LILA Lower School

LILA Lower School is a K-5 school of large scale in FOREST LAKE, Minnesota, operated by Lakes International Language Academ, caters to 607 students in grades 1 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 76% bigger than the state mean of about 344.

LILA Lower School is one of 2 schools operated by Lakes International Language Academ, a district that teaches 1,186 students overall.

Looking at the student body, LILA Lower School logs that White students make up the majority at 72%; the rest reads as 14% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial, 4% Black.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 21% of students at LILA Lower School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LILA Lower School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 53.9%; this one comes in at 41.3%, -12.6 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Washington County put median household income runs about $115,345, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Washington County's 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,313 students), LILA Lower School is one campus in the mix.

Forest View Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LILA Lower School. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LILA Lower School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 41.0%.

LILA Lower School operates from a small-town location. LILA Lower School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. LILA Lower School's enrollment has decreased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 657 (now 607). White enrollment moved from 81% to 72% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for LILA Lower School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.