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Central Area Learning Center

Q: Is Central Area Learning Center a good school?

Central Area Learning Center ranks in the bottom 1.2% of Minnesota middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Central Area Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 0 students attended Central Area Learning Center.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Central Area Learning Center?

Students at Central Area Learning Center are .

Public Grades 6-8

513^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Central Area Learning Center is a middle school serving grades 6-8 in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, part of the White Bear Lake School District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Minnesota middle schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger every year.

Central Area Learning Center struggles across multiple academic and demographic metrics compared to its peers. The school has extremely low proficiency rates on standardized tests, with only 3.49% of students proficient or better in Math and 10.59% in Reading, far below the district and state averages. It ranks in the bottom 5-10% of Minnesota middle schools for both Math and Reading proficiency across all grade levels and student subgroups. In contrast, other middle schools in the White Bear Lake district, such as Sunrise Park Middle and Central Middle, have proficiency rates around 40-50% in Math and 45-65% in Reading, placing them in the top 30-40% of Minnesota middle schools.

The lack of reported student-teacher ratio data for Central Area Learning Center raises questions about the school's enrollment and staffing levels, which could be impacting its ability to provide a quality education. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, which may be contributing to its poor academic performance. Overall, Central Area Learning Center faces significant challenges that need to be addressed to improve the educational outcomes for its students.

Students ?

0.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$2,525

Per pupil spending ?

42.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4857 Bloom Ave
White Bear Lake, MN 55110-2731

(651) 653-2888

District: White Bear Lake School District

Racial breakdown:

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2012 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 0 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (7% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Math scores 42 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg51%

Minnesota avg47%

513^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	513 of 519	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.8	530 of 533	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	501 of 518	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.5	516 of 523	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.8	505 of 508	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.1	513 of 516	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.8	482 of 490	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.7	475 of 488	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.2	459 of 469	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	437 of 450	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.5	427 of 436	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	431 of 432	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	393 of 401	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	2.1	449 of 452	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.1	453 of 454	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	433 of 438	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	1.1	415 of 415	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.3	426 of 428	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.4	425 of 428	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading11%-39 vs state

Math3%-42 vs state

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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 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
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	922	47	19.6	19.3%	705 (76.5%)	27 (2.9%)	62 (6.7%)	60 (6.5%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.7%)	90.1	30^th of 519 public middle schools	94.2%		70.3	140^th of 545 public middle schools	74.3%	110		57.0	63.6	58.8	59.8		71.5	62.7	60.6	65.1	$11,158
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 ()	3.8	513^th of 519 public middle schools	1.2%					(n/a)		3.5	3.1	4.0	3.5		10.7	9.7	11.5	10.6	$2,525
Bellaire Education Center	Public	5-9	2540 County Rd F	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	Northeast Metro 916	No	No	No	No	(651) 415-5530	30	7	4.2	30.0%	15 (50.0%)	9 (30.0%)	1 (3.3%)	5 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					23.5					5.6
White Bear Lake Middle OLL	Public	6-8	2399 Cedar Avenue	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 ()								(n/a)
Mariner Middle School	Public	6-8	3551 McKnight Rd N	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 773-6200	881	50	17.5	38.9%	519 (58.9%)	91 (10.3%)	100 (11.4%)	98 (11.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (7.7%)								(n/a)		36.5	31.1	48.7	38.4		54.6	46.1	44.4	48.6
Mariner Area Learning Center	Public	6-8	3551 McKnight Road	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 773-6201	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	3.4	514^th of 519 public middle schools	1.0%		2.9	545^th of 545 public middle schools	0.0%	31		5.7	0.0	0.0	2.8		5.9	0.0	15.0	7.0	$2,525
Level Up Academy Virtual Middle	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-8	2600 E County Rd E	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	Level Up Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(651) 408-5559	14	1	14.0	50.0%	12 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Level Up Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2600 East County Road E	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	Level Up Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 408-5559	64	5	13.1	42.2%	40 (62.5%)	7 (10.9%)	7 (10.9%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (14.1%)	15.7	455^th of 519 public middle schools	12.3%		32.7	382^nd of 545 public middle schools	29.9%	73		4.2	12.5	12.5	8.9		20.8	25.0	41.2	28.1	$4,752
Gentry Academy Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1420 County Road E East	Vadnais Heights	55110	Ramsey County	Gentry Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 604-8300	195	10	19.1	7.2%	178 (91.3%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	75.9	96^th of 519 public middle schools	81.5%		69.6	142^nd of 545 public middle schools	73.9%	46	52.9	62.0	49.0	62.2	56.4	59.6	58.8	48.1	43.2	52.8
Mahtomedi Middle	Public	6-8	8100 75th St N	Mahtomedi	55115	Washington County	Mahtomedi Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 407-2201	761	42	17.9	15.1%	595 (78.2%)	61 (8.0%)	30 (3.9%)	28 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.9%)	93.6	18^th of 519 public middle schools	96.5%		95.6	16^th of 545 public middle schools	97.1%	2		65.7	67.4	74.2	68.9		68.2	67.4	64.3	66.7	$11,014

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Area Learning Center

Is Central Area Learning Center a good school?

Central Area Learning Center ranks in the bottom 1.2% of Minnesota middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Central Area Learning Center?

Students at Central Area Learning Center are .

How many students attend Central Area Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 0 students attended Central Area Learning Center.

What district is Central Area Learning Center in?

White Bear Lake School District

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