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Willow Lane Elementary

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Willow Lane Elementary ranks 607 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

607^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Willow Lane Elementary is a public elementary school in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, serving 267 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the White Bear Lake School District, which is ranked 228 out of 446 districts in the state.

Willow Lane Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly lower than the district and state averages, particularly in 5th-grade math, where only 20% of students were proficient in 2024-2025, compared to the district's 47.96% and the state's 42.94%. This low academic performance may be related to the high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 70% receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Nearby schools, such as Matoska International and Vadnais Heights Elementary, have significantly higher academic performance and rankings compared to Willow Lane Elementary. These higher-performing schools may provide valuable insights and best practices that Willow Lane Elementary could learn from to improve its own performance and better support its diverse student population.

279

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,768

Per pupil spending ?

72%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3375 Willow Ave
White Bear Lake, MN 55110-5334

(651) 773-6170

District: White Bear Lake School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

29.4%

African American:

28.3%

Hispanic:

16.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 21st percentile in 2017 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 30th (2025) from a 21st-percentile low (2017)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (39% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Math scores 11 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg51%

Minnesota avg47%

607^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Elementary Schools in the White Bear Lake School District

228^th of 446White 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
2025	33.9	607 of 872	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	677 of 881	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	647 of 845	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	642 of 858	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.8	620 of 869	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	617 of 870	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	640 of 847	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.7	671 of 853	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.4	593 of 848	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.5	381 of 840	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	36.1	615 of 826	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.2	543 of 824	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.8	426 of 820	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.9	429 of 814	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.5	359 of 803	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.7	348 of 781	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.1	281 of 777	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.6	346 of 756	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.0	113 of 685	83.5%	★★★★☆
2004	52.8	380 of 676	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	50.4	412 of 674	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	148 of 298	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	195 of 310	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	154 of 279	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.5	120 of 282	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	94 of 227	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	91 of 283	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	160 of 266	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	59.7	64 of 134	52.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	55.9	90 of 276	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	150 of 242	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	560 of 799	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	549 of 809	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	569 of 787	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	618 of 799	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.1	511 of 783	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	598 of 787	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	599 of 774	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	25.9	173 of 209	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	156 of 220	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	455 of 764	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	576 of 793	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	584 of 774	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.1	392 of 663	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	359 of 683	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	518 of 740	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	522 of 728	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	604 of 812	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	698 of 826	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	657 of 799	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	593 of 808	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	612 of 784	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	530 of 798	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	589 of 779	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	10.6	92 of 96	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	19.5	457 of 524	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	448 of 515	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	288 of 463	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	399 of 714	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	563 of 730	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	598 of 712	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	560 of 725	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	531 of 710	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	395 of 722	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	426 of 712	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)67th percentile+44 vs school

Asian (2018)52nd percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2022)17th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2023)13th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)4th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading43%-6 vs state

Math34%-11 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Willow is an excellent school and Principal Streiff is outstanding - Students are priority. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, September 6, 2014

I would have given negative scores if I could. From a principal who didn't have a clue what was going on to support staff that danced circles around real issues, our short time there was the worst mistake possible. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
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%)	33.9	607^th of 872 public elementary schools	30.4%		26.6	677^th of 881 public elementary schools	23.2%	70	37.0	45.2	20.0	34.4	32.6	37.2	60.0	43.3	$14,768
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%)	41.6	556^th of 872 public elementary schools	36.2%		50.4	488^th of 881 public elementary schools	44.6%	68	38.6	46.3	27.3	36.7	47.4	40.7	56.1	48.6	$13,632
White Bear Lake Elementary Distance	Public	K-5	2399 Cedar Avenue	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 407-7579	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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	543	34	15.9	28.5%	378 (69.6%)	43 (7.9%)	45 (8.3%)	39 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.0%)	71.4	252^nd of 872 public elementary schools	71.1%		62.6	345^th of 881 public elementary schools	60.8%	93	55.8	68.0	53.5	59.4	47.4	57.3	75.6	59.6	$11,802
Level Up Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2600 County Road E East	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	Level Up Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 408-5559	145	11	13.6	40.7%	108 (74.5%)	9 (6.2%)	4 (2.8%)	11 (7.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.3%)	17.9	728^th of 872 public elementary schools	16.5%		18	737^th of 881 public elementary schools	16.3%	9	25.0	28.6	19.4	23.8	35.7	28.6	33.3	32.9	$17,669
Level Up K-5 Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-5	2600 E County Rd E	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	Level Up Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(651) 408-5559	27	2	13.5	59.3%	16 (59.3%)	2 (7.4%)	4 (14.8%)	2 (7.4%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)								(n/a)
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%)	66.5	303^rd of 872 public elementary schools	65.3%		62.5	347^th of 881 public elementary schools	60.6%	44	56.9	65.5	59.2	60.2	43.9	50.9	63.5	53.3	$13,451
Richardson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 17th Ave E	North Saint Paul	55109	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 748-6900	654	42	15.6	73.1%	95 (14.5%)	101 (15.4%)	76 (11.6%)	300 (45.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.9%)	17.5	732^nd of 872 public elementary schools	16.1%		21	717^th of 881 public elementary schools	18.6%	15	35.5	27.6	27.3	30.2	20.4	23.8	41.6	27.6	$13,758
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%)	32.6	620^th of 872 public elementary schools	28.9%		37	602^nd of 881 public elementary schools	31.7%	18	55.6	45.0	26.7	43.4	36.1	31.7	34.5	34.0	$15,796

Frequently Asked Questions about Willow Lane Elementary

What district is Willow Lane Elementary in?

White Bear Lake School District

Is Willow Lane Elementary a good school?

Willow Lane Elementary ranks 607^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Willow Lane Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Willow Lane Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Willow Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend Willow Lane Elementary usually go on to attend:

What is the racial makeup of Willow Lane Elementary?

Students at Willow Lane Elementary are 29% White, 28% African American, 16% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 12% Asian.

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