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Mariner Area Learning Center

Q: Is Mariner Area Learning Center a good school?

Mariner Area Learning Center ranks in the bottom 1.0% of Minnesota middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Mariner Area Learning Center?

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

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

Students at Mariner Area Learning Center are .

Public Grades 6-8

514^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Sunrise Park Area Learning Center is a small middle school in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 70 students. Despite its proximity to the higher-performing Sunrise Park Middle School, Sunrise Park Area Learning Center consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state, with proficiency rates in math and reading assessments well below the district and state averages.

The school struggles to effectively serve its student population, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Minnesota middle schools for various subgroups, including females, males, white students, and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds. With a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 52.86% to 63.10% over the past three years, the school's challenges may be exacerbated by resource and staffing constraints.

Interestingly, two nearby charter middle schools, Gentry Academy Middle and Level Up Academy Middle School, outperform Sunrise Park Area Learning Center academically, despite serving similar demographics. This suggests that the school's specialized curriculum or approach as an "Area Learning Center" may not be effectively meeting the needs of its students, and a comprehensive review of its educational model and practices could be warranted.

Students ?

0.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$2,525

Per pupil spending ?

52.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3551 McKnight Road
White Bear Lake, MN 55110-5575

(651) 773-6201

District: White Bear Lake School District

Racial breakdown:

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2014 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (5% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Reading scores 43 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school5%

District avg51%

Minnesota avg47%

514^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	514 of 519	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	545 of 545	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	529 of 529	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	515 of 520	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	527 of 533	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	503 of 518	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.6	515 of 523	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.1	474 of 508	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.6	508 of 516	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.3	467 of 490	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.1	461 of 488	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.9	441 of 469	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	446 of 450	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	473 of 474	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	452 of 455	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	467 of 467	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.0	439 of 439	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	425 of 436	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	426 of 432	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	473 of 473	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	453 of 459	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	402 of 404	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	410 of 415	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	396 of 401	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	2.2	478 of 479	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	461 of 464	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	475 of 476	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.0	437 of 438	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	0.4	440 of 440	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.6	436 of 436	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.8	438 of 438	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.7	422 of 428	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

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

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2024)<1st percentile~ school

White (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading7%-43 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
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
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
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
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)
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)
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
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
North Metro Flex Middle School	Public, Charter	7-8	2350 Helen St N	North Saint Paul	55109	Ramsey County	North Metro Flex Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 300-6300	44	4	11.2	79.5%	9 (20.5%)	18 (40.9%)	11 (25.0%)	2 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)	24.2	415^th of 519 public middle schools	20.0%		29.9	404^th of 545 public middle schools	25.9%	11			11.1	5.6	8.3			27.8	44.4	36.1
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mariner Area Learning Center

How many students attend Mariner Area Learning Center?

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

What is the racial makeup of Mariner Area Learning Center?

Students at Mariner Area Learning Center are .

What district is Mariner Area Learning Center in?

White Bear Lake School District

Is Mariner Area Learning Center a good school?

Mariner Area Learning Center ranks in the bottom 1.0% of Minnesota middle schools.

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