Saint Paul Public Schools

The Saint Paul Public Schools district encompasses 84 schools, including 51 elementary schools, 10 middle schools, 17 high schools, and 6 alternative schools, serving students from pre-K through 12th grade. The district faces significant challenges, with most schools performing well below state averages on key metrics, though a handful of standout institutions are outperforming the state.

Among the top-performing schools in the district are Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy, which ranks 16th out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools and has exceptional proficiency rates of 83.84% in math and 75.13% in reading. Other high-achieving schools include Randolph Heights Elementary, ranked 32nd in the state, and Horace Mann School, ranked 43rd. The district's top-performing high school is Open World Learning Secondary, which ranks 40th out of 480 Minnesota high schools.

In contrast, the Saint Paul Public Schools district as a whole is ranked 345th out of 446 districts in Minnesota and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. Graduation rates across the district are 84.2%, with dropout rates of 4.4%. Math and reading proficiency rates vary widely, from a high of 90.28% at Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy to a low of 2.63% at Humboldt High School. Addressing these disparities and improving overall performance will be a key priority for the district moving forward.