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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)		MCA-III Math (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Distance	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	Total
Columbus Elementary	0.0mi	Public	PK, KG-5	17345 Notre Dame St	Forest Lake	55025	Washington 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%)	73.7	220^th of 869 public elementary schools	74.7%		80.4	145^th of 872 public elementary schools	83.4%	75	62.7	45.6	63.0		56.4	28.8	28.8	84.7	64.6	58.9		68.2	$11,912
North Lakes Academy Elementary	1.8mi	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%)	32.2	625^th of 869 public elementary schools	28.1%		42	551^st of 872 public elementary schools	36.8%	74	40.0	47.8	40.0	25.9	38.1	17.6	17.6	45.0	60.9	20.0	18.5	33.3
Forest View Elementary	3.0mi	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	24.6	686^th of 869 public elementary schools	21.1%					(n/a)	37.3	32.7	37.6		35.7	11.8	11.8	47.0	32.0	20.0		32.8	$13,799
LILA Kinder Center	3.4mi	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
LILA Lower School	3.5mi	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%)	43.2	535^th of 869 public elementary schools	38.4%		42.8	542^nd of 872 public elementary schools	37.8%	7	32.1	36.8	58.1		41.8	26.1	26.1	47.4	43.6	41.0		44.1	$9,418
Wyoming Elementary	3.9mi	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	73.5	222^nd of 869 public elementary schools	74.5%		69.9	268^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.3%	46	40.4	46.6	70.0		52.9	36.1	36.1	63.5	74.1	72.1		70.2	$11,377
Linwood Elementary	6.4mi	Public	PK, KG-5	21900 Typo Creek Dr NE	Wyoming	55092	Chisago County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 982-1900	400	24	16.4	24.5%	343 (85.8%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.5%)	11 (2.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	60.4	343^rd of 869 public elementary schools	60.5%		66.1	313^th of 872 public elementary schools	64.1%	30	51.9	47.6	58.9		52.6	27.3	27.3	71.2	53.2	35.7		52.9	$11,780
Lino Lakes Elementary	6.6mi	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	52.3	432^nd of 869 public elementary schools	50.3%		56.3	413^th of 872 public elementary schools	52.6%	19	50.0	56.5	56.3		54.3	14.1	14.1	66.2	47.1	27.0		46.9	$10,330
Oneka Elementary School	7.6mi	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%)	52.1	434^th of 869 public elementary schools	50.1%		57.8	395^th of 872 public elementary schools	54.7%	39	42.0	47.8	60.0		49.8	21.5	21.5	60.2	44.8	38.8		48.5	$11,004
Sunrise Elementary	7.8mi	Public	K-5	12576 Lever St NE	Blaine	55449	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 433-5000	1,015	61	16.5	22.2%	630 (62.1%)	186 (18.3%)	33 (3.3%)	91 (9.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.1%)	86.3	81^st of 869 public elementary schools	90.7%		87.8	66^th of 872 public elementary schools	92.4%	15	58.6	62.4	64.4		61.9	43.2	43.2	78.1	78.8	73.8		76.8

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