Lake Forest is a city in Orange County, California. The population was about 78,720 as of January 1, 2010.

Lake Forest incorporated as a city on December 20, 1991. Since being incorporated, it has expanded its limits to include the communities of Foothill Ranch and Portola Hills. Foothill Ranch and Portola Hills are master planned developments that brought new homes and commercial centers to the Eastern boundary of Lake Forest throughout the 1990s. Lake Forest (along with its neighboring cities Mission Viejo and Irvine) is ranked as one of the safest cities in the country. The private research firm Morgan Quitno ranked Lake Forest as the 15th safest city and another firm later ranked Lake Forest 10th in 2007 in the United States.

The city has two lakes from which the city gets its name. The lakes are man-made, and condominiums and custom homes ranging from large to small line their shores. The Lake Forest Beach and Tennis Club and Sun and Sail Club feature tennis courts, gyms, basketball courts, barbecue pits, volleyball courts, multiple swimming pools, saunas, hot tubs and club houses for social events. The “forest” for which the city is also named lies in the area between Ridge Route, Jeronimo, Lake Forest and Serrano roads, and consists mostly of Eucalyptus trees. It began in the 1900s when a local landowner, Dwight Whiting, planted 400 acres of Eucalyptus groves in the vicinity of Serrano Creek as part of a lumber operation. In the late 1960s, the Occidental Petroleum company developed a residential community in and around the Eucalyptus groves which had long since expanded and grown much more dense.

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High Schools in Lake Forest, CA, 3

2 High Schools found in the area.

School	Type	Grade Level	Enrollment	Students per Teacher
El Toro High School Phone: (949) 586-6333 25255 Toledo Way, Lake Forest, CA 92630 http://www.svusd.k12.ca.us/schools/eths	Public	9-12	2925	27
J Decasas Academy Phone: (949) 583-1486 23832 Rockfield Blvd #180, Lake Forest, CA 92630	Private, Special Education	5-10	10	3

Elementary Schools in Lake Forest, CA, 3

11 Elementary Schools found in the area.

School	Type	Grade Level	Enrollment	Students per Teacher
Olivewood Elementary School Phone: (949) 837-6682 23391 Dune Mear Rd, Lake Forest, CA 92630	Public	K-6	435	24
Ralph A. Gates Elementary School Phone: (949) 837-2260 23882 Landisview Ave, Lake Forest, CA 92630	Charter	K-6	858	23
Aliso Elementary School Phone: (949) 830-4670 22882 Loumont Dr, Lake Forest, CA 92630	Public	K-6	370	21
Santiago Elementary School Phone: (949) 586-2820 24982 Rivendell Dr, Lake Forest, CA 92630	Public	K-6	479	24
Rancho Canada Elementary School Phone: (949) 768-5252 21801 Winding Way, Lake Forest, CA 92630	Public	K-6	707	25
la Madera Elementary School Phone: (949) 770-1415 25350 Serrano Rd, Lake Forest, CA 92630	Public	K-6	589	25
Lake Forest Elementary School Phone: (949) 830-9945 21801 Pittsford Dr, Lake Forest, CA 92630	Public	K-6	868	27
Elementary Toro Baptist Christian School Phone: (949) 855-4599 23302 EL Toro Rd, Lake Forest, CA 92630	Private	PK, K-6	124	11
J Decasas Academy Phone: (949) 583-1486 23832 Rockfield Blvd #180, Lake Forest, CA 92630	Private, Special Education	5-10	10	3
Grace Christian Schools Phone: (949) 951-8683 26052 Trabuco Rd, Lake Forest, CA 92630	Private	PK, K-2	428	25
Infant-Toddler Center Phone: (949) 855-5630 23311 Muirlands BL, Lake Forest, CA 92630	Private, Montessori	PK, K-8	298	8

Middle Schools in Lake Forest, CA, 3

3 Middle Schools found in the area.

School	Type	Grade Level	Enrollment	Students per Teacher
Serrano Intermediate School Phone: (949) 586-3221 24642 Jeronimo Rd, Lake Forest, CA 92630	Public	7-8	1339	24
J Decasas Academy Phone: (949) 583-1486 23832 Rockfield Blvd #180, Lake Forest, CA 92630	Private, Special Education	5-10	10	3
Infant-Toddler Center Phone: (949) 855-5630 23311 Muirlands BL, Lake Forest, CA 92630	Private, Montessori	PK, K-8	298	8