Summary:
ZIP code 55127 contains just one elementary school: Vadnais Heights Elementary, a PK–5 school with 405 students in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, serving the White Bear Lake School District. Since it is the only elementary school in the area, families have a single option to weigh, but its results compare well against both its district and the state.
The school ranks 262nd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools, placing it in the 70th percentile with 3 stars, while its district ranks 197th of 458, or the 57th percentile with 3 stars — a 13-point percentile advantage for the school. Math is its clearest strength: all-grade math proficiency is 60.2%, which is 11.6 points above the district and 15.3 points above the state. Fourth-grade math stands out at 70.5%, the highest result in the data, and fifth-grade math is 7.0 points above the district. Reading is also solid at 56.6% for all grades, 2.5 points above the district and 8.0 points above the state, with grade-level results exceeding the state in grades 3, 4, and 5. Science is the closest to average: 26.7% for all grades, only 1.2 points above the state and 0.4 points above the district.
The school's trajectory is positive. Its rank improved from 347th of 881 in 2023–2024 to 262nd of 869 in 2025–2026 — an 85-position gain and a 9-point percentile increase — though it has held 3 stars each year. Reading proficiency rose 3.3 points year over year while math was essentially flat. Science declined from 37.84% to 26.7%; because science is generally assessed in a single elementary grade, that shift may reflect cohort changes rather than a school-wide trend. With 42.72% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch and a student-teacher ratio of 15.5, the school serves a substantial share of economically disadvantaged students while still outperforming district and state averages in math and reading.
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