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Enrollment
607
Elementary
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKES INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE ACADEM·NCES 270035804102
LILA Lower School
246 SE 11TH AVE, FOREST LAKE, MN 55025 · (651) 464-0771 · Washington County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL607 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
126 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 120 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 130 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 18% |
This year's 1st grade class (120) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lakes International Language Academ. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
40.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
47.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 54% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 LILA Lower School
LILA Lower School's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LILA Lower School this school | 607 | 20.8% | 41.3% |
| Bamber Valley Elementary School ROCHESTER | 599 | 21.0% | 56.0% |
| Pinewood Community Elementary EAGAN | 519 | 22.0% | 51.7% |
| THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY EAGAN | 575 | 21.4% | 59.9% |
| RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 573 | 20.2% | 43.6% |
| OAK HILLS ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE | 571 | 21.9% | 62.3% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary 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 LILA Lower School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #502 of 844 | #26 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #472 of 844 | #27 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #572 of 844 | #29 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 607 | #154 of 1,130 | #11 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #511 of 769 | #15 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.9% | #415 of 796 | #25 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.8% | #817 of 942 | #21 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #359 of 499 | #11 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
607
+32 (+6%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 598
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 607 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 21% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 37.7 | 15.8:1 | 20% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 22% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 575 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 8% (46) |
| 2017-18 | 657 | 42 | 15.7:1 | 12% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 629 | 35 | 18.0:1 | 10% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 598 | 34 | 17.6:1 | 12% (74) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LILA Lower School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (657 to 607); teachers down 2% (42 to 41).
About LILA Lower School
LILA Lower School is a public large elementary school in FOREST LAKE, Minnesota. There are 607 students enrolled, covering grades 1 through 5. That puts enrollment 76% above the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Lakes International Language Academ (2 schools, 1,186 students) runs LILA Lower School.
More than half of the students at LILA Lower School are White (72%). Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 46%.
There are about 14.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at LILA Lower School, which has 41. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at LILA Lower School is about 21%.
LILA Lower School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 21% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations places LILA Lower School in the bottom 10% of Minnesota schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 12.6 points below it (41.3% actual, 53.9% predicted).
For Washington County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $115,345 a year, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. There are 103 public schools in the county, enrolling about 46,313, LILA Lower School among them.
LILA Lower School is about 0.5 miles from Forest View Elementary, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, LILA Lower School is ahead of the 41.0% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 5.
LILA Lower School falls in the Town: Fringe locale category, used for schools in a town close to an urbanized area. Charter status: LILA Lower School is a public charter school.
Enrollment was 607 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 575.
LILA Lower School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Lakes International Language Academ
- LILA Upper SchoolHigh · 579 students
- Online Learning ProgramHigh
- LILA Kinder CenterElementary
Other schools in FOREST LAKE
- Forest Lake Area High SchoolHigh · 1,805 students
- Forest Lake Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 916 students
- LILA Upper SchoolHigh · 579 students
- Columbus ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- Forest View ElementaryElementary · 345 students
- Forest Lake ElementaryMiddle · 309 students
Nearby schools
- Forest View Elementary0.5 mi · 345
- Forest Lake Elementary0.6 mi · 309
- Forest Lake Area Middle School0.7 mi · 916
- Forest Lake Area High School0.7 mi · 1,805
- Step0.7 mi · 47
- Early Childhood Special Education0.8 mi · 103
Frequently asked questions
About LILA Lower SchoolHow large is LILA Lower School?
LILA Lower School enrolls approximately 607 students in grades 01-05.
Is LILA Lower School an elementary, middle, or high school?
LILA Lower School is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LILA Lower School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LILA Lower School is approximately 14.8:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at LILA Lower School?
Student demographics at LILA Lower School are roughly 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees LILA Lower School?
LILA Lower School is overseen by Lakes International Language Academ in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.