Summary:
There is one high school in this area: Academic Arts High School, serving grades 9–12 in West Saint Paul, MN 55118 with 78 students, and it is also its own district (Academic Arts High School). Because it is a single-school district, district figures mirror school figures for graduation, dropout, and most test scores, so they do not offer a separate comparison. The school has a notably low student–teacher ratio of 5.8 and a free/reduced lunch rate of 28.21%.
Academically, the school’s available results are well below Minnesota averages. In 2025–2026, math proficiency was 0% and science was 3.1%, compared with state rates of 44.9% and 25.5%; reading scores for that year are suppressed by the state and unknown. In 2024–2025, math proficiency was 5.88% and reading was 36.36%, versus state rates of 45.21% and 49.59%. Graduation and dropout also lag: the 2024–2025 graduation rate was 58.8% (state 84.9%) and the dropout rate was 14.7% (state 4.2%), more than triple the state rate.
Rank history shows volatility and a current low point: 10th percentile in 2023–2024, 15th percentile in 2024–2025, and 3rd percentile in 2025–2026, with 0 stars in the latest year. The district is separately ranked 447th of 458 statewide (2nd percentile, 0 stars). With only 78 students, year-to-year percentages can swing substantially, and the suppressed reading data mean the current academic picture is incomplete. The low student–teacher ratio suggests small classes, but the outcome data do not show a performance advantage.
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