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Schools in Lino Lakes · Centennial Public School District, Forest Lake Public School District

Lino Lakes’s public schools outscore 79% of Minnesota districts

Math proficiency in Lino Lakes’s districts is 56%, above the Minnesota average (45%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Lino Lakes, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.

#93of 274 Minnesota townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
56%
▲ 5 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
56%
▲ 11 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
▲ 6 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▼ 19% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Centennial Public
Students per teacher
18.9
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
5
7,362 students on the public path
In brief

Lino Lakes’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 833 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lino Lakes’s, its schools beat 71%, lower than their 79% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 56% and math 56% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 45% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Centennial Public spends $13,769 per student and Forest Lake Public $15,260, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Lino Lakes’s grade

A− Test scoresB Graduation

A−: better than 79% of Minnesota school districts, #93 of 274 Minnesota towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Minnesota average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 79%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (833)Better than 71%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 6,321 test results and a graduating class of 523 could put Lino Lakes anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Lino Lakes’s students in the tested grades sat them (6,230 in math, 6,413 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lino Lakes, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A+
6–8Centennial MiddleCentennial Public School DistrictB+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+

Lino Lakes runs its own schools through grade 12 (Centennial Public School District). From grade PK, students attend the Forest Lake Public School District, shared with Columbus, Forest Lake, Hugo, Linwood, May, Scandia and Wyoming. Its high school is in Circle Pines. Parts of Lino Lakes (16% of its land) are served by White Bear Lake instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Lino Lakes

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Centennial Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 15 schools · 6,851 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 18.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,769MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Forest Lake Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 14 schools · 5,776 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 19.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,260MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Centennial Public School District61%
State average 51.1% · 3429 students tested
Math · PK–12, Centennial Public School District63%
State average 44.8% · 3316 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Forest Lake Public School District51%
State average 51.1% · 2984 students tested
Math · PK–12, Forest Lake Public School District47%
State average 44.8% · 2914 students tested

Lino Lakes vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Lino Lakes’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lino LakesA−Centennial Public PK–12 · Forest Lake Public PK–12
HugoB+Forest Lake Public PK–12 · White Bear Lake PK–12
ColumbusBForest Lake Public
BlaineB+Spring Lake Park PK–12 · Anoka-Hennepin Public PK–12
Circle PinesACentennial Public
White BearB+White Bear Lake
North OaksA−Mounds View Public PK–12 · White Bear Lake PK–12

2 of the 6 neighbors share Forest Lake Public with Lino Lakes for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Lino Lakes

7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Lino Lakesby address
Lino Lakes Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B
501 students17:1Rate it →
Blue Heron Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
A
707 students17:1Rate it →
Rice Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
A+
687 students17:1Rate it →
Centennial Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
1,595 students27:1Rate it →
Also serving Lino Lakesin other towns
Centennial High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Circle Pines
B+
2,067 students22:1Rate it →
Forest Lake Area High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Forest Lake
B+
1,805 students24:1Rate it →
Other district programsby referral or application
Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K
Special Education
109 students11:1Rate it →

Left off: 6 public programs with fewer than 25 students (MN Correctional Facility-Lino Lakes, Pines School Day Program, Pines School - RJC, Pines School - ACS, Pines School - NSP and Centennial Middle School Online).

Questions about Lino Lakes’s schools

Are Lino Lakes’s schools good?

By Minnesota’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lino Lakes children attend outscore 79% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #93 of 274 Minnesota towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 71%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lino Lakes in?

Two districts: Centennial Public School District runs grades PK–12, and Forest Lake Public School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Columbus, Forest Lake, Hugo, Linwood, May, Scandia and Wyoming.

Where do Lino Lakes kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Centennial High School and Forest Lake Area High School.

What is Lino Lakes’s graduation rate?

89% of the class of 2023 in Forest Lake Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Lino Lakes spend per student?

$13,769 in Centennial Public School District and $15,260 in Forest Lake Public School District (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.