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Enrollment
543
Elementary
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 274236002191
Matoska International
2530 SPRUCE PLACE, WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN 55110 · (651) 653-2847 · Ramsey County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL543 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
155 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 48%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
59.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
59.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Matoska International
Matoska International's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matoska International this school | 543 | 28.5% | 53.4% |
| HUDDLESTON ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE | 430 | 28.6% | 50.3% |
| WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY SAINT ANTHONY | 690 | 27.1% | 51.6% |
| FALCON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY FALCON HEIGHTS | 442 | 26.2% | 67.1% |
| Oneka Elementary School HUGO | 463 | 24.4% | 46.2% |
| Little Mountain Elementary MONTICELLO | 576 | 32.6% | 50.8% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Matoska International ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #268 of 844 | #17 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #289 of 844 | #16 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #212 of 844 | #18 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 543 | #235 of 1,130 | #21 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #633 of 769 | #67 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.2% | #383 of 796 | #66 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.5% | #707 of 942 | #87 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #420 of 499 | #44 of 55 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
543
-25 (-4%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 429
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 543 | 34 | 16.0:1 | 29% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 598 | 31.3 | 19.1:1 | 28% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 33.1 | 16.8:1 | 25% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 34 | 16.7:1 | 21% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 34.1 | 16.7:1 | 20% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 558 | 32 | 17.4:1 | 23% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 30 | 17.6:1 | 32% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 492 | 23 | 21.4:1 | 16% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 429 | 21 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Matoska International.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (569 to 543); teachers unchanged (34.1 to 34).
About Matoska International
Matoska International is a large elementary school in WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minnesota, administered by White Bear Lake School District. The school has 543 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Minnesota have about 344 students on average; enrollment here is 58% higher.
Matoska International falls under White Bear Lake School District, which has 20 schools enrolling 11,839 students.
White students are 70% of those enrolled at Matoska International. Next come 8% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% Asian, and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 59% White among all Ramsey County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 49%.
The school had 34 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.0:1. The school's 16.0:1 compares with an average of 13.7:1 for elementary schools in Minnesota. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 29%. The 57% average for public schools in Ramsey County is 28 points higher.
Matoska International holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 63% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Matoska International's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (53.4%) and its predicted rate (49.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools.
Looking at the county, Ramsey County, median household income comes to about $81,568, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Ramsey County has 302 public schools with about 94,437 students, including Matoska International.
Among nearby public schools, Level Up Academy Virtual Middle is closest at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Matoska International.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 25 students, from 568 to 543.
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Ramsey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
542,945
Census ACS
Median income
$81,568
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
302
94,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in White Bear Lake School District
- White Bear Lake Area High SchoolHigh · 2,572 students
- WHITE BEAR NORTH CAMPUS SENIORCombined · 1,322 students
- WHITE BEAR SOUTH CAMPUS SENIORHigh · 1,196 students
- Central MiddleMiddle · 922 students
- Mariner Middle SchoolMiddle · 881 students
- SUNRISE PARK MIDDLEMiddle · 750 students
Other schools in WHITE BEAR LAKE
- White Bear Lake Area High SchoolHigh · 2,572 students
- WHITE BEAR NORTH CAMPUS SENIORCombined · 1,322 students
- WHITE BEAR SOUTH CAMPUS SENIORHigh · 1,196 students
- Central MiddleMiddle · 922 students
- Mariner Middle SchoolMiddle · 881 students
- SUNRISE PARK MIDDLEMiddle · 750 students
Nearby schools
- Level Up Academy Virtual Middle0.2 mi · 14
- Level Up K-5 Virtual Academy0.2 mi · 27
- Level Up Academy0.2 mi · 145
- Level Up Academy Middle School0.2 mi · 64
- SUNRISE PARK MIDDLE0.6 mi · 750
- White Bear Lake HS Credit Recovery0.6 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Matoska InternationalWhat is the total enrollment at Matoska International?
Matoska International enrolls approximately 543 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Matoska International serve?
Matoska International serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Matoska International?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Matoska International is approximately 16.0:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Matoska International?
At Matoska International, the student body is approximately 70% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Matoska International?
Matoska International is overseen by White Bear Lake School District in Ramsey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.