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Forest Lake Area Community School

Public Grades 6-12

430^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 4% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Forest Lake Area Community School is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in the Forest Lake Public School District, with a total enrollment of 198 students. While the school is relatively small compared to the nearby Forest Lake Area High School, it has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota high schools over the past several years, with a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

One of the key differentiating factors for Forest Lake Area Community School is its academic performance, which significantly underperforms compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 2.7% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in MCA-III Math, compared to 31.13% for the district and 34.96% statewide. The school also has a lower 4-year graduation rate and a higher dropout rate than the district's flagship high school. Additionally, over 52% of students at Forest Lake Area Community School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a significantly higher proportion than the 23.09% rate at Forest Lake Area High School.

While the school's current performance is concerning, the fact that it is a small school with a relatively low student-teacher ratio suggests there may be opportunities to implement more personalized and targeted instructional strategies to drive improvement. Addressing the challenges faced by Forest Lake Area Community School will likely require a multi-faceted approach, including targeted interventions, additional resources, and a closer examination of how educational opportunities are distributed within the Forest Lake Public School District.

113

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,701

Per pupil spending ?

48.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

943 SW 9th Avenue
Forest Lake, MN 55025-8888

(651) 982-3171

District: Forest Lake Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.8%

Hispanic:

11.5%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (14% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Minnesota average (55% vs 85%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg50%

Minnesota avg47%

Middle school

456^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 7 pts since 2018

From bottom 5% (2018) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

430^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Forest Lake Public School District

200^th of 446Forest Lake Public School District 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	456 of 519	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	522 of 545	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	468 of 529	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	486 of 520	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	514 of 521	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	507 of 533	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	493 of 518	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.1	399 of 406	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.1	373 of 396	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.2	382 of 387	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	7.6	444 of 467	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	428 of 443	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	435 of 439	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	9.4	452 of 473	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	395 of 459	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	399 of 399	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	385 of 415	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	404 of 452	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	450 of 479	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	424 of 464	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	451 of 476	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.6	434 of 437	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	417 of 454	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	424 of 438	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	27.1	244 of 307	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	164 of 282	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	399 of 415	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.8	435 of 440	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	401 of 436	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	433 of 438	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.1	421 of 422	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.2	422 of 428	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.6	423 of 428	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	430 of 450	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	471 of 480	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	452 of 476	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	380 of 472	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	379 of 428	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	408 of 492	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	416 of 494	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	417 of 489	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.1	417 of 489	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.9	417 of 504	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.6	434 of 483	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	3.8	506 of 534	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.3	485 of 539	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.2	426 of 545	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.9	416 of 540	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	8.0	420 of 460	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.5	399 of 463	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.6	416 of 450	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.2	409 of 452	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.5	411 of 433	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	353 of 358	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	386 of 403	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	385 of 396	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	362 of 401	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	375 of 395	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	317 of 333	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	363 of 389	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	370 of 393	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	363 of 377	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	404 of 405	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	385 of 398	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	315 of 403	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	367 of 411	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	366 of 398	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	11.8	206 of 216	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	374 of 376	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	399 of 402	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	388 of 398	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	374 of 401	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	385 of 412	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	392 of 414	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2024)21st percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2022)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)4th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-8 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading23%-27 vs state

Math8%-38 vs state

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Schools Near Forest Lake Area Community School

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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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Forest Lake Area Community School	Public	6-12	943 SW 9th Avenue	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 982-3171	113	10	11.0	48.7%	80 (70.8%)	5 (4.4%)	13 (11.5%)	5 (4.4%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.1%)	7.7	430^th of 450 public high schools	4.4%		4.4	471^st of 480 public high schools	1.9%	41		5.3	16.7	2.7	7.5		21.1	30.4	16.7	22.7	$22,701
Forest Lake Therapeutic Education	Public	7-12	943 9th Ave SW	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 982-3175	4	0			3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)								(n/a)
Community School Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	943 9th Ave SW	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 982-3175	34	0		52.9%	27 (79.4%)	1 (2.9%)	2 (5.9%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)								(n/a)
North Lakes Academy 7-12 Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	308 15th St SW	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	North Lakes Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 982-2688	245	17	14.5	37.6%	200 (81.6%)	5 (2.0%)	21 (8.6%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	35.4	316^th of 450 public high schools	29.8%		71.6	130^th of 480 public high schools	72.9%	186		18.9	15.6	15.2	16.5		27.0	24.4	42.9	31.5	$11,926
Step	Public	10-12	200 SW 4th Street	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 982-8129	47	3	16.6	29.8%	40 (85.1%)	2 (4.3%)	2 (4.3%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)								(n/a)											$30,569
Forest Lake Area High School	Public	9-12	6101 Scandia Tr N	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 982-8401	1,805	74	24.4	22.5%	1,420 (78.7%)	62 (3.4%)	94 (5.2%)	135 (7.5%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (4.9%)	59.8	203^rd of 450 public high schools	54.9%		59.8	210^th of 480 public high schools	56.3%	7				33.9	33.9				48.8	48.8	$11,600
Online Learning Program	Public, Charter	6-12	19850 Fenway Ave N	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Lakes International Language Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 464-8989	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
LILA Upper School	Public, Charter	6-12	19850 Fenway Avenue N	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Lakes International Language Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 464-8989	579	43	13.6	15.4%	444 (76.7%)	12 (2.1%)	68 (11.7%)	21 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.7%)	89.6	28^th of 450 public high schools	93.8%		79.7	77^th of 480 public high schools	84.0%	49	35.7	37.9	32.1	46.8	37.4	62.1	47.1	56.8	73.3	59.0	$11,480
White Bear Transition Plus Program	Public	12	14895 Francesca Ave. N	Hugo	55038	Washington County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 773-6051	51	7	7.6	51.0%	26 (51.0%)	8 (15.7%)	9 (17.6%)	6 (11.8%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)											$47,936
Aware	Public	6-12	14895 Francesca Avenue North	Hugo	55038	Washington County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 773-6051	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$2,525

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Lake Area Community School

What district is Forest Lake Area Community School in?

Forest Lake Public School District

How many students attend Forest Lake Area Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 113 students attended Forest Lake Area Community School.

What is the racial makeup of Forest Lake Area Community School?

Students at Forest Lake Area Community School are 71% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American, 4% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Is Forest Lake Area Community School a good school?

Forest Lake Area Community School ranks in the bottom 4.4% of Minnesota high schools.

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