Summary:
The Great River School district in Saint Paul, Minnesota enrolls 794 students across two schools: Great River School, serving grades 7–12 with 411 students, and Great River Elementary School, serving grades 1–6 with 383 students. The area counts one elementary and one high school and no separate middle school, so grades 7–8 are housed in the 7–12 building. Free and reduced lunch rates are similar at both, about 19% at the upper school and about 18% at the elementary.
Great River School is the standout. It earned 4 stars in each of the last three rank-history years, with a percentile that moved 77 → 86 → 84; its latest rank is 75 of 473, the 84th percentile. Graduation is 92.3% against a state rate of 84.9%, and the dropout rate is 0.0% versus 4.2% statewide. Reading is a clear strength at 62.2% versus 48.6% for the state, with above-state results in grades 7, 8, and 10. Math is mixed: 11th grade is 44.8% versus 35.3%, but all-grade math is 39.2% versus 44.9%. Science is also mixed — 8th grade is 22.1% versus 16.7%, while End-of-Course science is 26.1% versus 35.0%.
Great River Elementary School is more uneven. Its stars slipped 3 → 3 → 2 and its percentile fell 60 → 55 → 45; the latest rank is 477 of 869. Reading overall is above state at 56.6% versus 48.6%, and 6th grade is a bright spot — reading 77.4% versus 53.4% and math 45.2% versus 39.5%. Math is weak overall at 31.5% versus 44.9%, with 5th grade at 16.4% versus 41.9% and 3rd grade at 29.2% versus 57.9%. Its student-to-teacher ratio, 21.5, is nearly double the upper school's 11.7. At both schools, reading and science declined from the prior year.
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