FAST FACTS 2021-22
ISLAND LAKE SERVES
745
students in grades 1-5
134
in kindergarten (Snail Lake Education Center) HIGH ACHIEVEMENT Island Lake students perform one half to four years ahead of their national peers in math and reading. – Median performance of students on the NWEA Measures of Academic Progress.
WHO WE SERVE
Students meet with their teacher individually and in small groups of
2 - 6 students
multiple times throughout the week for personalized instruction. WHO WE ARE Students eligible for free or reducedprice lunch 12.2% Students receiving special services Special Education 10.6% English as a second language 7.1%
Diversity of student population Hispanic 5.1% Black 8.2% Two or more categories 7.5% Asian 15.4% White 63.8%
5.1% 8.2% 7.5% 15.4%
BOARD-APPROVED CLASS SIZE RANGES:
(K/1): 22-27 (2/3): 23-30 (4/5): 26-32
Island Lake students start every day with a morning meeting where teachers and students greet one another, share and participate in fun activities to get a positive start to the day. First through third graders utilize Seesaw as a digital platform while fourth and fifth grade students make use of the Google platform. Each of these students has access to a Chromebook throughout the school day. Spanish is offered in grades 4 and 5.
63.8%
Curriculum includes language arts, mathematics, science, the arts and technology, with opportunities for STEAM experiences throughout the year.
Island Lake welcomes students in its attendance area, which includes parts of Arden Hills, Shoreview, Vadnais Heights and Roseville. School hours: 9:20 a.m.-4 p.m. Office hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
After English, the top three languages spoken by families: 1) Hindi 2) Spanish 3) Chinese, Mandarin
Kristi Abbott, Principal 651-621-7003 • kristi.abbott@moundsviewschools.org 3555 Victoria Street N, Shoreview, MN 55126 651-621-7000 • mvpschools.org/islandlake
Island Lake PTA hosts many fun and family-oriented activities, including Family Fun Nights, a carnival, International Night and the Run with the Wolves 5K. Island Lake students love music! Between band, orchestra and choir, more than 250 students in grades 4 and 5 participate in these great opportunities. The school community teaches and practices the social competencies of cooperation, assertion, responsibility, empathy, and self-control, often referred to as C.A.R.E.S. Island Lake uses the Second Step program to teach and reinforce positive social skills for academic success. Island Lake embraces community with monthly school spirit days.
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