Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0North Oaks’s public schools outscore 78% of Minnesota districts
On the state math tests, 52% of North Oaks’s students scored proficient, above the Minnesota average (45%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving North Oaks, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.
From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 90% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
North Oaks’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 20 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of North Oaks’s, its schools beat 40%, lower than their 78% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 58% and math 52% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 45% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Mounds View Public spends $16,097 per student and White Bear Lake $16,146, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind North Oaks’s grade
A−: better than 78% of Minnesota school districts, #100 of 274 Minnesota towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Minnesota average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve North Oaks, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in North Oaks
Chippewa Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,093 students · 20:1 students per teacher
7th grade in North Oaks
Chippewa Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,093 students · 20:1 students per teacher
8th grade in North Oaks
Chippewa Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,093 students · 20:1 students per teacher
9th grade in North Oaks · depends on your address
White Bear Lake Area High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,572 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in White Bear Lake
Mounds View Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,833 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Arden Hills
Irondale Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,812 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in New Brighton
10th grade in North Oaks · depends on your address
White Bear Lake Area High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,572 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in White Bear Lake
Mounds View Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,833 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Arden Hills
Irondale Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,812 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in New Brighton
11th grade in North Oaks · depends on your address
White Bear Lake Area High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,572 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in White Bear Lake
Mounds View Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,833 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Arden Hills
Irondale Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,812 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in New Brighton
12th grade in North Oaks · depends on your address
White Bear Lake Area High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,572 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in White Bear Lake
Mounds View Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,833 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Arden Hills
Irondale Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,812 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in New Brighton
North Oaks runs its own schools through grade 12 (Mounds View Public School District). From grade PK, students attend the White Bear Lake School District, shared with Birchwood Village, Gem Lake, Hugo, Vadnais Heights, White Bear Lake and White Bear. Its elementary school is in New Brighton. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve North Oaks
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
North Oaks vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share North Oaks’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| North Oaks | A− | Mounds View Public PK–12 · White Bear Lake PK–12 |
| White Bear | B+ | White Bear Lake |
| Shoreview | A− | Mounds View Public |
| Vadnais Heights | B+ | White Bear Lake |
| Lino Lakes | A− | Centennial Public PK–12 · Forest Lake Public PK–12 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share White Bear Lake with North Oaks for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in North Oaks
15 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about North Oaks’s schools
Are North Oaks’s schools good?
By Minnesota’s own tests, yes: the public schools North Oaks children attend outscore 78% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #100 of 274 Minnesota towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 40%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is North Oaks in?
Two districts: Mounds View Public School District runs grades PK–12, and White Bear Lake School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Birchwood Village, Gem Lake, Hugo, Vadnais Heights, White Bear Lake and White Bear.
Where do North Oaks kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: White Bear Lake Area High School, Mounds View Senior High and Irondale Senior High.
What is North Oaks’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Mounds View Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.
How much does North Oaks spend per student?
$16,097 in Mounds View Public School District and $16,146 in White Bear Lake School District (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What North Oaks families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near North Oaks → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.