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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 55110

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Schools

2,749

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedLincoln Elementary39^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Matoska International up 26 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Normandy Park Education Center 6.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 55110 in White Bear Lake, Minnesota contains nine elementary schools serving prekindergarten through fifth grade — seven in the White Bear Lake School District (2,572 students; 197th of 458 districts statewide, 57th percentile, 3 stars) and two in the far lower-ranked Level Up Academy district (172 students; 410th of 458, 10th percentile, 1 star) — with 2,744 students enrolled in total, and Normandy Park Education Center serving PK–K only.

The clearest standout is Lincoln Elementary, ranked 39th of 869 elementary schools statewide (96th percentile, 5 stars). It posts the ZIP code's highest all-grade proficiency in Math (73.2%), Reading (72.4%), and Science (57.1%) — its science rate is about 31 points above both district and state. Otter Lake Elementary (76th percentile, 4 stars; 61.7% Math, 64.0% Reading, 26.3% Science) and Matoska International (74th percentile, 4 stars; 58.5% Math, 60.7% Reading, 32.0% Science) also perform above district and state averages. At the other end, Willow Lane Elementary (22nd percentile, 1 star; 31.3% Math, 37.0% Reading, 12.8% Science), Lakeaires Elementary (30th percentile, 1 star), Birch Lake Elementary (30th percentile, 2 stars; science 7.5%), and Level Up Academy (17th percentile, 1 star; Math 19.8%) trail well behind.

Two patterns stand out for parents: the three top-performing district schools are also the three largest and have the lowest free/reduced-lunch rates (18.55%–28.55%), while the lower performers have the highest (45.96%–72.04%) — a descriptive pattern, not proof of cause. Science is the weakest and most variable subject, ranging from 7.5% to 57.1%. Student-teacher ratios do not track performance simply; Lincoln has the highest ratio (19.1) yet the best results. Note that Level Up K–5 Virtual Academy has state-suppressed test results and Normandy Park has no state tests, so neither can be judged academically as low-performing from this data.

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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 All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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%)	20.1	723^rd of 869 public elementary schools	16.8%		17.9	728^th of 872 public elementary schools	16.5%	5	50.0	25.9	34.8	37.5	8.7	8.7	29.0	18.5	8.7	19.8			$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)
A/O Program	Public	PK, KG-1	1111 South Holcombe St	Stillwater	55110	Washington County	Northeast Metro 916	No	No	No	No	(651) 964-1274	5	2	2.9	—	3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(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
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
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
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
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
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%)	73.1	226^th of 869 public elementary schools	74.0%		71.4	252^nd of 872 public elementary schools	71.1%	26	53.6	62.5	66.0	60.7	32.0	32.0	59.8	61.5	54.2	58.5	93.7%	2.1%	$11,802

Cities Near Zip Code 55110

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
White Bear Lake	0.37 mi	27	274^th
Little Canada	1.79 mi	10	383^rd
Vadnais Heights	3.14 mi	3	239^th
Mahtomedi	3.64 mi	3	15^th
Maplewood	4.13 mi	13	404^th

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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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