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Hope Community Academy

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Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Minnesota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

424^thof 446 Minnesota districts▲ 15

Better than 4% of Minnesota districts

Elementary 1 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

720 Payne Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55130-4127·(651) 796-4500·All Minnesota district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 4.9% of districts

Schools

799

Students

Top rankedHOPE Community Academy Middle480^th of 519 Minnesota middle schools

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Biggest riser

HOPE Community Academy Elementary up 27 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Hope Community Academy district in Minnesota operates three schools: HOPE Community Academy Elementary, HOPE Community Academy Middle, and HOPE Community Academy High School. Based on the available data, none of the schools in this district appear to be standouts, as they all perform below state averages on key metrics such as test scores and statewide rankings.

The elementary and middle schools have consistently low proficiency rates in both math and reading, ranging from around 10-25% proficient across grade levels, compared to the state averages of 40-60%. The high school has slightly better math and reading proficiency rates, with 25% and 22% proficient respectively in 2024-2025, but these are still below the state averages. All three schools have very high free and reduced lunch rates, ranging from 87.5% to 92.68%, indicating a high-need student population.

The student-teacher ratios vary across the schools, with the elementary school having a relatively low ratio of 8.1, while the middle and high schools have higher ratios of 20.2 and 18.0 respectively. The elementary and middle schools have consistently ranked in the bottom 20-25% of schools in the state over the past few years, with 0 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger, but the high school does not have statewide ranking data available.

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Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

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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 (2025)	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 11th 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 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
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
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
HOPE Community Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	720 Payne Ave	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Hope Community Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 796-4500	124	7	17.1	85.5%	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	115 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)								(n/a)							25.0	25.0							22.2	22.2
HOPEStart Pre-K Program	Public, Charter	PK	720 Payne Ave	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Hope Community Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 796-4500	20	0		85.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
STEP Academy	0.45 mi	4	384^th
Saint Paul Public Schools	0.46 mi	89	345^th
City Academy	0.55 mi	1
Minnesota Internship Center	0.56 mi	4
Community Of Peace Academy	0.89 mi	3	401^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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