 993
2009 898 19 37 14 6 n/a n/a 0 974
2010 854 15 28 21 7 n/a n/a 0 925
2011 870 6 22 13 9 0 10 0 930
2012 812 2 34 21 5 0 15 0 889
2013 819 3 23 19 7 0 20 0 891
2014 778 7 26 26 4 0 18 0 859
2015 766 5 30 22 4 0 29 0 856
2016 756 9 32 23 3 0 29 0 852
2017 731 9 28 27 4 0 22 0 821
2018 698 7 27 20 6 0 25 0 783
2019 777 13 35 22 6 0 36 0 889
2020 727 15 30 30 5 0 37 0 844
2021 702 18 33 30 8 0 35 0 826
2022 721 27 46 40 6 0 33 0 873
2023 687 24 63 43 0 0 36 0 853

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Forest Lake Area Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 749 42.9 17.4 6.9
1989 760 41.7 18.2 15.4
1990 769 43.6 17.6 8.6
1991 755 40.9 18.4 8.2
1992 760 39.0 19.4 11.2
1993 826 42.9 19.3 11.9
1994 960 47.9 20.0 9
1995 968 51.7 18.7 8.2
1996 968 51.7 18.7 8.2
1997 933 50.7 18.4 8.6
1998 871 n/a 0.0 10.6
1999 985 66.0 14.9 9.1
2000 981 59.3 16.5 12.5
2001 1026 59.9 17.1 11
2002 1025 57.8 17.7 14
2003 1025 57.8 17.7 14
2004 1053 62.1 17.0 13
2005 1044 50.4 20.7 15.4
2006 1048 50.8 20.6 16.7
2007 1004 53.4 18.8 16.9
2008 993 53.3 18.6 18.2
2009 974 48.8 20.0 18.4
2010 925 47.4 19.4 18.2
2011 930 47.2 19.6 20.1
2012 889 44.6 19.9 21.3
2013 891 44.0 20.2 21.5
2014 859 47.7 17.9 21.4
2015 856 45.0 19.0 22.4
2016 852 42.0 20.2 21.1
2017 821 42.3 19.4 22.4
2018 783 38.1 20.5 18
2019 889 50.6 17.5 18.1
2020 844 39.2 21.5 20.5
2021 826 7.4 110.8 16.2
2022 873 28.9 30.1 20.4
2023 853 45.7 18.6 30.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Forest Lake Area Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 749 42.9 17.4 6.9
1989 760 41.7 18.2 15.4
1990 769 43.6 17.6 8.6
1991 755 40.9 18.4 8.2
1992 760 39.0 19.4 11.2
1993 826 42.9 19.3 11.9
1994 960 47.9 20.0 9
1995 968 51.7 18.7 8.2
1996 968 51.7 18.7 8.2
1997 933 50.7 18.4 8.6
1998 871 n/a 0.0 10.6
1999 985 66.0 14.9 9.1
2000 981 59.3 16.5 12.5
2001 1026 59.9 17.1 11
2002 1025 57.8 17.7 14
2003 1025 57.8 17.7 14
2004 1053 62.1 17.0 13
2005 1044 50.4 20.7 15.4
2006 1048 50.8 20.6 16.7
2007 1004 53.4 18.8 16.9
2008 993 53.3 18.6 18.2
2009 974 48.8 20.0 18.4
2010 925 47.4 19.4 18.2
2011 930 47.2 19.6 20.1
2012 889 44.6 19.9 21.3
2013 891 44.0 20.2 21.5
2014 859 47.7 17.9 21.4
2015 856 45.0 19.0 22.4
2016 852 42.0 20.2 21.1
2017 821 42.3 19.4 22.4
2018 783 38.1 20.5 18
2019 889 50.6 17.5 18.1
2020 844 39.2 21.5 20.5
2021 826 7.4 110.8 16.2
2022 873 28.9 30.1 20.4
2023 853 45.7 18.6 30.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Forest Lake Area Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $11,297

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Forest Lake Area Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 53rd of 533 Middle schoolsRanks 110th of 529 Middle schools
 10.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Math (Forest Lake Area Middle School)73.760.2
 13.5%
   7th Grade Math (Forest Lake Public School District)67.857.9
 9.8%
   7th Grade Math (Minnesota)52.139.7
 12.4%
7th Grade Reading (Forest Lake Area Middle School)69.549.1
 20.4%
   7th Grade Reading (Forest Lake Public School District)6547.2
 17.8%
   7th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.545.2
 12.3%
8th Grade Math (Forest Lake Area Middle School)73.148.2
 24.9%
   8th Grade Math (Forest Lake Public School District)68.646
 22.7%
   8th Grade Math (Minnesota)55.240.3
 14.9%
8th Grade Reading (Forest Lake Area Middle School)6642.6
 23.4%
   8th Grade Reading (Forest Lake Public School District)6241.5
 20.5%
   8th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.744.8
 12.9%
8th Grade Science (Forest Lake Area Middle School)4929.5
 19.5%
   8th Grade Science (Forest Lake Public School District)45.528.4
 17.1%
   8th Grade Science (Minnesota)4327.6
 15.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students889853
 4%
African American1324
 84.6%
American Indian60
 100%
Asian3563
 80%
Hispanic2243
 95.5%
Pacific Islander00
White777687
 11.6%
Two or More Races3636
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients18.1%30.5%
 12.4%


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Forest Lake Area Middle School ranks 110th of 535 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Forest Lake Area Middle School are 81% White, 7% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 853 students attended Forest Lake Area Middle School.

Students who attend Forest Lake Area Middle School usually go on to attend Forest Lake Area High School


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