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Three students writing at desks in a classroom at Forest View Elementary School.
SchoolForest Lake, MN

Forest View Elementary School

Grades and ages

Grades K-5

Enrollment

333 students

Students per teacher

17.5 per full-time teacher

Tuition

Tuition-free

About Forest View Elementary School

Forest View Elementary School opened in 1968 among the pine trees along Fourth Street in Forest Lake, and it is one of eight elementary schools in Forest Lake Area Schools, Independent District 831. We have twice received the Minnesota School of Excellence Award, along with a U.S. Department of Education Certificate of Merit.

Our classrooms run from kindergarten through fifth grade, and several grades include Spanish immersion classrooms alongside English-language classrooms. Specialists in special education, speech, media, general music, technology and physical education work with our classroom teachers. We also staff a Title I teacher, an intervention teacher, Math Corps tutoring, an English language teacher and a guidance counselor, and Canvas Health provides school-based mental health support on site.

Our students and staff follow four guiding principles: Respect, Work, Belong and Be Kind. Students have a strong tradition in Future Problem Solving, and our school-age care program offers supervision for families who need it outside class time.

Student fit

Who this school serves

Grades and ages

  • Public
  • Elementary (K-5)

Specialties

  • Spanish immersion
  • Future Problem Solving

Learning and support

Curriculum and therapeutic services

Services and supports

  • Speech-language therapy
  • School counseling
  • School-based mental health (Canvas Health)

Programs

Programs at Forest View Elementary School

Other programs and supports

  • Speech-language therapy
  • School counseling
  • School-based mental health (Canvas Health)

School facts

Practical details for families

Students per Teacher
17.5 per full-time teacher
Students with IEPs
83 (19% of students)

Tuition and funding

Tuition: Tuition-free

  • Tuition-free public school

Enrollment

333 students

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Physical address

620 4th St SW, Forest Lake, MN 55025

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