The reported proficiency rate for English language arts is 73%.
Original Research by School Decision on Ranger Academy
Ranger Academy is a closed school in Forest Lake, Minnesota, and its record is a short one. Its NCES entry identifies it as a regular public school serving a single middle-school grade, which is the full extent of its grade band. The school had no reported enrollment counts, no demographic data, no graduation rate, and no test results in the state assessment data that can be read. The state of Minnesota suppressed proficiency rates in math, reading, and science for all tested grade levels at the school, which the data tells us was because the count of tested students in each subject and grade was small. A parent looking at the school page today will see a school that no longer operates; the district brief confirms that its parent district, Forest Lake Public School District, closed an elementary school in 2024 as part of budget cuts, but the data does not say whether Ranger Academy is that same school or a different one.
Because the school is closed, many of the usual questions a family asks cannot be answered. There is no picture of academic performance because the state suppressed the proficiency data. There is no information on student body composition, class sizes, staffing, or program offerings. The school is listed as a regular school, not a charter, but the data gives no further clues about what kind of learning environment it provided. The enrollment and student demographics fields are entirely missing, so we cannot say how many students attended or what share qualified for free or reduced-price meals. The civil rights and outcomes data is absent, and there is no neighbor comparison to place it among other schools in the area. In short, the record tells us that Ranger Academy existed, it served one middle-school grade, and it is now closed.
The community of Forest Lake itself continues to grow. The city describes itself as a rapidly growing suburban community in the northwestern corner of Washington County, part of the Twin Cities metro area. It sits about a half-hour northeast of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and is car-oriented, with low-density residential neighborhoods, lakefront areas, and commercial corridors along highways. The city has a substantial park system with swimming beaches, trails, and recreational facilities, and its population grew through annexation of the surrounding township. Housing values in the broader area are above the national median, and rents have risen over the past year. The Forest Lake Public School District, which oversaw Ranger Academy, is undergoing financial stress. Voters rejected operating levy referendums in 2022 and 2023, and the district responded by cutting millions from its budget, closing an elementary school, redrawing attendance boundaries, and reducing staff. The district plans another levy vote in 2025.
For a family reading about Ranger Academy specifically, the central fact is that it no longer offers any program. The school is in a closed status, and its profile carries no usable information about the education it once provided. The district brief is the more relevant document for anyone considering the Forest Lake area, since it describes the current financial constraints and school closures that shape the district's present reality. Without enrollment or test data, there is no basis to assess Ranger Academy's academic pathway, peer environment, or student support. The record is essentially a placeholder.
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