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Midway Star Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

757^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Midway Star Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 421 students in grades K-8 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school is part of the Midway Star Academy district, which is ranked 353 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Midway Star Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Minnesota elementary schools, with test scores that are significantly below state averages in both math and reading. However, the school does show some relative strengths in supporting certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 50 for English Language Learners and top 100 for African American students. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 95-99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past 3 years. Midway Star Academy's student-teacher ratio has fluctuated between 17.7 and 24.8, which is higher than many nearby charter and public schools.

Comparing Midway Star Academy to other schools in the area provides useful context. Several nearby charter schools and traditional public schools generally outperform Midway Star Academy on academic measures, despite also serving high-poverty student populations. The nearby schools have a wide range of free/reduced-price lunch rates and student-teacher ratios, suggesting these factors may contribute to the academic struggles at Midway Star Academy.

393

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,098

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1091 Snelling Avenue North
Saint Paul, MN 55108-2705

(651) 642-0667

District: Midway Star Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

99.5%

White:

0.3%

Pacific Islander:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (28% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Math scores 24 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

Minnesota avg47%

Elementary school

757^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

337^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

353^rd of 446Midway Star 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	14.2	757 of 872	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	726 of 881	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	633 of 845	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	790 of 858	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.1	845 of 869	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	844 of 870	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.9	844 of 847	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.6	849 of 853	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.3	846 of 848	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.2	828 of 840	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.9	818 of 826	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.3	806 of 824	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.1	784 of 820	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.4	800 of 814	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.9	774 of 803	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.9	750 of 781	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.3	774 of 777	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.1	756 of 756	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	173 of 298	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	153 of 310	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	98 of 279	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.4	213 of 282	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	211 of 227	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	241 of 283	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	261 of 266	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	36 of 303	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	59 of 303	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	45 of 276	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	46.9	125 of 256	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.7	121 of 175	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	145 of 239	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	208 of 242	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	725 of 799	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	673 of 809	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	593 of 787	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	740 of 799	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.3	762 of 783	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	769 of 787	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.9	771 of 774	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	589 of 764	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	564 of 793	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.4	434 of 774	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.7	570 of 663	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	655 of 683	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	701 of 740	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	725 of 728	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	682 of 812	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	697 of 826	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	615 of 799	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	752 of 808	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.8	766 of 784	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	768 of 798	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.9	778 of 779	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	337 of 519	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	388 of 545	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.0	280 of 529	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	7.7	488 of 520	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.3	516 of 521	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	522 of 533	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	498 of 518	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.9	514 of 523	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.2	503 of 508	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.8	480 of 516	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.7	473 of 490	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.9	468 of 488	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.4	456 of 469	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.8	457 of 478	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.8	423 of 454	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.9	385 of 409	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	49 of 169	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	56.8	62 of 179	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.1	27 of 164	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	23.7	130 of 162	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	134 of 141	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	137 of 148	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	125 of 137	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	5 of 153	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	84.8	9 of 158	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	2 of 133	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	75.9	9 of 130	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	42.6	54 of 102	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	55 of 120	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	37 of 109	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	321 of 450	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	310 of 474	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	333 of 455	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	459 of 467	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.8	441 of 443	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	434 of 439	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	431 of 436	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	183 of 432	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	256 of 473	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.3	113 of 459	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	17.3	365 of 404	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	390 of 399	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	408 of 415	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	385 of 401	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	294 of 452	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	393 of 479	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.7	213 of 464	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	14.7	421 of 476	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	431 of 437	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	438 of 454	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	415 of 438	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)88th percentile+75 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)97th percentile+62 vs school

African American (2025)71st percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading34%-16 vs state

Math21%-24 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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th 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 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Midway Star Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1091 Snelling Avenue North	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Midway Star Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 642-0667	393	20	19.4	99.7%	1 (0.3%)	391 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14.2	757^th of 872 public elementary schools	13.2%		19.5	726^th of 881 public elementary schools	17.6%	31	40.5	23.8	0.0	21.4	15.4	24.2	21.4	15.4	30.0	34.4	24.1	55.3	45.2	34.0	$17,098
Hmong College Prep Academy Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	1515 Brewster Street	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Hmong College Prep Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 209-8002	988	91	10.8	85.9%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (1.0%)	951 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.4%)	8.2	808^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.3%		7.4	814^th of 881 public elementary schools	7.6%	6	23.8	22.8	11.8				19.4	21.6	16.3	25.1				21.0	$10,908
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
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
Great River Elementary School	Public, Charter	1-6	1326 Energy Park Dr	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Great River School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 305-2780	383	18	21.5	17.8%	286 (74.7%)	9 (2.3%)	34 (8.9%)	9 (2.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.2%)	58	394^th of 872 public elementary schools	54.8%		62.2	351^st of 881 public elementary schools	60.2%	43	30.0	30.2	40.0	41.3			35.4	56.5	46.0	81.0	79.0			65.3	$5,108
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
Chelsea Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1557 Huron St	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 293-8790	305	21	14.4	44.6%	155 (50.8%)	55 (18.0%)	18 (5.9%)	30 (9.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (14.8%)	63.9	338^th of 872 public elementary schools	61.2%		56	426^th of 881 public elementary schools	51.6%	88	75.5	62.7	40.0				60.5	47.2	55.9	46.7				50.3	$14,359
St. Anthony Park Elementary	Public	K-6	2180 Knapp St	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 293-8735	451	29	15.5	35.3%	249 (55.2%)	76 (16.9%)	37 (8.2%)	46 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.5%)	76.6	182^nd of 872 public elementary schools	79.1%		74.7	205^th of 881 public elementary schools	76.7%	23	68.9	62.0	53.9				61.9	61.8	53.5	70.5				62.2	$14,338
Twin Cities German Immersion Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1031 Como Avenue	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	Twin Cities German Immersion Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 492-7106	563	34	16.4	8.7%	471 (83.7%)	20 (3.6%)	26 (4.6%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.6%)	67.2	298^th of 872 public elementary schools	65.8%		70.5	249^th of 881 public elementary schools	71.7%	49	41.0	46.3	40.4	48.4	55.6	69.2	50.3	48.4	67.2	80.4	80.6	68.5	80.3	71.0	$11,805
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Midway Star Academy

What is the racial makeup of Midway Star Academy?

Students at Midway Star Academy are 99% African American.

Is Midway Star Academy a good school?

Midway Star Academy ranks in the bottom 13.2% of Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend Midway Star Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Midway Star Academy.

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