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Otter Lake Elementary

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Otter Lake Elementary ranks 210 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

210^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Otter Lake Elementary is a PK–5 neighborhood school at 1401 County Road H2 in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, serving 492 students in the White Bear Lake School District (ISD 624) — the second-largest elementary enrollment in the district. In 2025-2026 it ranked 210th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools, the 76th percentile with 4 stars, roughly 19 percentile points above its own district (57th percentile, 3 stars). Its track record is even stronger: it landed between the 84th and 88th percentile in most years since 2015-2016, with one dip to the 65th percentile in 2023-2024 and 85th in 2024-2025.

Math and reading are the school's engines: 61.7% proficient in math (13.1 points above the district, 16.8 above the state) and 64.0% in reading (9.9 points above the district, 15.4 above the state). Science is different — 26.3%, exactly the district average and only 0.8 points above the state, down sharply from 66.28% in 2022-23. Fifth grade is the soft spot: 46.9% in math versus 75.6% in 4th grade, and 5th-grade science is the one measure below district. Class sizes are moderate (13.2 students per teacher), and poverty is low — a 20.53% free/reduced-lunch rate, second-lowest of the seven district elementaries. Special education students are a standout, ranking in the 80th percentile in 2025-2026 and 94th the year before, while low-income students rank 70th.

Nearby, Lincoln Elementary (1.58 miles away, similar poverty, larger classes at 19.1 students per teacher) outperforms Otter Lake in every subject and every grade, including 57.1% to 26.3% in science. Matoska International ranks just behind Otter Lake overall but beats it in science, 32.0% to 26.3%. Farther out, Otter Lake trails Centerville Elementary in math but leads in reading and science. The takeaway for families: Otter Lake is a consistently above-average, 4-star school that serves its special education and low-income students especially well, with two clear opportunities — 5th grade and science.

492

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,984

Per pupil spending ?

20.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

96.2%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2.6% (MMR)

1401 County Road H2
White Bear Lake, MN 55110-2246

(651) 653-2831

District: White Bear Lake School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.4%

Two or more races:

7.9%

Asian:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (58% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in White Bear Lake School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg47%

Minnesota avg43%

210^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the White Bear Lake School District

197^th of 458White Bear Lake School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	210 of 869	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	81.4	131 of 872	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	308 of 881	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.0	103 of 845	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	193 of 858	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	119 of 869	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	142 of 870	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	107 of 847	87.4%	★★★★☆
2017	79.8	122 of 853	85.7%	★★★★☆
2016	81.3	100 of 848	88.2%	★★★★☆
2015	77.6	147 of 840	82.5%	★★★★☆
2014	78.8	118 of 826	85.7%	★★★★☆
2013	81.6	94 of 824	88.6%	★★★★☆
2012	80.0	94 of 820	88.5%	★★★★☆
2011	82.6	62 of 814	92.4%	★★★★★
2010	71.0	214 of 803	73.3%	★★★★☆
2008	69.8	203 of 781	74.0%	★★★★☆
2007	63.1	291 of 777	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	79.7	88 of 756	88.4%	★★★★☆
2005	67.8	209 of 685	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.5	142 of 676	79.0%	★★★★☆
2003	56.6	349 of 674	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	242 of 790	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.2	155 of 799	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	243 of 809	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	114 of 787	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	185 of 799	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	96 of 783	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	120 of 787	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	134 of 774	82.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	231 of 764	69.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.4	125 of 764	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	54.4	365 of 793	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.0	111 of 774	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	101 of 663	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	161 of 683	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	224 of 740	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	408 of 728	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	175 of 807	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	81.7	104 of 812	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	57.8	376 of 826	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.7	87 of 799	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	210 of 808	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	143 of 784	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	160 of 798	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	95 of 779	87.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	114 of 579	80.3%	★★★★☆
2025	87.9	34 of 562	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	77.4	85 of 572	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	29 of 524	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	29 of 500	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.9	30 of 417	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	12 of 515	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	76.7	77 of 463	83.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	256 of 710	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.6	206 of 714	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	53.4	337 of 730	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.8	101 of 712	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	240 of 725	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.7	133 of 710	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	168 of 722	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	154 of 712	78.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)80th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)69th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading64%+15 vs state

Math62%+17 vs state

Science26%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)							MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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 All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Otter Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 County Road H2	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 653-2831	492	37	13.2	20.5%	371 (75.4%)	14 (2.8%)	31 (6.3%)	37 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.9%)	74.7	210^th of 869 public elementary schools	75.8%		81.4	131^st of 872 public elementary schools	85.0%	79	53.9	68.2	69.1				64.0	26.3		26.3	61.8	75.6	46.9				61.7	96.2%	2.6%	$13,984
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	469	25	19.1	18.6%	386 (82.3%)	12 (2.6%)	21 (4.5%)	26 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	91	39^th of 869 public elementary schools	95.5%		88.1	61^st of 872 public elementary schools	93.0%	22	65.6	76.0	75.6				72.4	57.1		57.1	73.3	79.8	64.1				73.2	89.1%	10.9%	$12,320
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	239	22	10.7	46.0%	128 (53.6%)	27 (11.3%)	40 (16.7%)	21 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (9.2%)	35.1	607^th of 869 public elementary schools	30.1%		32.6	620^th of 872 public elementary schools	28.9%	13	34.1	42.9	46.3				41.0	7.5		7.5	55.0	55.6	17.5				42.2	86.5%	8.1%	$15,796
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	396	27	14.6	46.0%	234 (59.1%)	15 (3.8%)	67 (16.9%)	43 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (8.8%)	34.1	612^th of 869 public elementary schools	29.6%		41.6	556^th of 872 public elementary schools	36.2%	56	14.6	41.4	56.3				37.7	29.2		29.2	29.2	36.2	28.6				31.6	94.2%	5.8%	$13,632
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	154	23	6.7	34.4%	95 (61.7%)	11 (7.1%)	18 (11.7%)	14 (9.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.7%)								(n/a)																				$44,161
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	405	26	15.5	42.7%	207 (51.1%)	43 (10.6%)	34 (8.4%)	76 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (10.9%)	69	262^nd of 869 public elementary schools	69.9%		66.5	303^rd of 872 public elementary schools	65.3%	41	50.8	59.0	60.0				56.6	26.7		26.7	59.0	70.5	50.8				60.2	97.1%	2.9%	$13,451
Snail Lake Kindergarten Center	Public	PK-K	350 Highway 96 West	Shoreview	55126	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-8000	357	19	19.0	17.4%	241 (67.5%)	19 (5.3%)	15 (4.2%)	44 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.4%)								(n/a)																		94.9%	2.8%	$13,650
Centerville Elementary	Public	K-5	1721 Westview Street	Centerville	55038	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 792-5800	607	37	16.3	14.7%	460 (75.8%)	11 (1.8%)	28 (4.6%)	80 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	72.5	233^rd of 869 public elementary schools	73.2%		82.7	112^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.2%	121	60.7	56.0	65.4				60.6	18.5		18.5	79.4	63.3	50.0				65.6	94.9%	5.1%	$11,272
Oak Hill Montessori Community	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4665 Hodgson Rd	Shoreview	55126	Ramsey County	Oak Hill Montessori Community	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 484-8242	166	15	10.8	10.2%	132 (79.5%)	4 (2.4%)	8 (4.8%)	11 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)	61.8	327^th of 869 public elementary schools	62.4%		65.7	318^th of 872 public elementary schools	63.5%	9	50.0	70.0	77.8	41.2	80.0	71.4	65.4	50.0	42.9	46.9	44.4	45.0	44.4	29.4	70.0	42.9	46.7	94.4%	5.6%
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	279	28	10.1	72.0%	82 (29.4%)	79 (28.3%)	45 (16.1%)	33 (11.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (14.0%)	25.7	678^th of 869 public elementary schools	22.0%		33.9	607^th of 872 public elementary schools	30.4%	71	39.5	28.0	44.7				37.0	12.8		12.8	48.6	34.0	14.9				31.3	≥ 98%	0%	$14,768

Frequently Asked Questions about Otter Lake Elementary

What schools do graduates of Otter Lake Elementary attend?

Students who attend Otter Lake Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Middle

What is the racial makeup of Otter Lake Elementary?

Students at Otter Lake Elementary are 75% White, 8% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What district is Otter Lake Elementary in?

White Bear Lake School District

Is Otter Lake Elementary a good school?

Otter Lake Elementary ranks 210^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Otter Lake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended Otter Lake Elementary.

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