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Best Elementary Schools
in WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT

This page covers 9 of the 10 elementary schools in WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT had enough federal data to rank. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score above the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
ONEKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05425 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.2:1) · above-average investment ($34,074/student)
85
/100
Student:Teacher
11.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$34,074
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
22%
Low economic need
2
rank
NORMANDY PARK EDUCATION CENTER
Grades PK–KG172 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (8.1:1) · above-average investment ($34,074/student)
79
/100
Student:Teacher
8.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
62/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$34,074
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
16%
Low economic need
3
rank
VADNAIS HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–05375 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.2:1) · above-average investment ($34,074/student)
73
/100
Student:Teacher
12.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
62/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$34,074
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
43%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY
Grades KG–05460 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($34,074/student)
72
/100
Student:Teacher
15.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
62/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$34,074
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
22%
Low economic need
5
rank
OTTER LAKE ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–05484 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($34,074/student)
72
/100
Student:Teacher
14.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
62/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$34,074
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
24%
Low economic need
6
rank
WILLOW LANE ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–05344 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.9:1) · above-average investment ($34,074/student)
71
/100
Student:Teacher
10.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
62/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$34,074
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
73%
High economic need
7
rank
BIRCH LAKE ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–05281 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.5:1) · above-average investment ($34,074/student)
71
/100
Student:Teacher
12.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
62/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$34,074
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
54%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
LAKEAIRES ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–05385 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($34,074/student)
70
/100
Student:Teacher
14.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
62/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$34,074
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
45%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
MATOSKA INTERNATIONAL
Grades KG–05554 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($34,074/student)
70
/100
Student:Teacher
16.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
62/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$34,074
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
25%
Low economic need
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
9
Elementary Schools
24
Total Schools
85
#1 Score
74
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.