Birch Lake Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · White Bear Lake, Minnesota
Birch Lake Elementary in White Bear Lake, Minnesota enrolled 239 students in 2024-25 with 22.2 full-time teachers, 10.8 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%
281 students in 2022-23, 246 students in 2023-24, 239 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.4 to 22.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 281 | 22.4 | 12.5 |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 19.3 | 12.7 |
| 2024-25 | 239 | 22.2 | 10.8 |
10.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 83 of every 100 Minnesota elementary schools
Among the 949 Minnesota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Birch Lake Elementary enrolled 213 students and reported no counselor; it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions7
- Chronically absent17.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
53.6% of students were White, 16.7% Hispanic, 11.3% Black in 2024-25.
- White53.6%
- Hispanic16.7%
- Black11.3%
- Two or more races9.2%
- Asian8.8%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Birch Lake Elementary scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 50‑54% | 55% | 51.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 45‑49% | 48% (2021-22) | 45.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in White Bear Lake
10 public elementary schools in White Bear Lake report 2024-25 enrollment; Birch Lake Elementary is number 7 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matoska International | 543 | 16.0 | 24.1% |
| Otter Lake Elementary | 492 | 13.3 | 15.9% |
| Lincoln Elementary | 469 | 19.1 | 15.8% |
| Vadnais Heights Elementary | 405 | 15.6 | 37.5% |
| Lakeaires Elementary | 396 | 14.6 | 37.1% |
| Willow Lane Elementary | 279 | 10.1 | 64.5% |
| Birch Lake Elementary | 239 | 10.8 | 37.7% |
| Normandy Park Education Center | 154 | 6.7 | 29.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Birch Lake Elementary
- Lincoln ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 469 students, 19.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Otter Lake ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 492 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Compare Birch Lake Elementary with Lincoln ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much White Bear Lake Area Schools spends per student$15,111 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,111
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaBirch Lake Elementary is the number 723 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#723 of 994
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher10.8 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.10.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Birch Lake Elementary
How many students attend Birch Lake Elementary?
239 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 281 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in White Bear Lake, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Birch Lake Elementary?
10.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Birch Lake Elementary a Title I school?
Birch Lake Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Birch Lake Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Birch Lake Elementary scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Birch Lake Elementary in?
White Bear Lake Area Schools, NCES district ID 2742360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 274236001786 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.