Summary:
The Community School of Excellence area in Minnesota contains just one elementary school: Community School of Excellence Elementary at 270 Larpenteur Ave W, Saint Paul. It serves grades PK–4 with 696 students enrolled, and the district ranks 392 of 458 statewide, in the 14th percentile with 1 star.
Academically, the school trails both its district and the state across every reported subject and grade in 2025–2026. All-grade reading proficiency was 18.1% compared with 26.7% in the district and 48.6% statewide — a 30.5-point gap to the state and the largest shortfall. All-grade math was 26.8% versus 28.5% district and 44.9% state. Within the school, fourth grade outperformed third grade (math 31.5 vs 21.5; reading 20.5 vs 15.4), but third-grade math showed the biggest single gap at 36.4 points below the state. In 2024–2025, math was actually above the district (29.6 vs 25.9) while reading stayed well below (18.77 vs 26.16). Rank has declined over three years, moving from 762 of 881 in 2023–2024 to 802 of 869 in 2025–2026, with percentile falling from 14th to 8th and stars from 1 to 0.
Two context figures stand out: 85.06% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025, a very high economic-need indicator, and the student-teacher ratio was 10.4, a relatively small ratio that could mean smaller classes or more adult support. Because this is the only listed elementary school in the area, grade-level district figures match the school exactly, while all-grade district figures differ, likely reflecting other grade levels or schools not included here. Parents should note that low ratios and high need coexist with large state-relative achievement gaps, especially in reading, and a worsening rank trend; this data shows a pattern, not a cause.
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