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Castle Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

659^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Castle Elementary is a public elementary school located in Oakdale, Minnesota, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 620 students. The school is part of the North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale School District, which is ranked 329 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Castle Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, ranging from 567th to 659th out of 872-881 schools over the past few years. The school's performance on the MCA-III assessments is generally below the state and district averages in both math and reading proficiency across all grade levels. However, Castle Elementary performs relatively better in certain subgroups, such as African American students and English Language Learners, where it ranks in the top half or top third of Minnesota elementary schools. The school also has a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 63.87% to 66.25% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

While Castle Elementary faces academic challenges, the nearby schools, such as Cowern Elementary, Justice Alan Page Elementary, and Richardson Elementary, also perform below the state average on the MCA-III assessments, with similar rankings to Castle Elementary. However, some schools outside the North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale district, like Willow Lane Elementary and O.H. Anderson Elementary, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance and rankings.

630

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,340

Per pupil spending ?

64.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6675 50th St N
Oakdale, MN 55128-8888

(651) 748-6700

District: North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale

Students who attend Castle Elementary usually attend:

High:

North Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

27.6%

White:

27.3%

Hispanic:

19.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (36% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Reading scores 12 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg34%

Minnesota avg47%

659^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale

329^th of 446North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale 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	28.7	659 of 872	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.0	567 of 881	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	609 of 845	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	640 of 858	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	644 of 869	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	613 of 870	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	666 of 847	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.5	596 of 853	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.3	652 of 848	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.0	618 of 840	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.2	605 of 826	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.2	560 of 824	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.3	611 of 820	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.9	587 of 814	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	52.0	500 of 803	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.9	325 of 434	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.9	588 of 781	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.0	615 of 777	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.8	572 of 756	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	47.1	455 of 685	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.7	474 of 676	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	53.2	385 of 674	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	61 of 298	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	48 of 310	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	92 of 279	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	108 of 282	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.4	58 of 227	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	59 of 283	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	51.9	139 of 266	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	97 of 140	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	93 of 154	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	72 of 128	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	74 of 131	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	70 of 136	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	73 of 134	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	38 of 303	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	63 of 303	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	56 of 276	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	54 of 256	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.1	58 of 239	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	36 of 242	85.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	619 of 799	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	552 of 809	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	563 of 787	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	631 of 799	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	579 of 783	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	573 of 787	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	614 of 774	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	46.6	101 of 214	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	457 of 764	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	485 of 793	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	430 of 774	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	405 of 663	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.6	282 of 683	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	437 of 740	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	535 of 728	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	622 of 812	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.0	514 of 826	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	596 of 799	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	577 of 808	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	605 of 784	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	542 of 798	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	615 of 779	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	51.0	38 of 77	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	364 of 562	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.8	494 of 572	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.9	312 of 524	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	78.3	66 of 500	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	55.3	168 of 417	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	272 of 515	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	366 of 463	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	611 of 714	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.1	432 of 730	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	605 of 712	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	491 of 725	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.4	644 of 710	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	576 of 722	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	693 of 712	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+63 vs school

African American (2025)80th percentile+55 vs school

Hispanic (2023)53rd percentile+25 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)51st percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+11 vs school

Asian (2025)31st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

White (2025)14th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading38%-12 vs state

Math35%-10 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
Castle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6675 50th St N	Oakdale	55128	Washington County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 748-6700	630	37	16.8	64.8%	172 (27.3%)	104 (16.5%)	125 (19.8%)	174 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.7%)	28.7	659^th of 872 public elementary schools	24.4%		42	567^th of 881 public elementary schools	35.6%	92	37.0	40.5	28.2		35.3	30.5	37.5	44.9		37.5	$14,340
North Metro Flex Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2350 Helen St N	North Saint Paul	55109	Ramsey County	North Metro Flex Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 300-6300	146	12	11.7	77.4%	37 (25.3%)	52 (35.6%)	34 (23.3%)	7 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.0%)	20.7	709^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.7%		20.9	718^th of 881 public elementary schools	18.5%	9	25.0	36.8	22.2	20.7	25.5	14.3	31.6	38.9	44.8	31.9	$15,422
Richardson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 17th Ave E	North Saint Paul	55109	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 748-6900	654	42	15.6	73.1%	95 (14.5%)	101 (15.4%)	76 (11.6%)	300 (45.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.9%)	17.5	732^nd of 872 public elementary schools	16.1%		21	717^th of 881 public elementary schools	18.6%	15	35.5	27.6	27.3		30.2	20.4	23.8	41.6		27.6	$13,758
Cowern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2131 N Margaret St	North Saint Paul	55109	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 748-6800	413	25	16.5	71.9%	81 (19.6%)	87 (21.1%)	57 (13.8%)	137 (33.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.4%)	21.7	704^th of 872 public elementary schools	19.3%		17.9	740^th of 881 public elementary schools	16.0%	36	39.7	22.8	34.8		33.0	23.5	25.0	40.0		29.9	$15,749
O.H. Anderson Elementary	Public	3-5	666 S Warner Ave	Mahtomedi	55115	Washington County	Mahtomedi Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 407-2301	656	40	16.4	12.7%	534 (81.4%)	28 (4.3%)	34 (5.2%)	17 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.1%)	90.2	44^th of 872 public elementary schools	95.0%		85.6	83^rd of 881 public elementary schools	90.6%	39	85.0	73.5	71.5		76.4	71.8	62.2	78.9		71.1	$11,595
Justice Alan Page Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2410 Holloway Ave E	Maplewood	55109	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 748-6600	804	53	15.2	71.4%	154 (19.2%)	171 (21.3%)	135 (16.8%)	246 (30.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (12.1%)	16.5	739^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.3%		13.5	771^st of 881 public elementary schools	12.5%	32	25.8	42.3	20.9		29.1	16.5	28.8	33.1		26.2
Level Up Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2600 County Road E East	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	Level Up Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 408-5559	145	11	13.6	40.7%	108 (74.5%)	9 (6.2%)	4 (2.8%)	11 (7.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.3%)	17.9	728^th of 872 public elementary schools	16.5%		18	737^th of 881 public elementary schools	16.3%	9	25.0	28.6	19.4		23.8	35.7	28.6	33.3		32.9	$17,669
Level Up K-5 Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-5	2600 E County Rd E	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	Level Up Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(651) 408-5559	27	2	13.5	59.3%	16 (59.3%)	2 (7.4%)	4 (14.8%)	2 (7.4%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)								(n/a)
622 Online Elementary School	Public	K-5	2170 7th Ave E	North Saint Paul	55109	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	No	(651) 748-7610	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Matoska International	Public	K-5	2530 Spruce Place	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 653-2847	543	34	15.9	28.5%	378 (69.6%)	43 (7.9%)	45 (8.3%)	39 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.0%)	71.4	252^nd of 872 public elementary schools	71.1%		62.6	345^th of 881 public elementary schools	60.8%	93	55.8	68.0	53.5		59.4	47.4	57.3	75.6		59.6	$11,802

Frequently Asked Questions about Castle Elementary

How many students attend Castle Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 630 students attended Castle Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Castle Elementary?

Students at Castle Elementary are 28% Asian, 27% White, 20% Hispanic, 17% African American, 9% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Castle Elementary attend?

Students who attend Castle Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : North Senior High

Is Castle Elementary a good school?

Castle Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.4% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is Castle Elementary in?

North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale

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