Lake Country School Admissions: Quick Facts
Founded in 1976 by Patricia and Larry Schaefer, internationally trained visionaries in Montessori education.
Nationally recognized as a leading, authentic Montessori learning environment.
Committed to reflecting and embracing the cultural, ethnic, and economic diversity of our city.
Accredited by Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) and the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS).
Enrollment: 300 awe-inspiring students
Students of color: 25%
Faculty: 34 teachers and 16 support staff; all classroom teachers have completed graduate-school AMI training at the level they teach and have met ISACS certification guidelines; all teachers have undergraduate college degrees and many have additional advanced degrees; 60% of our faculty have taught at the school for more than a decade.
10 Classrooms: 3 Children's House (pre-K through K); 3 Lower Elementary (grades 1-3); 3 Upper Elementary (grades 4-6); and Junior High (grades 7-9)
Urban Campus: situated in residential south Minneapolis, near city parks and Lake Harriet; close to cultural and educational opportunities of the city; recently renovated building includes 10 Montessori learning environments, as well as second-language, music, and art studios, research center, gymnasium/auditorium, cafeteria, and playground.
Rural Campus: 160-acre working farm near Connorsville, Wisconsin, with chickens, llamas, sheep, apple orchard, vegetable and flower gardens, resident staff, and lodge and learning spaces.
Transportation: car pools, city bus service, and afternoon school buses within the district
Financial Assistance: provided to 20% of student body
For further admissions information please contact Lucinda Anderson, LCS Admissions Director
612.827.3707 ::: admissions@lakecountryschool.org
Lake Country School 
3755 Pleasant Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55409 Phone 612.827.3707
For admissions information please e-mail admissions@lakecountryschool.org