Elementary Schools in Hope Community Academy

Summary:

The Hope Community Academy district in Saint Paul, Minnesota contains only one elementary school, HOPE Community Academy Elementary. This school has consistently performed poorly compared to other elementary schools across the state, ranking between 815-842 out of 872-881 schools in the past three school years and receiving a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, HOPE Community Academy Elementary struggles significantly, with proficiency rates in Math, Reading, and Science that are far below the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 19.72% of students were proficient in Math, compared to the state average of 45.21%. The school's performance in Science is also very low, with only 4.76% of 5th graders proficient in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 45.02%.

Demographically, HOPE Community Academy Elementary serves a high-needs population, with 92.68% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8.1 to 1, this does not appear to be translating into better academic outcomes for the students. Overall, the data suggests that HOPE Community Academy Elementary faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, and addressing these issues should be a priority for the school and its district.

District Detail

720 Payne Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55130-4127

(651) 796-4500

SchoolDigger Rank:
424^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 799

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th 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

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	2
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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