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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Forest Lake Area Middle School right now?
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Enrollment
916
Middle
DISTRICT 613 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREST LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271227000592
Forest Lake Area Middle School
21395 GOODVIEW AVE N, FOREST LAKE, MN 55025 · (651) 982-3000 · Washington County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL916 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Minnesota public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
239 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 421 | 46% |
| Grade 8 | 495 | 54% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
45.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
53.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Forest Lake Area Middle School
Forest Lake Area Middle School's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Lake Area Middle School this school | 916 | 26.1% | 41.1% |
| St. Francis Middle SAINT FRANCIS | 890 | 31.6% | 41.1% |
| Hastings Middle School HASTINGS | 1,183 | 27.6% | 37.5% |
| Discovery Middle School ALEXANDRIA | 898 | 28.1% | 48.8% |
| North Branch Area Middle School NORTH BRANCH | 615 | 29.1% | 34.7% |
| BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE BUFFALO | 1,160 | 27.5% | 45.7% |
Matched among Minnesota middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Forest Lake Area Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #115 of 245 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #56 of 245 | #6 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #146 of 245 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 916 | #53 of 306 | #8 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #171 of 210 | #8 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.8% | #139 of 216 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.1% | #190 of 252 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.0% | #16 of 66 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
916
+90 (+11%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 755
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 118.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 916 | 47.6 | 19.2:1 | 26% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 844 | 43.7 | 19.3:1 | 26% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 853 | 45.7 | 18.7:1 | 30% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 826 | 7 | 118.0:1 | 16% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 783 | 38.2 | 20.5:1 | 18% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 852 | 41 | 20.8:1 | 21% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 930 | 47 | 19.8:1 | 20% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 1,026 | 59 | 17.4:1 | 11% (113) |
| 1990-91 | 755 | 40 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest Lake Area Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (783 to 916); teachers up 25% (38.2 to 47.6).
About Forest Lake Area Middle School
Forest Lake Area Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school based in FOREST LAKE, Minnesota. The student body numbers 916 students, from grades 7 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Minnesota) has about 495 students.
Forest Lake Area Middle School is part of Forest Lake Public School District, where 14 schools serve 5,776 students.
Roughly 79% of students at Forest Lake Area Middle School are White. Other groups make up 8% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. The county population is about 78% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 37% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.2:1. On average, middle schools in Minnesota have 17.5:1, compared with 19.2:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Forest Lake Area Middle School is 26%. That tracks the 26% average for public schools in Washington County.
Forest Lake Area Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 40% of Minnesota public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Forest Lake Area Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Minnesota is predicted to score 51.0%. Forest Lake Area Middle School scores 41.1%, 9.9 points below that line.
Washington County has about 276,238 residents, and the median household income is $115,345, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Forest Lake Area Middle School, Washington County has 102 other public schools.
The closest public school to Forest Lake Area Middle School is Forest Lake Area High School, about 0.3 miles away. Forest Lake Area Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 41.0%, lower than Forest Lake Area Middle School's 41.1%.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Forest Lake Area Middle School's enrollment climbed from 826 in 2020-21 to 916 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 118.0 in 2020-21 to 19.2 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Forest Lake Area Middle School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
276,238
Census ACS
Median income
$115,345
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
46,313 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Forest Lake Public School District
- Forest Lake Area High SchoolHigh · 1,805 students
- Lino Lakes ElementaryElementary · 501 students
- Wyoming ElementaryElementary · 447 students
- Columbus ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- Linwood ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Forest View ElementaryElementary · 345 students
Other schools in FOREST LAKE
- Forest Lake Area High SchoolHigh · 1,805 students
- LILA Lower SchoolElementary · 607 students
- LILA Upper SchoolHigh · 579 students
- Columbus ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- Forest View ElementaryElementary · 345 students
- Forest Lake ElementaryMiddle · 309 students
Nearby schools
- Forest Lake Area High School0.3 mi · 1,805
- LILA Lower School0.7 mi · 607
- Forest View Elementary1.2 mi · 345
- Forest Lake Elementary1.3 mi · 309
- Community School Credit Recovery1.4 mi · 34
- Forest Lake Therapeutic Education1.4 mi · 4
Frequently asked questions
About Forest Lake Area Middle SchoolHow many students attend Forest Lake Area Middle School?
Forest Lake Area Middle School enrolls approximately 916 students in grades 07-08.
Is Forest Lake Area Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Forest Lake Area Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Forest Lake Area Middle School?
Approximately 19.2:1 students per teacher at Forest Lake Area Middle School.
How diverse is Forest Lake Area Middle School?
Forest Lake Area Middle School reports a student body of 79% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Forest Lake Area Middle School in?
Forest Lake Area Middle School is part of Forest Lake Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.