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Hmong College Prep Academy High School

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Hmong College Prep Academy High School ranks 317 th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

317^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 30% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Hmong College Prep Academy High School is a public charter high school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 811 students. The school is part of the Hmong College Prep Academy district, which is ranked 400 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hmong College Prep Academy High School has consistently underperformed the state average in proficiency rates for MCA-III Math and Reading assessments across all grades. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 11th-grade Math proficiency rate was 21.31% compared to the state average of 34.96%. The school's performance is particularly low for special education students, ranking in the bottom 10% of Minnesota high schools in this subgroup. In contrast, the nearby Great River School, a public charter school, has significantly higher proficiency rates, ranking in the top 15% of Minnesota high schools for overall academic performance.

The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 83.3% to 93.3%, while its dropout rate has also varied, ranging from 2.0% to 4.5%. These metrics are comparable to the nearby Minnesota Connections Academy 7-12, another public charter school. Hmong College Prep Academy High School has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 81.38% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the nearby Great River School, which had only 23.69% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

791

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,522

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1515 Brewster St
Saint Paul, MN 55108-8888

(651) 209-8002

District: Hmong College Prep Academy

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

96.7%

Two or more races:

1.9%

Hispanic:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (84%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (30% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Math scores 24 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg19%

Minnesota avg47%

317^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

400^th of 446Hmong College Prep 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	317 of 450	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	366 of 480	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	368 of 476	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	318 of 472	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.9	357 of 428	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	327 of 492	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	353 of 494	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.2	337 of 489	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.0	324 of 489	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.5	339 of 504	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.6	374 of 483	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.7	415 of 534	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.3	405 of 539	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.4	429 of 545	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.6	429 of 540	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.5	346 of 460	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.2	364 of 463	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	55 of 70	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	64 of 78	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	58 of 71	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	50 of 68	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	42 of 49	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	62 of 78	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	63 of 76	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	64 of 94	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	48 of 102	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	29 of 90	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	35 of 87	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	41 of 85	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.4	45 of 78	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	296 of 358	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	349 of 403	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	336 of 396	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	330 of 388	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	314 of 339	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	282 of 401	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	299 of 395	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	157 of 333	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	237 of 389	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	205 of 393	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.0	126 of 312	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.9	190 of 270	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.8	141 of 370	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	205 of 374	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	259 of 377	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	320 of 405	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	309 of 398	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.7	231 of 403	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	307 of 411	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	333 of 398	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	168 of 178	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	183 of 221	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	179 of 216	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	203 of 214	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	204 of 220	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	185 of 195	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)21st percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading38%-11 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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Hmong College Prep Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1515 Brewster St	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Hmong College Prep Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 209-8002	791	47	16.7	79.1%	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	765 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	35.2	317^th of 450 public high schools	29.6%		25.6	366^th of 480 public high schools	23.8%	49				21.3	21.3				38.2	38.2	$14,522
HGA Secondary	Public, Charter	8-12	1471 Brewster Street	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Higher Ground Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 369-7555	442	33	13.2	90.7%	16 (3.6%)	420 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.7	181^st of 450 public high schools	59.8%		44.1	292^nd of 480 public high schools	39.2%	111			47.1	35.5	41.7			57.5	50.0	53.7	$11,935
New Century School Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	1380 Energy Lane	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	New Century School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 478-4535	284	9	31.5	95.8%	9 (3.2%)	274 (96.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	14.9	13.2	10.7	40.7	16.9	38.3	24.5	28.6	42.6	33.0
NCS Online Program	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	1380 Energy Lane	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	New Century School	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(651) 478-4535	23	0		87.0%	0 (0.0%)	23 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					18.2
Minnesota Connections Academy 7-12	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	1350 Energy Lane Suite 230	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	No	(800) 382-6010	3,536	86	41.1	63.3%	2,425 (68.6%)	347 (9.8%)	318 (9.0%)	66 (1.9%)	89 (2.5%)	8 (0.2%)	283 (8.0%)	26.5	353^rd of 450 public high schools	21.6%		27.3	360^th of 480 public high schools	25.0%	7		15.2	11.3	8.5	11.0		37.8	35.8	40.7	38.4	$9,782
Great River School	Public, Charter	7-12	1326 Energy Park Dr	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Great River School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 305-2780	411	35	11.7	19.2%	313 (76.2%)	25 (6.1%)	32 (7.8%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.3%)	84.2	61^st of 450 public high schools	86.4%		74.4	110^th of 480 public high schools	77.1%	49		42.7	31.2	34.7	36.5		62.7	69.4	86.7	72.5	$19,563
Career Pathways	Public, Charter	6-12	1355 Pierce Butler Rt	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Career Pathways	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 400-1781	121	11	11.2	87.6%	7 (5.8%)	79 (65.3%)	15 (12.4%)	6 (5.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.7%)								(n/a)					4.2			0.0	15.4	5.9	$15,364
Alternative Learning Center Extended Day 9-12	Public	5-12	1930 Como Ave	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 744-1330	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$10,399
Alternative Learning Center Summer Learning Programs 9-12	Public	9-12	1930 Como Ave	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 744-1330	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$5,237
Alternative Learning Center Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	1930 Como Ave	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 744-1330	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Hmong College Prep Academy High School

What is the racial makeup of Hmong College Prep Academy High School?

Students at Hmong College Prep Academy High School are 97% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Hmong College Prep Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 791 students attended Hmong College Prep Academy High School.

Is Hmong College Prep Academy High School a good school?

Hmong College Prep Academy High School ranks 317^th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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