LILA Kinder Center
Charter · Grades Pre-K–K
LILA Lower School
246 SE 11th Ave, Forest Lake, MN 55025
Grades
1–5
Elementary
Students
607
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Lakes International Language Academ
Washington County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Minnesota elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About LILA Lower School
LILA Lower School is a charter elementary school in Forest Lake, Minnesota, serving grades 1–5. It is part of Lakes International Language Academ. The school is located in a town on the edge of a metro area in Washington County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 607 students were enrolled, with about 14.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Minnesota elementary school (12.9 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Volunteers of America - Minnesota. Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 1–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- 1–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 607 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.8 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Volunteers of America - Minnesota
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Fringe
- School district
- Lakes International Language Academ
- County
- Washington County
- NCES school ID
- 270035804102
Schools near LILA Lower School
All 18 schools in Forest Lake →
St. Peter Elementary School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 282 students
Forest View Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–3 · 345 students
North Lakes Academy Elementary
Charter · Grades K–6 · 220 students
Columbus Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 441 students
Wyoming Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 447 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.