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The Heights Community School

Q: Is The Heights Community School a good school?

The Heights Community School ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend The Heights Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 346 students attended The Heights Community School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of The Heights Community School?

Students at The Heights Community School are 40% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 20% African American, 9% White, 9% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of The Heights Community School attend?

Students who attend The Heights Community School usually go on to attend: Middle : Battle Creek Middle High : Johnson Senior High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

821^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

The Heights Community School is an elementary school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 290 students. The school is part of the Saint Paul Public Schools district, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Heights Community School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Minnesota elementary schools over the past decade, with a statewide ranking between 743 and 852 out of 858-872 schools. The school has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time period, indicating poor overall performance. Academically, the school consistently underperforms the state and district averages in both math and reading proficiency, with particularly low performance in 5th grade. The school also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 80.07% to 88.62% over the past three school years.

Comparing The Heights Community School to nearby schools, it performs significantly worse than Nokomis Montessori North Campus and L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion, which are also part of the Saint Paul Public Schools district. The nearby Cornerstone Montessori Elementary, a public charter school, also outperforms The Heights Community School in academic proficiency, despite serving a student population with a higher percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients. However, the nearby Hazel Park Preparatory Academy and Academia Cesar Chavez Charter School perform even worse than The Heights Community School on most academic measures.

346

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,687

Per pupil spending ?

84.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1863 Clear Ave E
Saint Paul, MN 55119-4501

(651) 293-8815

District: Saint Paul Public Schools

Students who attend The Heights Community School usually attend:

Middle:	Battle Creek Middle
High:	Johnson Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

40.2%

Hispanic:

22.0%

African American:

19.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (18% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Reading scores 33 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg31%

Minnesota avg47%

821^st of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^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	6.6	821 of 872	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	781 of 881	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	761 of 845	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	743 of 858	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	2.8	852 of 869	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	821 of 870	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	799 of 847	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.1	800 of 853	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.8	792 of 848	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.8	777 of 840	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.0	770 of 826	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.0	768 of 824	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.4	754 of 820	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	39.8	614 of 814	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.1	702 of 803	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.0	657 of 781	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.1	712 of 777	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.0	719 of 756	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.8	651 of 685	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	23.7	588 of 676	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	12.6	617 of 674	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	49.4	146 of 310	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.5	212 of 279	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	158 of 282	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.8	280 of 283	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	228 of 266	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	136 of 140	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	131 of 154	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	108 of 128	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	102 of 131	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	79 of 88	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	107 of 136	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	119 of 134	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	212 of 303	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	94 of 303	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	136 of 276	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	101 of 256	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.5	170 of 175	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	208 of 239	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	162 of 242	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	723 of 799	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	716 of 809	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	676 of 787	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	650 of 799	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	743 of 783	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	735 of 787	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	744 of 774	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	165 of 238	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	188 of 219	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	189 of 220	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	721 of 764	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	663 of 793	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	695 of 774	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	502 of 663	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	673 of 683	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	694 of 740	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	692 of 728	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	790 of 812	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	738 of 826	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	748 of 799	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	733 of 808	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.7	781 of 784	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	772 of 798	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	729 of 779	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	31.3	386 of 500	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	429 of 515	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	1.8	709 of 712	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)53rd percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2022)23rd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2018)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math20%-26 vs state

Reading16%-33 vs state

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Schools Near The Heights Community School

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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
The Heights Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	1863 Clear Ave E	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8815	346	32	10.6	84.7%	32 (9.2%)	69 (19.9%)	76 (22.0%)	139 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.7%)	6.6	821^st of 872 public elementary schools	5.8%		11.8	781^st of 881 public elementary schools	11.4%	40	26.1	21.4	8.8				19.7	10.4	11.9	29.4				16.1	$16,687
Hazel Park Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1140 White Bear Ave N	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8970	489	33	14.9	92.2%	38 (7.8%)	158 (32.3%)	59 (12.1%)	199 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.2%)	3.9	848^th of 872 public elementary schools	2.8%		4.1	854^th of 881 public elementary schools	3.1%	6	20.9	12.8	0.0	5.1	12.2	4.4	9.1	16.7	10.9	4.6	15.3	16.7	11.6	12.8	$5,237
Cornerstone Montessori Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	1611 Ames Ave	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Cornerstone Montessori Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 774-5000	132	11	12.4	54.5%	48 (36.4%)	23 (17.4%)	27 (20.5%)	13 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (15.9%)	34	606^th of 872 public elementary schools	30.5%		40.5	580^th of 881 public elementary schools	34.2%	26	20.0	11.1	16.7	31.3			19.4	45.0	16.7	66.7	62.5			47.2	$13,321
Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1801 Lacrosse Ave	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Academias La Paz	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 778-2940	336	0	11.5	88.7%	36 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	296 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1.7	872^nd of 872 public elementary schools	0.0%		3.1	864^th of 881 public elementary schools	1.9%	8	1.8	4.8	0.0				2.0	1.8	11.9	5.7				6.0	$14,606
Nokomis Montessori North Campus	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	985 Ruth St N	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 744-7440	344	31	11.1	61.9%	62 (18.0%)	18 (5.2%)	42 (12.2%)	178 (51.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.6%)	10.6	790^th of 872 public elementary schools	9.4%		7.5	813^th of 881 public elementary schools	7.7%	23	28.3	29.6	5.9				21.5	24.5	24.1	20.0				22.9	$15,872
L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1760 Ames Place	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 744-6970	282	21	13.6	37.6%	113 (40.1%)	70 (24.8%)	34 (12.1%)	14 (5.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (17.4%)	69.8	270^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.0%		76.2	181^st of 881 public elementary schools	79.5%	89	56.8	66.7	46.4				57.7	57.9	51.3	69.0				58.5	$14,526
Frost Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1505 Hoyt Ave E	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8930	593	45	13.1	84.1%	33 (5.6%)	101 (17.0%)	108 (18.2%)	302 (50.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.1%)	7.8	811^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.0%		5.5	837^th of 881 public elementary schools	5.0%	26	24.3	11.5	6.7				13.7	22.9	12.6	36.0				22.6	$17,828
Achieve Language Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2169 Stillwater Ave	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Achieve Language Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 738-4875	451	34	13.1	81.2%	21 (4.7%)	43 (9.5%)	227 (50.3%)	134 (29.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	8.1	809^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.2%		8.9	800^th of 881 public elementary schools	9.2%	9	22.2	32.5	6.1	5.1	7.0	6.8	13.1	15.9	20.0	20.0	27.5	37.2	34.1	25.7	$14,603
Sejong Academy Lower School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2410 Stillwater Rd E	Maplewood	55119	Ramsey County	Sejong Academy of Minnesota	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 301-8722	196	17	11.6	85.2%	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	182 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	24.5	686^th of 872 public elementary schools	21.3%		24.9	690^th of 881 public elementary schools	21.7%	4	60.0	28.6	9.7				32.9	40.0	23.8	19.4				28.1	$14,569
Eastern Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Margaret St	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8870	318	28	11.2	81.8%	31 (9.7%)	60 (18.9%)	36 (11.3%)	154 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.6%)	8.5	804^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.8%		18	738^th of 881 public elementary schools	16.2%	66	22.2	23.9	13.2				19.3	16.7	19.6	26.4				21.5	$19,421

Frequently Asked Questions about The Heights Community School

Is The Heights Community School a good school?

The Heights Community School ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend The Heights Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 346 students attended The Heights Community School.

What district is The Heights Community School in?

Saint Paul Public Schools

What schools do graduates of The Heights Community School attend?

Students who attend The Heights Community School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Battle Creek Middle
High : Johnson Senior High

What is the racial makeup of The Heights Community School?

Students at The Heights Community School are 40% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 20% African American, 9% White, 9% Two or more races.

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