📍 246 Se 11th Ave, Forest Lake, Washington County, 55025
LILA Lower School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Forest Lake, Washington County. The school has 581 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lakes International Language Academ school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 41.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
LILA Lower School enrolls 581 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 41.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 442 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 11% |
| Asian | 29 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
127 of the school's 581 students (22%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 88 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
LILA Lower School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-80, state senate district 39.
LILA Lower School is one of 4 schools in Lakes International Language Academ, based in FOREST LAKE, Minnesota. The district serves 1,442 students district-wide and employs 82 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 581 students, LILA Lower School is larger than the district average of about 361 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe