Enrollment
279
Elementary
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 274236001798
Willow Lane Elementary
3375 WILLOW AVE, WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN 55110 · (651) 773-6170 · Ramsey County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL279 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
10.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
201 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
77%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
43.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
34.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Willow Lane Elementary
Willow Lane Elementary's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Lane Elementary this school | 279 | 72.0% | 33.5% |
| NOBLE ELEMENTARY GOLDEN VALLEY | 262 | 69.8% | 17.4% |
| Crossroads Montessori SAINT PAUL | 178 | 75.3% | 22.0% |
| Loring Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 321 | 68.5% | 26.4% |
| Global Arts Plus Lower SAINT PAUL | 410 | 67.8% | 23.5% |
| Stevenson Elementary FRIDLEY | 459 | 70.6% | 31.9% |
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 Willow Lane Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #628 of 844 | #38 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #645 of 844 | #38 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #530 of 844 | #31 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 279 | #674 of 1,130 | #77 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #45 of 769 | #6 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.4% | #8 of 796 | #6 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.0% | #147 of 942 | #48 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.2% | #48 of 499 | #8 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
279
-96 (-26%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 279 | 27.5 | 10.2:1 | 72% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 31.7 | 8.4:1 | 71% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 31.5 | 10.9:1 | 73% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 29 | 12.9:1 | 61% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 424 | 30.1 | 14.1:1 | 63% (267) |
| 2015-16 | 367 | 28 | 13.1:1 | 62% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | 22 | 16.3:1 | 48% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 325 | 21 | 15.5:1 | 23% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 497 | 22 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willow Lane Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (424 to 279); teachers down 9% (30.1 to 27.5).
About Willow Lane Elementary
Students in WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minnesota, attend Willow Lane Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. Its enrollment is 279 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
White Bear Lake School District is the local district for Willow Lane Elementary. It runs 20 schools with 11,839 students.
The biggest share of students at Willow Lane Elementary, 29%, is White. Next come 28% Black, 16% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 12% Asian. That compares with about 59% White among all Ramsey County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 77%.
Teacher count: 27.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.2:1. The gap from the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 3.5 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 72%. The gap from the 57% average for public schools in Ramsey County is 15 points.
Willow Lane Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 42% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 26.3% for Willow Lane Elementary. The school posts 33.5%, 7.1 points above the prediction.
In the surrounding county, Ramsey County, the median household earns about $81,568 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Willow Lane Elementary, Ramsey County has 302 public schools.
Willow Lane Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Gentry Academy Middle, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, Willow Lane Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school's student count fell 26% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 10.2:1, from 12.9:1.
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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
Other Willow Lane Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Willow Lane Elementary. Willow Lane Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Willow Lane Elementary SchoolMacungie, PA · 593 students
Nearby schools
- Gentry Academy Middle0.8 mi · 195
- Gentry Academy High0.8 mi · 134
- Mariner Middle School1.0 mi · 881
- South Campus Education Center1.0 mi · 62
- WHITE BEAR SOUTH CAMPUS SENIOR1.0 mi · 1,196
- Fairview Adolescent Education Progr1.1 mi · 20
Frequently asked questions
About Willow Lane ElementaryHow large is Willow Lane Elementary?
Willow Lane Elementary enrolls approximately 279 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Willow Lane Elementary serve?
Willow Lane Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Willow Lane Elementary?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Willow Lane Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Willow Lane Elementary?
Student demographics at Willow Lane Elementary are roughly 29% White, 16% Hispanic, 28% Black, 12% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Willow Lane Elementary in?
Willow Lane Elementary is part of White Bear Lake School District.
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