Forest Lake Area School District

  • Over 50,000 people served

  • 5,600 students attending

  • 7 elementary schools, a middle school, a high school, and a community school

  • 3 counties: Anoka, Chisago, & Washington

  • 12 communities: Columbus, East Bethel, Forest Lake, Ham Lake, Hugo, Lino Lakes, Linwood, Marine, May, Scandia, Stacy, & Wyoming

  • Largest area employer (1200 jobs)

  • District #831

Amazing Things About Our District

  • Community based elementary schools

  • Career exploration middle school program

  • Extensive high school class offering

    (I.e. the arts, business, industrial tech, culinary, agriculture, economics, medical, health, music, & the sciences)

  • Massive career offering (I.e. auto mechanic, carpentry, electronics, engineering, architecture, cabinet making, robotics, & metal working)

  • Job shadow program

  • Spanish immersion program

Areas That Need Improvement

  • Math: 48.5% of students partially or fully do not meet state standards

  • Reading: 49.2% of students partially or fully do not meet state standards

  • Science: 55.8% of students partially or fully do not meet state standards

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