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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 0.7% 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

542^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Central Area Learning Center is a grades 6–8 middle school in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, part of the White Bear Lake School District, and it is reported with 0 students enrolled while sharing its address with the much larger Central Middle.

Rankings and test scores place the school at or near the bottom of Minnesota middle schools. Its statewide rank has never risen above the 3rd percentile in any year available, and in 2025–2026 it ranked 542nd of 546 ranked middle schools with 0 stars. All-grade proficiency was 2.8% in math, 8.2% in reading, and 0% in science, compared with 48.6% math, 54.1% reading, and 26.3% science district-wide and 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5% statewide. No grade level reached 15% proficiency in any subject; the highest single grade-level figure was 13.0% for 8th-grade reading, and 8th-grade science was 0%.

The contrast with nearby schools is sharp. Central Middle, at the same address, posts 52.6% math, 64.6% reading, and 26.7% science, while Mariner Middle School posts 45.3%, 53.2%, and 16.8%. The school is also low among nearby alternative and charter middle schools: North Metro Flex Middle School, Level Up Academy Middle School, and Bellaire Education Center all posted higher math, reading, and science results in 2025–2026. Because enrollment is reported as 0 and free/reduced-lunch data is missing for recent years, the school’s full context isn’t captured here, and small test-taking groups can make percentages volatile. Even so, more than a decade of rank history shows a consistent pattern rather than a one-year dip.

Students ?

0.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$2,525

Per pupil spending ?

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 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 0 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (5% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Math scores 42 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school5%

District avg47%

Minnesota avg43%

542^nd of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle 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	4.1	542 of 546	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	5.2	460 of 467	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	8.9	449 of 458	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	3.0	483 of 483	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	2.1	435 of 435	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

White (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading8%-40 vs state

Math3%-42 vs state

Science0%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)				MCA-III Math (2026)					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 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 End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	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%)	86.8	42^nd of 546 public middle schools	92.3%		90.1	30^th of 519 public middle schools	94.2%	12		67.4	58.2	68.4	64.6		26.7		26.7		48.2	50.7	59.3	52.6	$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 ()	4.1	542^nd of 546 public middle schools	0.7%		3.8	513^th of 519 public middle schools	1.2%	29		7.1	4.5	13.0	8.2		0.0		0.0		0.0	4.8	4.3	2.8	$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)			25.0		14.3			0.0	10.5			33.3		35.0
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 ()	5.5	533^rd of 546 public middle schools	2.4%		3.4	514^th of 519 public middle schools	1.0%	19		18.6	16.1	12.5	16.2		0.0		0.0		1.7	3.4	5.1	3.2	$2,525
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%)	70.4	122^nd of 546 public middle schools	77.7%					(n/a)		60.9	47.2	51.3	53.2		16.8		16.8		43.2	40.9	52.9	45.3
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%)	11.4	493^rd of 546 public middle schools	9.7%		15.7	455^th of 519 public middle schools	12.3%	38		29.0	18.2	8.3	21.5		8.3		8.3		12.5	0.0	8.3	7.6	$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%)	67.8	141^st of 546 public middle schools	74.2%		75.9	96^th of 519 public middle schools	81.5%	45	40.4	53.1	37.5	53.8	46.4	9.1	7.8		8.4	37.0	61.2	50.0	63.5	53.3
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%)	93.8	17^th of 546 public middle schools	96.9%		93.6	18^th of 519 public middle schools	96.5%	1		75.3	60.5	66.0	67.3		33.9		33.9		64.6	62.3	65.9	64.3	$11,014
622 Swas	Public	6-8	2520 12th Ave E	North Saint Paul	55109	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(651) 748-7610	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Area Learning Center

How many students attend Central Area Learning Center?

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

Is Central Area Learning Center a good school?

Central Area Learning Center ranks in the bottom 0.7% of Minnesota middle schools.

What district is Central Area Learning Center in?

White Bear Lake School District

What is the racial makeup of Central Area Learning Center?

Students at Central Area Learning Center are .

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2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresSep 30, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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