Forest View Elementary

Set in FOREST LAKE, Minnesota, Forest View Elementary is a medium-sized elementary campus, overseen by Forest Lake Public School District. It teaches 345 students across grades pre-K through 3.

Forest Lake Public School District runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 5,776 students. Forest View Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Forest View Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 13% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 10% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Washington County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Washington County runs at roughly 26%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Forest View Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.6%; this one delivers 38.6%.

In the surrounding community, Washington County reports that median household income runs about $115,345, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Forest View Elementary is one of 103 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 46,313 students).

Nearest neighbor: Forest Lake Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Forest View Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Forest View Elementary at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 34.3%.

Forest View Elementary operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 17%: 415 students in 2018 compared to 345 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 63% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.