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Daytons Bluff Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

799^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Daytons Bluff Elementary is a public elementary school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving 271 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Saint Paul Public Schools district, which is ranked 345 out of 446 districts in the state.

Daytons Bluff Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Minnesota elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 25% of students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 45.21% statewide and 26.55% in the district. Reading proficiency was even lower, at just 13.33%, compared to 49.59% statewide and 34.82% in the district. The school's performance has been consistently poor over the past several years, with proficiency rates below 15% for most grade levels.

Interestingly, nearby schools like American Indian Magnet School, HOPE Community Academy Elementary, and Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture Lo generally perform better than Daytons Bluff on state assessments, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that the challenges faced by Daytons Bluff may be addressable through targeted interventions and strategies that have proven successful at nearby schools.

301

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,892

Per pupil spending ?

83.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

262 Bates Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55106-5598

(651) 293-8915

District: Saint Paul Public Schools

Students who attend Daytons Bluff Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Battle Creek Middle
High:	Harding Senior High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.9%

Asian:

20.6%

Two or more races:

15.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (19% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Reading scores 36 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg31%

Minnesota avg47%

799^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 38Elementary Schools in the Saint Paul Public Schools

345^th of 446Saint Paul Public Schools 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	8.9	799 of 872	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	773 of 881	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	815 of 845	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	850 of 858	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	844 of 869	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	852 of 870	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	824 of 847	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.3	836 of 853	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.8	828 of 848	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.8	822 of 840	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.6	796 of 826	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.7	776 of 824	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.4	716 of 820	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.2	699 of 814	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.2	574 of 803	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.6	641 of 781	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.4	643 of 777	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.6	681 of 756	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.9	630 of 685	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	34.4	529 of 676	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	12.2	618 of 674	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	236 of 298	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	240 of 310	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	243 of 279	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	277 of 282	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	279 of 283	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	257 of 266	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	32.7	98 of 154	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.8	128 of 136	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	113 of 134	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	32.1	193 of 256	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	184 of 239	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.6	86 of 242	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	765 of 799	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	754 of 809	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	761 of 787	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.1	792 of 799	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	747 of 783	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	775 of 787	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	748 of 774	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	689 of 764	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	664 of 793	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	730 of 774	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	657 of 663	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	650 of 683	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	711 of 740	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	711 of 728	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	726 of 812	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	707 of 826	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	774 of 799	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	803 of 808	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.3	777 of 784	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	781 of 798	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	767 of 779	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	5.1	457 of 463	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2024)36th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)25th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2018)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math25%-20 vs state

Reading13%-36 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Dayton's Bluff elementary is a wonderful school and let me tell you why. They have an on site dentrestry and a great friendly staff. They watch out for the safety of the children by only releasing them to the parents/ guardians and they also have great school lunch's. No tolerance for violence or racism. Every day my child comes home from school he is always pleased with his day. Close Quote

Schools Near Daytons Bluff Elementary

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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
Daytons Bluff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	262 Bates Ave	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8915	301	26	11.5	83.1%	37 (12.3%)	117 (38.9%)	40 (13.3%)	62 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (15.0%)	8.9	799^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.4%		12.8	773^rd of 881 public elementary schools	12.3%	26	39.0	17.2	14.7				25.0	9.5	13.8	17.7				13.3	$18,892
STEP Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	835 5th St E	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	STEP Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 289-6120	214	19	11.2	94.4%	2 (0.9%)	212 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.8	773^rd of 872 public elementary schools	11.4%		12.4	776^th of 881 public elementary schools	11.9%	3	28.1	18.9	12.0				18.5	21.9	23.7	39.2				29.8	$2,731
American Indian Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1075 3rd St E	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 778-3100	571	43	13.3	84.2%	30 (5.3%)	61 (10.7%)	127 (22.2%)	143 (25.0%)	81 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (22.6%)	6.2	823^rd of 872 public elementary schools	5.6%		4.7	846^th of 881 public elementary schools	4.0%	23	13.0	14.0	14.6	8.2	13.6	2.4	10.9	11.4	9.8	29.4	19.7	25.5	20.0	19.4	$17,042
HOPE Community Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	720 Payne Ave	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Hope Community Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 796-4500	434	51	8.5	89.2%	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	9 (2.1%)	405 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	7.6	815^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.5%		4.9	842^nd of 881 public elementary schools	4.4%	27	20.3	24.3	15.0				19.7	10.9	16.2	25.6				18.2	$14,114
Water Lily Montessori	Public, Charter	PK-K	499 Wacouta St	Saint Paul	55101	Ramsey County	Minnesota Wildflower Montessori School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 227-7483	3	1	3.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Bruce F Vento Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	409 Case Ave E	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8685	446	39	11.4	87.0%	41 (9.2%)	167 (37.4%)	60 (13.5%)	140 (31.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	2.8	862^nd of 872 public elementary schools	1.1%		3.4	860^th of 881 public elementary schools	2.4%	2	8.5	5.9	1.5				5.3	12.9	1.5	22.1				12.1	$18,990
Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture Lo	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	1089 Cypress St	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8935	638	56	11.2	78.1%	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.3%)	591 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	12.8	772^nd of 872 public elementary schools	11.5%		23.8	698^th of 881 public elementary schools	20.8%	74	33.3	30.3					31.7	17.1	23.5					20.4	$16,185
LIFE Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	930 Geranium Ave East	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Life Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 793-6624	134	10	13.4	89.6%	8 (6.0%)	75 (56.0%)	11 (8.2%)	26 (19.4%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.0%)	10.5	792^nd of 872 public elementary schools	9.2%		8.1	809^th of 881 public elementary schools	8.2%	17	23.1	3.7	7.1	0.0			7.7	40.0	11.1	42.9	0.0			22.4	$15,084
Community of Peace Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	471 Magnolia Ave E	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Community Of Peace Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 280-4579	326	28	11.7	81.6%	18 (5.5%)	108 (33.1%)	85 (26.1%)	85 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.2%)	3.5	851^st of 872 public elementary schools	2.4%		4.6	847^th of 881 public elementary schools	3.9%	4	14.9	10.4					12.6	10.6	14.6					12.6	$15,690
Riverview Spanish/English Dual Imme	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	160 Isabel St E	Saint Paul	55107	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8665	297	80	3.7	69.0%	32 (10.8%)	24 (8.1%)	215 (72.4%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	11.7	777^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.9%		10	792^nd of 881 public elementary schools	10.1%	15	25.0	18.9	16.3				20.0	32.5	13.5	28.6				25.2	$16,432

Frequently Asked Questions about Daytons Bluff Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Daytons Bluff Elementary?

Students at Daytons Bluff Elementary are 39% African American, 21% Asian, 15% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 12% White.

What district is Daytons Bluff Elementary in?

Saint Paul Public Schools

How many students attend Daytons Bluff Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended Daytons Bluff Elementary.

Is Daytons Bluff Elementary a good school?

Daytons Bluff Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.4% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Daytons Bluff Elementary attend?

Students who attend Daytons Bluff Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Battle Creek Middle
High : Harding Senior High

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