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Highland Park Middle School

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Highland Park Middle School ranks 291 st of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

291^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 44% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Highland Park Middle School is a public middle school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving 773 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Saint Paul Public Schools district, which is ranked 345 out of 446 districts in the state.

Highland Park Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Minnesota middle schools, with proficiency rates in Math and Reading that are significantly below the state averages. Compared to the district, the school performs slightly better but still lags behind. The school's performance is particularly weak for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, who rank in the bottom quarter or third of Minnesota middle schools.

While the nearby schools, such as Global Arts Plus Upper and Hidden River Middle School, also perform below the state average, some charter schools in the area, like Avalon Middle School and Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter, demonstrate significantly higher academic achievement compared to Highland Park Middle School and the surrounding district.

811

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,758

Per pupil spending ?

48.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

975 Snelling Ave S
Saint Paul, MN 55116-2498

(651) 293-8950

District: Saint Paul Public Schools

Students who attend Highland Park Middle School usually attend:

High:

Highland Park Senior High

Feeder schools for Highland Park Middle School:

Elementary:	Expo For Excellence Elementary School
	Horace Mann School

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.0%

Hispanic:

30.3%

African American:

16.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

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

!Math scores 18 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg31%

Minnesota avg47%

291^st of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Middle 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	44.3	291 of 519	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	329 of 545	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	328 of 529	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	329 of 520	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	307 of 521	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	322 of 533	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	358 of 518	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.7	359 of 523	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.5	374 of 508	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.9	389 of 516	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.7	369 of 490	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.9	312 of 488	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.1	376 of 469	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.3	411 of 478	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.0	397 of 454	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.3	364 of 409	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.5	345 of 403	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.1	343 of 406	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.5	349 of 396	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.4	345 of 387	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	133 of 169	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	138 of 179	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	123 of 164	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	125 of 162	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.6	89 of 141	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	76 of 148	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	103 of 137	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	53 of 106	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	52 of 116	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.3	70 of 112	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	59 of 108	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	136 of 153	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	147 of 158	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	107 of 133	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	124 of 130	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	83 of 102	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	95 of 120	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	89 of 109	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	234 of 450	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	271 of 474	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	304 of 455	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	308 of 467	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	299 of 443	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	253 of 439	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	288 of 436	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	138 of 175	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	147 of 186	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	123 of 178	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	160 of 188	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	137 of 156	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	150 of 171	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	118 of 163	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	370 of 432	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	417 of 473	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	393 of 459	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	361 of 404	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	355 of 399	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	365 of 415	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	364 of 401	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	314 of 452	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	341 of 479	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	304 of 464	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	318 of 476	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	258 of 437	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	300 of 454	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	339 of 438	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	70 of 113	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.9	33 of 116	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	34 of 107	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	54 of 131	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	51 of 97	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	76 of 120	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.6	102 of 114	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	31.8	40 of 55	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.7	47 of 49	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	164 of 265	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	145 of 307	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	167 of 298	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	203 of 288	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	174 of 260	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	219 of 282	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	177 of 253	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	72 of 415	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	127 of 440	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	129 of 436	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	93 of 438	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	62 of 422	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	34 of 428	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	72.8	85 of 428	80.1%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)83rd percentile+39 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)38th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-13 vs school

Native American (2024)27th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading45%-4 vs state

Math27%-18 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
Highland Park Middle School	Public	6-8	975 Snelling Ave S	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8950	811	42	19.4	48.2%	284 (35.0%)	134 (16.5%)	246 (30.3%)	52 (6.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	90 (11.1%)	44.3	291^st of 519 public middle schools	43.9%		41	329^th of 545 public middle schools	39.6%	38				29.5	28.4	23.1	27.1				51.0	41.3	43.7	45.5	$13,758
St. Paul Northern Lights Secondary	Public, Charter	7-8	768 Hamline Ave S	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	St. Paul School of Northern Lights	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 285-4672	15	2	8.1	20.0%	11 (73.3%)	1 (6.7%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)								(n/a)							20.0							46.7
Global Arts Plus Upper	Public, Magnet	5-8	810 Palace Ave	Saint Paul	55102	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8690	437	25	17.5	66.1%	119 (27.2%)	126 (28.8%)	91 (20.8%)	60 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (8.7%)	19.8	433^rd of 519 public middle schools	16.6%		14.6	482^nd of 545 public middle schools	11.6%	49			19.8	24.6	12.4	8.3	16.5			23.9	37.2	22.8	31.3	29.3	$17,217
Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter	Public, Charter	5-8	1550 Summit Ave	Saint Paul	55105	Ramsey County	Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 414-6000	117	17	6.9	15.4%	72 (61.5%)	7 (6.0%)	16 (13.7%)	8 (6.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.1%)	73.8	115^th of 519 public middle schools	77.8%		84.7	51^st of 545 public middle schools	90.6%	64			23.1	25.8	38.2	54.6	34.5			80.8	64.5	67.6	95.5	75.0	$22,768
CVA Fusion Middle School (6-8)	Public, Charter	6-8	3810 East 56th Street	Minneapolis	55417	Hennepin County	Cyber Village Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 523-7170	39	5	7.3	35.9%	26 (66.7%)	3 (7.7%)	4 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (15.4%)	29.8	392^nd of 519 public middle schools	24.5%		49.3	271^st of 545 public middle schools	50.3%	121					17.7		17.1					27.8	45.5	36.8
HGA Junior High	Public, Charter	6-7	1381 Marshall Ave	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Higher Ground Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 645-1000	196	3	73.1	93.9%	13 (6.6%)	181 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.7	336^th of 519 public middle schools	35.3%		36.4	354^th of 545 public middle schools	35.0%	18				18.9	22.0		20.4				47.8	44.4		46.2
Sanford Middle	Public	6-8	3524 42nd Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-4900	728	46	15.9	34.3%	437 (60.0%)	83 (11.4%)	71 (9.8%)	10 (1.4%)	60 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (9.2%)	75.9	98^th of 519 public middle schools	81.1%		66.9	158^th of 545 public middle schools	71.0%	60				51.5	44.9	46.6	47.8				61.7	60.9	47.3	56.7	$14,027
Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm	Public, Charter	2-8	3320 E. 41st St	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Friendship Academy of the Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 879-6703	167	6	29.5	80.8%	5 (3.0%)	160 (95.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	8.8	489^th of 519 public middle schools	5.8%		8.3	515^th of 545 public middle schools	5.5%	26	19.2	25.0	9.1	3.7	0.0	10.0	11.6	19.2	22.2	28.6	16.0	4.4	41.7	20.2
Hidden River Middle School	Public	6-8	631 Albert Street N	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8860	640	29	21.9	48.1%	262 (40.9%)	182 (28.4%)	57 (8.9%)	45 (7.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (14.1%)	51.7	241^st of 519 public middle schools	53.6%		33.2	376^th of 545 public middle schools	31.0%	135				42.7	28.6	32.3	35.4				50.9	37.9	44.8	45.0	$14,187
The Journey School Middle	Public, Charter	7-8	775 Lexington Parkway N	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	The Journey School	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 389-1579	12	1	12.0	83.3%	0 (0.0%)	9 (75.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (16.7%)								(n/a)							0.0							0.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Park Middle School

How many students attend Highland Park Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 811 students attended Highland Park Middle School.

Is Highland Park Middle School a good school?

Highland Park Middle School ranks 291^st of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Highland Park Middle School?

Students at Highland Park Middle School are 35% White, 30% Hispanic, 17% African American, 11% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Highland Park Middle School attend?

Students who attend Highland Park Middle School usually go on to attend Highland Park Senior High

What district is Highland Park Middle School in?

Saint Paul Public Schools

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