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Courageously Building the Future
Willow Lane Elementary is a proud neighborhood school with strong community connections and a commitment to students and learning.
Academic Highlights
Career Pathways
The WBLAS Career Pathways program fuels student success by connecting classroom learning with cutting-edge industry experience in nine areas: automotive, business, communication technology, construction, education, engineering & manufacturing, family and consumer sciences, health & wellness and information technology.
College-Level Courses
District students have the opportunity to earn college credits through Project Lead the Way courses, Concurrent Enrollment, Advanced Placement (AP) classes and Post Secondary Enrollment Options.
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Dual Immersion
A district-wide Elementary Spanish Dual Immersion program option is offered at two elementary locations: Otter Lake Elementary and Matoska International.
My Nature Preschool
The White Bear Lake Area Schools Early Childhood Program offer a collaborative “My Nature Preschool" in partnership with Tamarack Nature Center in White Bear Township.
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![a small group of elementary students working together on a collaboration project in a gymnasium]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1789738994/whitebeark12mnus/q0iwpejniz9npdkofeja/Willow45TeamBuilding.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1789738994/whitebeark12mnus/q0iwpejniz9npdkofeja/Willow45TeamBuilding.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1789738994/whitebeark12mnus/q0iwpejniz9npdkofeja/Willow45TeamBuilding.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1789738994/whitebeark12mnus/q0iwpejniz9npdkofeja/Willow45TeamBuilding.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1789738994/whitebeark12mnus/q0iwpejniz9npdkofeja/Willow45TeamBuilding.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1789738994/whitebeark12mnus/q0iwpejniz9npdkofeja/Willow45TeamBuilding.jpg","width":2200}])
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![Free Senior Activity Pass]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1789251772/x9ysfdykokjwbljmtnnx/FreeSeniorActivityPass.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1789251772/x9ysfdykokjwbljmtnnx/FreeSeniorActivityPass.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1789251772/x9ysfdykokjwbljmtnnx/FreeSeniorActivityPass.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1789251772/x9ysfdykokjwbljmtnnx/FreeSeniorActivityPass.jpg","width":813}])
![White Bear Lake Area School District - ISD 624 Logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550240829/whitebeark12mnus/kmxoqvklysqyghq9wuld/WBL_624_pms166_thumbnail.jpg","width":156}])
![Slide with four high school student portraits. Text: National Merit Semi-Finalist, James Colby, WBLAHS Senior; National Merit Semi-Finalist, Haaken Lein, WBLAHS Senior; National Merit Commended, Connor Jamieson, WBLAHS Senior; National Merit Commended, Gretchen Leder, WBLAHS Senior.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1789957944/whitebeark12mnus/b7nvbvy7yymiqz21ywjt/2026NationalMeritStudents.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1789957944/whitebeark12mnus/b7nvbvy7yymiqz21ywjt/2026NationalMeritStudents.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1789957944/whitebeark12mnus/b7nvbvy7yymiqz21ywjt/2026NationalMeritStudents.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1789957944/whitebeark12mnus/b7nvbvy7yymiqz21ywjt/2026NationalMeritStudents.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1789957944/whitebeark12mnus/b7nvbvy7yymiqz21ywjt/2026NationalMeritStudents.png","width":1296}])
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![group of Willow Lane Elementary staff members and White Bear Subaru leadership team members]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1788572809/whitebeark12mnus/k9dkqtkt2fav6xpuvx5e/WillowLaneSubaruEvent.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1788572809/whitebeark12mnus/k9dkqtkt2fav6xpuvx5e/WillowLaneSubaruEvent.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1788572809/whitebeark12mnus/k9dkqtkt2fav6xpuvx5e/WillowLaneSubaruEvent.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1788572809/whitebeark12mnus/k9dkqtkt2fav6xpuvx5e/WillowLaneSubaruEvent.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1788572809/whitebeark12mnus/k9dkqtkt2fav6xpuvx5e/WillowLaneSubaruEvent.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1788572809/whitebeark12mnus/k9dkqtkt2fav6xpuvx5e/WillowLaneSubaruEvent.jpg","width":2200}])
By The Numbers
10
The White Bear Lake Area School District serves all or parts of ten communities: Birchwood, Gem Lake, Hugo, Lino Lakes, Little Canada, Maplewood, North Oaks, Vadnais Heights, White Bear Lake and White Bear Township.
25
The District has received recognition for excellence in financial reporting from the Association of School Business Officials and Government Finance Officers Association for 25 consecutive years.
64
In addition to English, students in our district speak 64 home languages.
$4.3M
District students earned college credits valuing a total of $4.3 million last year through Project Lead the Way, Concurrent Enrollment, Advanced Placement (AP) and Post Secondary Enrollment Options.
