Kindergarten
Focusing on the academic, social and personal development of all students.
2025-26 Kindergarten Enrollment
Translations
- Para Español por favor llame al 651-407-7625.
- Xav tau ntawv Hmoob hu rau 651-407-7623.
Welcome to White Bear
We are excited to welcome families and let them check out our buildings and programs in person. If you are interested in touring any of our district elementaries, contact the school and we will personalize a tour at a time that works best for you. School contact information can be found here. Those families who have not already done so may register their child(ren) for kindergarten at the school tours.
Kindergarten Gathering
Students will have a chance to meet the kindergarten teachers and tour their schools at in-person events planned at the district’s elementary buildings later this spring.
Attendance Boundaries
White Bear Lake Area Schools consists of nine neighborhood schools that are assigned attendance boundaries throughout the district, as marked in the map below. Bus transportation is provided to households within the attendance boundaries. Those who choose a school outside of their attendance area or who live within walk boundaries must provide their own transportation. Detailed attendance boundary maps and an “Attendance Area Lookup Tool” can be found here.
The District also provides transportation from any point in the school district for students enrolled in two district-wide elementary programs: the International Baccalaureate (IB) program at Matoska International and the Elementary Spanish Dual Immersion program at Matoska International and Otter Lake Elementary.
K-5 Programming
The White Bear Lake Area Schools offer a choice of K-5 programs:
- Strong academic programs are offered at neighborhood schools located throughout the District.
- Matoska International is offered to all students in the White Bear Lake Area School District. The program is an International Baccalaureate (IB) world school. The District provides transportation from any point in the school district for students enrolled at this school. Learn more at the Matoska International website.
- An Elementary Spanish Dual Immersion program is launching this fall at Matoska International and Otter Lake Elementary. The District will provide transportation from any point in the school district for students enrolled in this program. Learn more at the Immersion page of the website.
Join Bear on a Bus Tour through the district to get a glimpse at each of our buildings!
Elementary Curriculum
The elementary schools in the White Bear Lake Area School District serve students in kindergarten through 5th grades. Children are eligible to be enrolled in White Bear Lake Area Schools if their legal address is within the boundaries of the school district. To enroll a child in kindergarten, he/she must be five years of age on or before September 1.
For more information about elementary schools and their curricula, call the Office of Teaching and Learning at (651) 407-7568.
(Registration information for the next school year)
(Mid-year registration information for the current school year)
Overview of Elementary Curriculum
Special Programs
Academic Standards
Standards approved by the Minnesota Department of Education and the Legislature. (All are in PDF format and require Adobe Reader)