White Bear Lake School District

Summary:

The White Bear Lake School District in Minnesota operates 16 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools, serving students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. The district's performance is mixed, with several standout schools like Lincoln Elementary and Otter Lake Elementary ranking among the top elementary schools in the state, while others, such as Willow Lane Elementary, struggle academically.

The district's test scores vary, with the overall proficiency rates in math and reading slightly below the state average. However, individual schools like Lincoln Elementary and Otter Lake Elementary significantly outperform the district and state averages. The district also offers alternative and transition programs, such as the White Bear Area Learning Center and the White Bear Transition Plus Program, which serve students with specialized needs.

The White Bear Lake School District reflects a diverse range of student populations, with free and reduced-price lunch rates varying significantly across the schools. Addressing the disparities in academic achievement and ensuring equitable access to quality education for all students will be a key focus for the district moving forward.

District Detail

4855 Bloom Ave
White Bear Lake, MN 55110-2731

(651) 407-7500

SchoolDigger Rank:
231^st of 463 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 8,543

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 5
High Schools: 7
Alternative Schools: 0

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCA-III Math (2024)								MCA-III Reading (2024)								MCA-III Science (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	MCA-III Science 5th Grade	MCA-III Science 8th Grade	MCA-III Science End of Course	MCA-III Science All Grades	Total
Normandy Park Education Center	Public	PK-K	2482 E County Rd F	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 653-3100	172	21	8.0	16.3%	123 (71.5%)	17 (9.9%)	13 (7.6%)	12 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)								(n/a)																					$44,161
Sunrise Park Middle	Public	6-8	2399 Cedar Ave	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 653-2700	743	51	14.6	39.0%	461 (62.0%)	74 (10.0%)	62 (8.3%)	83 (11.2%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.1%)	58.4	208^th of 545 public middle schools	61.8%		71.4	118^th of 529 public middle schools	77.7%	90				35.7	29.0	48.7		37.8				50.6	39.8	47.4		46.2		34.8		34.8	$12,849
Otter Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 County Rd H2	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 653-2831	484	33	14.6	23.8%	370 (76.4%)	17 (3.5%)	27 (5.6%)	35 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)	65.6	308^th of 881 public elementary schools	65.0%		84	103^rd of 845 public elementary schools	87.8%	205	58.2	71.8	60.0					63.1	38.8	55.6	60.0					51.1	52.0			52.0	$13,984
White Bear Area Learning Center	Public	10-12	2449 Orchard Ln	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 773-6400	145	11	13.2	58.6%	83 (57.2%)	14 (9.7%)	25 (17.2%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (13.8%)	4.7	469^th of 480 public high schools	2.3%		7.8	439^th of 476 public high schools	7.8%	30							0.0	0.0							9.5	9.5					$18,768
Birch Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1616 Birch Lake Ave	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 653-2776	281	22	12.5	54.4%	159 (56.6%)	22 (7.8%)	44 (15.7%)	24 (8.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (10.7%)	37	602^nd of 881 public elementary schools	31.7%		42.3	560^th of 845 public elementary schools	33.7%	42	57.5	30.8	24.4					38.3	47.5	29.6	53.7					45.4	29.3			29.3	$15,796
Central Middle	Public	6-8	4857 Bloom Ave	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 653-2888	1,020	61	16.5	24.3%	795 (77.9%)	38 (3.7%)	71 (7.0%)	51 (5.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.1%)	70.3	140^th of 545 public middle schools	74.3%		77.9	87^th of 529 public middle schools	83.6%	53				51.3	51.4	46.5		49.6				67.5	52.4	40.9		53.1		25.8		25.8	$11,158
Lakeaires Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3963 Van Dyke	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 653-2809	385	26	14.6	45.2%	265 (68.8%)	24 (6.2%)	37 (9.6%)	33 (8.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	50.4	488^th of 881 public elementary schools	44.6%		42.6	556^th of 845 public elementary schools	34.2%	68	56.7	54.8	30.8					47.1	45.0	48.4	58.5					50.8	38.7			38.7	$13,632
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1961 6th St	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 653-2820	460	30	15.3	21.7%	369 (80.2%)	7 (1.5%)	26 (5.7%)	26 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	87.7	66^th of 881 public elementary schools	92.5%		84.5	99^th of 845 public elementary schools	88.3%	33	74.1	70.4	64.7					69.7	67.9	77.6	80.0					75.4	63.5			63.5	$12,320
Vadnais Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3645 Centerville Rd	White Bear Lake	55127	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 653-2858	375	31	12.2	42.9%	201 (53.6%)	28 (7.5%)	25 (6.7%)	87 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.1%)	62.5	347^th of 881 public elementary schools	60.6%		67.7	274^th of 845 public elementary schools	67.6%	73	44.2	64.6	67.7					59.8	25.0	55.4	66.1					50.3	53.3			53.3	$13,451
White Bear North Campus Senior	Public	9-10	5045 Division Ave	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 653-2920	1,359	80	17.0	32.1%	979 (72.0%)	77 (5.7%)	126 (9.3%)	81 (6.0%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (6.6%)								(n/a)															47.6	47.6			38.7	38.7	$11,466
Willow Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3375 Willow Ave	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 773-6170	344	31	10.9	72.7%	110 (32.0%)	87 (25.3%)	59 (17.2%)	51 (14.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (9.6%)	26.6	677^th of 881 public elementary schools	23.2%		25.9	647^th of 845 public elementary schools	23.4%	30	43.9	27.9	29.7					33.9	33.3	32.6	40.5					35.3	35.1			35.1	$14,768
White Bear South Campus Senior	Public	11-12	3551 McKnight Rd	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 773-6200	1,111	58	19.3	25.7%	815 (73.4%)	72 (6.5%)	88 (7.9%)	83 (7.5%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.1%)								(n/a)							31.7	31.7													$16,929
Matoska International	Public	K-5	2530 Spruce Place	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 653-2847	554	33	16.7	24.5%	412 (74.4%)	38 (6.9%)	44 (7.9%)	26 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.1%)	62.6	345^th of 881 public elementary schools	60.8%		60	368^th of 845 public elementary schools	56.4%	23	58.1	63.1	49.4					56.8	42.9	56.0	66.7					54.5	45.1			45.1	$11,802
White Bear Lake District Center	Public	PK	2482 E County Rd F	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 653-3102	94	0		8.5%	79 (84.0%)	3 (3.2%)	4 (4.3%)	5 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)								(n/a)																					$2,525
White Bear Lake North Campus Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	5045 Division Ave	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 653-2920	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$2,525
Central Area Learning Center	Public	6-8	4857 Bloom Ave	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 653-2888	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$2,525
Sunrise Park Area Learning Center	Public	6-8	2399 Cedar Ave	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 653-2700	84	0		63.1%	34 (40.5%)	14 (16.7%)	15 (17.9%)	12 (14.3%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.5%)	2.9	545^th of 545 public middle schools	0.0%		3.1	529^th of 529 public middle schools	0.0%	16				0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0				7.7	8.3	0.0		5.3		0.0		0.0	$2,525
White Bear Lake Middle OLL	Public, Virtual	6-8	4855 Bloom Ave	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	Yes	No	(651) 407-7579	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Distance Learning Academy - H	Public	9-12	4855 Bloom Ave	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 407-7579	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
White Bear Lake Elementary Distance	Public, Virtual	K-5	4855 Bloom Ave	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	Yes	No	(651) 407-7579	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Area Learning Center Summer	Public	8-12	2449 Orchard Ln	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 773-6400	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$2,525
Oneka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4888 Heritage Pkwy N	Hugo	55038	Washington County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 288-1800	425	38	11.1	22.4%	335 (78.8%)	27 (6.4%)	15 (3.5%)	27 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	64.2	320^th of 881 public elementary schools	63.7%		68.5	270^th of 845 public elementary schools	68.0%	50	64.3	62.0	36.1					54.3	51.4	60.8	61.1					57.9	46.5			46.5	$11,004
Aware	Public	6-12	13497 Fenway Blvd Cir N Ste 4	Hugo	55038	Washington County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 407-7622	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$2,525
North Star Elementary	Public	K-5	15198 Forest Blvd N	Hugo	55038	Washington County	White Bear Lake School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 242-5500	473	24	19.8	29.4%	371 (78.4%)	23 (4.9%)	19 (4.0%)	37 (7.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	60.2	370^th of 881 public elementary schools	58.0%					(n/a)	62.0	60.0	49.4					57.1	41.8	48.0	63.3					51.1	45.6			45.6
White Bear Transition Plus Program	Public	10-12	13497 Fenway Blvd Cir N Ste 40	Hugo	55038	Washington County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 773-6051	34	7	5.1	70.6%	26 (76.5%)	1 (2.9%)	3 (8.8%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)								(n/a)																					$47,936
Mariner Middle School	Public		3551 McKnight Rd N	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(651) 773-6200	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
White Bear Lake Area High School	Public		5045 Division Ave	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(651) 653-2920	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Northeast Metro 916	0.15 mi	16
Level Up Academy	1.07 mi	4	367^th
Mahtomedi Public School District	2 mi	6	14^th
Gentry Academy Charter School	2.44 mi	2	208^th
North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	2.68 mi	23	338^th

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