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Schools in Vadnais Heights · White Bear Lake School District

Vadnais Heights’s public schools outscore 71% of Minnesota districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Vadnais Heights, 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.

#131of 274 Minnesota townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 91% 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.

Reading proficiency
55%
▲ 4 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
▲ 3 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
▲ 6 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.1K
▼ 6% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.9
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
4
4,780 students on the public path
In brief

Vadnais Heights’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1505 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Vadnais Heights’s, its schools beat 66%, lower than their 71% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 55% and math 48% in spring 2022, against 51% and 45% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,146 per student, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then two middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is up 69% since 2021–22. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

AFSA High School, Gentry Academy High and Gentry Academy Middle are in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Vadnais Heights’s grade

B+ Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 71% of Minnesota school districts, #131 of 274 Minnesota towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Minnesota average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 71%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1505)Better than 66%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,048 test results and a graduating class of 610 could put Vadnais Heights anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 91% of Vadnais Heights’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,973 in math, 4,122 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Vadnais Heights, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Vadnais Heights ElementaryWhite Bear Lake School DistrictB
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB
9–12White Bear Lake Area High Schoolin White Bear LakeNo scores

Vadnais Heights’s public schools are run by White Bear Lake School District, which also serves Birchwood Village, Gem Lake, Hugo and North Oaks and others. Parts of Vadnais Heights (14% of its land) are served by Mounds View Public instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

White Bear Lake School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 17 schools · 8,571 students, up 69% since 2021–22 · 15.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,146MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading55%
State average 51.1% · 4122 students tested
Math48%
State average 44.8% · 3973 students tested

Vadnais Heights vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Vadnais Heights’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Vadnais HeightsB+White Bear Lake
Gem Lake—White Bear Lake
White BearB+White Bear Lake
ShoreviewA−Mounds View Public
White Bear LakeB+White Bear Lake
MaplewoodCNorth St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale
North OaksA−Mounds View Public PK–12 · White Bear Lake PK–12
Little CanadaB−Roseville Public

4 of the 7 neighbors share White Bear Lake with Vadnais Heights, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Vadnais Heights

7 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).

District schools in Vadnais Heightsby address
Vadnais Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · White Bear Lake
B
405 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Vadnais Heightsin other towns
Central Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · White Bear Lake
B
922 students20:1Rate it →
Mariner Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · White Bear Lake
881 students18:1Rate it →
White Bear Lake Area High School
High · Grades 9–12 · White Bear Lake
2,572 students20:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
AFSA High School
High · Grades 7–12
C
Charter
246 students20:1Rate it →
Gentry Academy Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8
Charter
195 students19:1Rate it →
Gentry Academy High
High · Grades 9–12
Charter
134 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Vadnais Heights’s schools

Are Vadnais Heights’s schools good?

By Minnesota’s own tests, yes: the public schools Vadnais Heights children attend outscore 71% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #131 of 274 Minnesota towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 66%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Vadnais Heights in?

White Bear Lake School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 8,571 students in 17 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Vadnais Heights are served by Mounds View Public.

Where do Vadnais Heights kids go to high school?

White Bear Lake Area High School in White Bear Lake, with 2,572 students.

What is Vadnais Heights’s graduation rate?

89% of the class of 2023 in White Bear Lake School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Vadnais Heights spend per student?

$16,146 in White Bear Lake School District (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.