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What's the most underrated thing about LILA Upper School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
579
High
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKES INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE ACADEM·NCES 270035804828
LILA Upper School
19850 FENWAY AVENUE N, FOREST LAKE, MN 55025 · (651) 464-8989 · Washington County
GRADES 06–12HIGH41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Minnesota public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
89 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 115 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 61 | 11% |
Student demographics
39%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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
37.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 LILA Upper School
LILA Upper School's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LILA Upper School this school | 579 | 15.4% | 47.3% |
| SPECTRUM HIGH SCHOOL ELK RIVER | 502 | 14.7% | 58.6% |
| GREAT RIVER SCHOOL SAINT PAUL | 411 | 19.2% | 53.0% |
| BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH BELLE PLAINE | 475 | 19.4% | 55.0% |
| Mound Westonka High School MINNETRISTA | 895 | 17.8% | 58.1% |
| Byron Senior High School BYRON | 695 | 15.0% | 66.4% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 Upper School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #106 of 397 | #7 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #159 of 401 | #7 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #77 of 397 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #151 of 764 | #9 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #67 of 332 | #2 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.3% | #151 of 338 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.4% | #428 of 444 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +74.9% | #5 of 181 | #1 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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
579
+33 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 579 | 42.5 | 13.6:1 | 15% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 572 | 46.7 | 12.3:1 | 15% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 593 | 34.8 | 17.0:1 | 16% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 546 | 25 | 21.8:1 | 8% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 24.8 | 13.3:1 | 10% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 245 | 15 | 16.3:1 | 10% (25) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LILA Upper School.
Since 2017-18: students up 75% (331 to 579); teachers up 71% (24.8 to 42.5).
About LILA Upper School
A high-enrollment high school in FOREST LAKE, Minnesota, LILA Upper School is part of Lakes International Language Academ. It has an enrollment of 579 students in grades 6 through 12. On average, high schools in Minnesota enroll around 371, and this school is 56% above that mark.
LILA Upper School falls under Lakes International Language Academ, which has 2 schools enrolling 1,186 students.
Of every 100 students at LILA Upper School, about 77 are White. Other reported shares: 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. Among Washington County residents, the White share is about 78%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, LILA Upper School scores 39%.
LILA Upper School lists 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.6 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1. About 15% of students at LILA Upper School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 26% average for public schools in Washington County.
LILA Upper School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 61% of Minnesota public high schools.
In Minnesota, LILA Upper School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 47.3% actual against a predicted 56.8%.
Looking at the county, Washington County, the median household earns about $115,345 a year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Washington County number 103, with about 46,313 students.
Forest Lake Area High School is the nearest public school to LILA Upper School, about 1.7 miles away. Within five miles of LILA Upper School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, LILA Upper School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe. LILA Upper School is run as a public charter school.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 579, from 546 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 21.8:1 to 13.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Lower SchoolElementary · 607 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 Lower SchoolElementary · 607 students
- Columbus ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- Forest View ElementaryElementary · 345 students
- Forest Lake ElementaryMiddle · 309 students
Nearby schools
- Forest Lake Area High School1.7 mi · 1,805
- Forest Lake Area Middle School2.0 mi · 916
- LILA Lower School2.3 mi · 607
- Early Childhood Special Education2.4 mi · 103
- Community School Credit Recovery2.4 mi · 34
- Forest Lake Area Community School2.4 mi · 113
Frequently asked questions
About LILA Upper SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at LILA Upper School?
LILA Upper School enrolls approximately 579 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does LILA Upper School serve?
LILA Upper School serves grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at LILA Upper School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at LILA Upper School.
What is the student diversity at LILA Upper School?
Student demographics at LILA Upper School are roughly 77% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees LILA Upper School?
LILA Upper 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.