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HGA Elementary

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HGA Elementary ranks 533 rd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

533^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

HGA Elementary is a public charter elementary school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving 527 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Higher Ground Academy district, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

HGA Elementary has had fluctuating performance over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 531 to 695 out of around 850-870 Minnesota elementary schools. The school's strengths lie in its ability to serve its African American and English Language Learner (ELL) student populations effectively, ranking in the top 40 and top 11 out of around 300 Minnesota elementary schools, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year. The school also performs well for its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking in the top 168 out of 764 Minnesota elementary schools in the same year. However, the school's performance for female and male students is relatively lower, ranking in the 473rd and 550th positions, respectively, out of around 800 Minnesota elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools in the Saint Paul Public Schools district, HGA Elementary generally performs better on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and higher statewide rankings. For example, Maxfield Elementary and Four Seasons Elementary have proficiency rates in the single digits for Math and Reading, ranking in the bottom 10% of Minnesota elementary schools. In contrast, the charter school Sejong Academy Lower School performs better than HGA Elementary in some areas, such as 3rd-grade Math proficiency. To improve its overall academic performance, HGA Elementary could focus on strengthening its Math instruction and interventions, especially in the lower grades, and explore strategies to better support its female and male student populations.

525

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,537

Per pupil spending ?

94.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1381 Marshall Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55104-8888

(651) 645-1000

District: Higher Ground Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.5%

White:

5.7%

Asian:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg42%

Minnesota avg47%

533^rd of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

249^th of 446Higher Ground Academy among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	533 of 872	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	611 of 881	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	622 of 845	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	624 of 858	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	695 of 869	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	562 of 870	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	531 of 847	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.4	619 of 853	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.0	678 of 848	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.1	659 of 840	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.5	689 of 826	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.0	697 of 824	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.7	632 of 820	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.5	735 of 814	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	25.3	686 of 803	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.7	652 of 781	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.6	581 of 777	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.0	644 of 756	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.7	590 of 685	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.2	628 of 676	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.3	658 of 674	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	40 of 298	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	71 of 310	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	66 of 279	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	66 of 282	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	73 of 227	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.2	21 of 283	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	18 of 266	93.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	11 of 303	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	79.4	28 of 303	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	71.0	38 of 276	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	30 of 256	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	35 of 175	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.2	53 of 239	77.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	473 of 799	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	579 of 809	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	576 of 787	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	552 of 799	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.0	647 of 783	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	564 of 787	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	555 of 774	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	168 of 764	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	314 of 793	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	355 of 774	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	193 of 663	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	47.6	383 of 683	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.6	158 of 740	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	118 of 728	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	550 of 812	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	584 of 826	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	620 of 799	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	624 of 808	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	647 of 784	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.4	439 of 798	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	438 of 779	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	50.3	282 of 533	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	298 of 518	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.9	319 of 523	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.4	278 of 508	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.3	309 of 516	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.8	359 of 490	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.1	317 of 488	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.3	283 of 469	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.9	315 of 478	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.5	179 of 454	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	29.6	341 of 409	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.4	369 of 403	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.3	376 of 406	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.1	381 of 396	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.1	384 of 387	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile+57 vs school

African American (2025)87th percentile+48 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+39 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math48%+3 vs state

Reading41%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
HGA Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1381 Marshall Ave	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Higher Ground Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 645-1000	525	30	17.6	94.3%	30 (5.7%)	491 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.5	533^rd of 872 public elementary schools	38.9%		35.5	611^th of 881 public elementary schools	30.6%	78	48.2	58.0	38.5		48.3	33.3	36.3	53.9		41.0	$13,537
Jj Hill Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	998 Selby Ave	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 293-8720	360	26	13.8	35.0%	196 (54.4%)	72 (20.0%)	30 (8.3%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (14.4%)	27.4	668^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.4%		23.6	700^th of 881 public elementary schools	20.5%	32	24.1	38.8	14.3		26.2	36.5	40.8	48.8		41.7	$15,611
Hamline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1599 Englewood Ave	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8715	272	25	10.9	77.9%	54 (19.9%)	123 (45.2%)	24 (8.8%)	36 (13.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.8%)	15.7	748^th of 872 public elementary schools	14.2%		4.8	843^rd of 881 public elementary schools	4.3%	95	32.6	22.2	17.1		24.4	25.5	19.4	43.9		29.8	$17,968
Maxfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	380 Victoria St N	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8680	331	27	12.2	88.5%	36 (10.9%)	181 (54.7%)	43 (13.0%)	22 (6.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (13.9%)	5.6	829^th of 872 public elementary schools	4.9%		2.8	867^th of 881 public elementary schools	1.6%	38	14.6	10.3	7.0		10.6	25.6	7.7	18.6		17.6	$20,879
Global Arts Plus Lower	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	1023 Osceola Ave	Saint Paul	55105	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-6606	410	32	12.7	67.8%	111 (27.1%)	102 (24.9%)	84 (20.5%)	59 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (12.7%)	11.5	778^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.8%		8.6	804^th of 881 public elementary schools	8.7%	26	30.8	20.0			25.7	27.2	17.5			22.7	$15,689
The Journey School	Public, Charter	K-6	775 Lexington Parkway N	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	The Journey School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 389-1579	125	6	20.8	84.0%	3 (2.4%)	81 (64.8%)	15 (12.0%)	4 (3.2%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (15.2%)	4.3	844^th of 872 public elementary schools	3.2%		6.5	821^st of 881 public elementary schools	6.8%	23	5.0	25.0	0.0	0.0	7.1	0.0	17.7	27.8	6.3	12.7
Four Seasons Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	318 Moore St	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 290-7595	256	30	8.6	91.4%	32 (12.5%)	80 (31.3%)	78 (30.5%)	45 (17.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	1.8	871^st of 872 public elementary schools	0.1%		1.8	878^th of 881 public elementary schools	0.3%	7	10.6	5.0	2.4		6.3	6.4	0.0	5.0		3.9	$17,406
Randolph Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	348 Hamline Ave S	Saint Paul	55105	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 293-8780	448	24	18.8	25.9%	306 (68.3%)	47 (10.5%)	30 (6.7%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.2%)	91.5	32^nd of 872 public elementary schools	96.3%		90.7	32^nd of 881 public elementary schools	96.4%		93.4	74.3	64.3		77.8	84.2	65.7	77.1		75.9	$13,333
Minnesota Connections Academy K-6	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-6	1350 Energy Lane	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	No	(651) 523-0888	1,017	34	30.1	72.1%	586 (57.6%)	154 (15.1%)	87 (8.6%)	31 (3.0%)	37 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	119 (11.7%)	16.3	741^st of 872 public elementary schools	15.0%		26.1	680^th of 881 public elementary schools	22.8%	61	27.3	26.5	7.3	12.9	17.0	28.9	30.3	39.8	35.8	34.4
New Century School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1380 Energy Lane	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	New Century School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 478-4535	367	34	10.8	92.6%	7 (1.9%)	359 (97.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.7	788^th of 872 public elementary schools	9.6%		14.6	761^st of 881 public elementary schools	13.6%	27	35.2	19.0	15.5		22.9	16.7	20.7	29.8		22.5	$12,325

Frequently Asked Questions about HGA Elementary

Is HGA Elementary a good school?

HGA Elementary ranks 533^rd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is HGA Elementary in?

Higher Ground Academy

What is the racial makeup of HGA Elementary?

Students at HGA Elementary are 94% African American, 6% White.

How many students attend HGA Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 525 students attended HGA Elementary.

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