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Heritage E-Stem Magnet School

Q: Is Heritage E-Stem Magnet School a good school?

Heritage E-Stem Magnet School ranks 215 th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 5-8

215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 59% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Heritage E-Stem Magnet School is a public middle school located in West Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving around 760 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan school district, which is ranked 145 out of 446 districts in the state.

Academically, Heritage E-Stem Magnet School has consistently ranked in the middle range of Minnesota middle schools, with proficiency rates on MCA-III assessments in Math and Reading generally between 30-50%, below the district and state averages. However, the school's performance for White students is notably stronger, with proficiency rates in the 80-90% range, ranking in the top 25% of Minnesota middle schools for this subgroup. In contrast, the school's performance for other subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, is significantly lower, often ranking in the bottom half or bottom quarter of Minnesota middle schools.

Comparing Heritage E-Stem Magnet School to nearby schools, Friendly Hills Middle, another school within the same district, has consistently outperformed Heritage E-Stem Magnet School on MCA-III assessments, with proficiency rates that are 10-20 percentage points higher in both Math and Reading. Other nearby schools, such as Highland Park Middle School and St. Paul City Middle School, which are part of the Saint Paul Public Schools district, have significantly lower academic performance compared to Heritage E-Stem Magnet School.

761

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,831

Per pupil spending ?

52%

Free/discounted lunch ?

121 W Butler Ave
West Saint Paul, MN 55118-1399

(651) 403-7401

District: West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan

Students who attend Heritage E-Stem Magnet School usually attend:

High:

Two Rivers High School

Feeder schools for Heritage E-Stem Magnet School:

Elementary:	Moreland Art/Health Science Magnet
	Somerset Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.6%

Hispanic:

33.5%

African American:

12.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Minnesota median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (42% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 15 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg49%

Minnesota avg47%

215^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan

145^th of 446West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan 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	56.1	215 of 519	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	254 of 545	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	198 of 529	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	198 of 520	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	198 of 521	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	242 of 533	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	303 of 518	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.5	292 of 523	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.3	321 of 508	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.8	372 of 516	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.5	365 of 490	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.0	351 of 488	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.8	359 of 469	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.0	369 of 478	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.8	323 of 454	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.6	171 of 230	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.8	241 of 409	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.4	242 of 403	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.5	241 of 406	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.8	266 of 396	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.6	277 of 387	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	70 of 169	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	93 of 179	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.7	64 of 164	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	88 of 162	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	87 of 148	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	88 of 137	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	86 of 153	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	86 of 158	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.6	13 of 133	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	57.7	29 of 130	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	66.6	13 of 102	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	37.4	84 of 120	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	46 of 109	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	198 of 450	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	177 of 474	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	141 of 455	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	179 of 467	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.8	126 of 443	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	56.2	197 of 439	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	222 of 436	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	92 of 175	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	108 of 186	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	94 of 178	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	123 of 188	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	65 of 156	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	68 of 171	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	93 of 163	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	250 of 432	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	304 of 473	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	256 of 459	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	269 of 404	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	234 of 399	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	260 of 415	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	292 of 401	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	211 of 452	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	297 of 479	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	232 of 464	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	201 of 476	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	235 of 437	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	253 of 454	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	319 of 438	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	34.7	84 of 116	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	71.5	29 of 131	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	39.8	82 of 120	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	88 of 114	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	191 of 265	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.8	127 of 307	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	166 of 298	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	145 of 288	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	138 of 260	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	211 of 282	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	188 of 253	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	97 of 415	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	102 of 440	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	83 of 436	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	39 of 438	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	76.7	59 of 422	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	56 of 428	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	69 of 428	83.9%	★★★★☆

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)77th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile~ school

Female (2025)56th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-31 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)28th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading53%+4 vs state

Math30%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, August 1, 2014

I recently visited the other Middle School in this district and I was shocked at the difference in just the asthetics of the building. Heritage clearly stands out as a school where administration and teachers care about their students and building. Close Quote

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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 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 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Heritage E-Stem Magnet School	Public, Magnet	5-8	121 W Butler Ave	West Saint Paul	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 403-7401	761	52	14.6	52.0%	332 (43.6%)	92 (12.1%)	255 (33.5%)	14 (1.8%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.7%)	56.1	215^th of 519 public middle schools	58.6%		52.1	254^th of 545 public middle schools	53.4%	39	28.1	24.9	33.0	34.4	30.0	56.4	52.3	51.0	53.7	53.3	$13,831
Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	497 Humboldt Ave	Saint Paul	55107	Ramsey County	Quantum STEAM Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 615-6888	72	5	16.0	95.8%	0 (0.0%)	72 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.4	451^st of 519 public middle schools	13.1%		23.6	438^th of 545 public middle schools	19.6%	13	10.5	15.4	13.3	0.0	10.5	50.0	38.5	31.3	10.0	35.6
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
South St. Paul Middle School	Public	6-8	700 2nd St N	South Saint Paul	55075	Dakota County	South St. Paul Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 306-3659	535	48	11.2	64.7%	234 (43.7%)	53 (9.9%)	185 (34.6%)	19 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.7%)	33	375^th of 519 public middle schools	27.7%		27.4	420^th of 545 public middle schools	22.9%	45		20.4	29.1	17.4	22.4		45.6	41.5	29.6	39.1
St. Paul City Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	215 University Ave W	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	St. Paul City School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 225-9177	150	8	20.0	88.0%	6 (4.0%)	32 (21.3%)	75 (50.0%)	25 (16.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	4.6	510^th of 519 public middle schools	1.7%		5.3	528^th of 545 public middle schools	3.1%	18		6.0	4.3	4.3	4.9		16.0	13.3	8.3	12.6	$13,409
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
Friendly Hills Middle	Public	5-8	701 Mendota Heights Rd	Mendota Heights	55120	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 403-7601	785	45	17.4	41.1%	388 (49.4%)	100 (12.7%)	192 (24.5%)	31 (3.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.5%)	70.6	133^rd of 519 public middle schools	74.4%		67.7	153^rd of 545 public middle schools	71.9%	20	37.2	41.0	53.3	37.5	42.3	56.3	58.1	54.3	50.6	54.9	$13,047
HOPE Community Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	720 Payne Ave	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Hope Community Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 796-4500	221	13	17.2	90.0%	3 (1.4%)	9 (4.1%)	3 (1.4%)	206 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.5	480^th of 519 public middle schools	7.5%		11.5	496^th of 545 public middle schools	9.0%	16		1.3	9.0	26.2	11.0		8.8	15.4	26.2	16.0
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage E-Stem Magnet School

Is Heritage E-Stem Magnet School a good school?

Heritage E-Stem Magnet School ranks 215^th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Heritage E-Stem Magnet School attend?

Students who attend Heritage E-Stem Magnet School usually go on to attend Two Rivers High School

What district is Heritage E-Stem Magnet School in?

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan

What is the racial makeup of Heritage E-Stem Magnet School?

Students at Heritage E-Stem Magnet School are 44% White, 34% Hispanic, 12% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Heritage E-Stem Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 761 students attended Heritage E-Stem Magnet School.

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