Lakes International Language Academy is one of Minnesota's fastest growing and highest performing schools. The School's achievements can be summarized through its growth, parent satisfaction, student retention, faculty retention, standardized test scores, and its facilities development & expansion.
GROWTH
* In 2004 opened with 174 students.
* In 2005 enrolled 284 students.
* In 2006 enrolled 368 students.
* In 2007 enrolled 442 students.
* In 2008 enrolled 502 students.
* In 2009 enrolled 562 students.
FiNANCES
* For the fourth consecutive year, Lakes International received the state School Finance Award from the Minnesota Department of Education.
OTHER HONORS
*LILA was recognized as a 2010 National School of Character “Profiles in Character” award winner by the Character Education Partnership of Washington, D.C. Only 18 schools across the United States were selected for the honor, which is based on an evaluation of each school’s strengths in areas such as social-emotional learning or meeting individual student needs within the CEP’s Eleven Principles of Effective Character Education.
PARENT SATISFACTION, STUDENT RETENTION, and FACULTY RETENTION
* Parent satisfaction, over five year period, averages over 92%
* Student retention, over five year period, averages over 94%
* Faculty retention, over five year period, averages over 91%
TEST SCORES
| MN Average |
Lakes International |
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| MATH |
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| 2008-2009 |
72% |
73% |
| 2007-2008 |
62% |
75% |
| 2006-2007 |
61% |
72% |
| 2005-2006 |
58% |
70% |
| 2004-2005 |
58% |
61% |
| READING |
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| 2008-2009 |
64% |
66% |
| 2007-2008 |
71% |
75% |
| 2006-2007 |
69% |
73% |
| 2005-2006 |
71% |
74% |
| 2004-2005 | 70% |
72% |
| SCIENCE |
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| 2007-2008 |
39% |
51% |
| 2006-2007 |
40% | 43% |
FACILITIES
* In July 2009 completed three new classrooms in the west wing.
* In July 2009 completed an expansion of the Cafeteria.
* In October 2008 finished construction of a New Media Center and Computer Lab.
* In August 2006 Finished 14 classrooms and gymnasium.
* In June 2006 completed an expansion of the cafetaria.
* In June 2005 remodeled the second grade classrooms and added the cafeteria staircase between levels.
* In February 2004 remodeled the old hospital rooms into eight classrooms and small multipurpose space.
