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Forest Lake Area Community School

Public Grades 6-12

436^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 8% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Forest Lake Area Community School is a small public school in Forest Lake, Minnesota, serving 113 students in grades 6–12 as part of the Forest Lake Public School District, which ranks in the 62nd percentile of Minnesota districts. The school itself has ranked in the bottom portion of Minnesota high schools for a decade, landing at 436 of 473 schools — the 8th percentile with 0 stars — in 2025–2026, and between the bottom 2nd and 8th percentile in each of the last four school years.

Academics lag far behind the district, state, and nearby schools. In 2025–2026, all-grade math proficiency was 3.7%, reading 10%, and science 10.5%, while 11th-grade math was 0%. Middle-grade math and reading results and grade 8 science were suppressed by the state that year, so those figures are unknown rather than zero. Nearby schools rank much higher: Forest Lake Area High School, in the same district, is at the 80th percentile with 4 stars, followed by LILA Upper School at the 73rd percentile and North Lakes Academy 7-12 Campus at the 49th. Every reported student group performs in the bottom quartile, including male and female students and students from low-income families, whose 20th percentile in 2025–2026 was the strongest group result.

Graduation and dropout figures are among the school's most striking metrics. In 2024–2025, 55.1% of students graduated and 6.9% dropped out, compared with 84.6% and 4.1% district-wide — a recovery from 2023–2024's 29.4% graduation and 23.5% dropout rates, but still well below state and nearby schools such as White Bear Transition Plus Program (70.0% graduation), Forest Lake Area High School (88.7%), and LILA Upper School (96.6%). About 48.67% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, similar to Community School Credit Recovery (52.94%) and White Bear Transition Plus Program (50.98%). The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio of 11.0 is lower than most nearby schools, but that has not yet translated into stronger results.

113

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,701

Per pupil spending ?

48.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

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 — 15th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (8% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school8%

District avg47%

Minnesota avg43%

436^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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

172^nd of 458Forest 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
2026	8.4	436 of 473	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	24.6	302 of 377	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	3.1	386 of 394	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)20th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2023)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

White (2026)2nd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Science10%-15 vs state

Reading10%-39 vs state

Math4%-41 vs state

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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	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	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%)	8.4	436^th of 473 public high schools	7.8%		7.7	430^th of 450 public high schools	4.4%	6				9.1	10.0		12.5	10.5				0.0	3.7	$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%)	53	239^th of 473 public high schools	49.5%		35.4	316^th of 450 public high schools	29.8%	77		54.8	33.3	43.6	43.1	7.7	38.3	24.4		39.4	7.7	13.5	19.3	$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%)	76.2	96^th of 473 public high schools	79.7%		59.8	203^rd of 450 public high schools	54.9%	107				41.9	41.9		58.0	58.0				40.6	40.6	$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%)	70.7	127^th of 473 public high schools	73.2%		89.6	28^th of 450 public high schools	93.8%	99	57.8	58.0	55.2	45.6	54.5	13.8	42.9	24.3	30.0	38.4	37.9	36.2	35.6	$11,480
White Bear Transition Plus Program	Public	11-12	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 7.8% of Minnesota high schools.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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