📍 19850 Fenway Avenue N, Forest Lake, Washington County, 55025
LILA Upper School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Forest Lake, Washington County. The school has 593 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lakes International Language Academ school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
LILA Upper School enrolls 593 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 5.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 446 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 84 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 15 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
92 of the school's 593 students (16%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 62 qualify for free lunch and 30 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 Upper School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 Upper 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 593 students, LILA Upper 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: Rural - Fringe