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Saint Paul Public Schools


At a glance
346thof 458 Minnesota districts▼ 1
Better than 24% of Minnesota districts
360 Colborne St
Saint Paul, MN 55102-3299
·(651) 632-3760·All Minnesota district rankings →
Statewide performance 2018–2026
2026: better than 24.5% of districts
89
Schools
33,041
Students
4
5-star schools
Top rankedJie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy13th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools
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Biggest riser
Central Senior High up 100 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
Four Seasons Elementary 8.6 students per teacher
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Newly ranked this year
Creative Arts Secondary School
SchoolDigger ratings
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28 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

Saint Paul Public Schools in Minnesota serves about 32,356 students across 71 schools — 40 elementary, 10 middle, 17 high, and 4 alternative programs — averaging roughly 456 students per school, ranging from Central Senior High at 1,682 students down to Juvenile Service Center at 9. The district is rated 346th of 458 in Minnesota (24th percentile, 1 star), a district-wide rating that appears for every school. In 2025-2026 the district trails state averages in every tested subject: math 27.8% vs. 44.9%, reading 34.2% vs. 48.6%, and science 19.0% vs. 25.5%. Graduation is 77.8% vs. the state's 84.9%, and dropout is 5.6% vs. 4.2%. Average free/reduced lunch across listed schools is about 70.2%.

Top performers include Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy (99th percentile, 88.4% math, 76.0% reading), Horace Mann School (highest science at 56.1%, lowest FRL at 19.55%), and Open World Learning Secondary (97th percentile, 69.6% reading, 92.8% graduation, 1.4% dropout). Central Senior High is the strongest large comprehensive high school and jumped in rank from 160/450 to 60/473, with math rising from 29.43% to 46.2%. Highland Park Senior High has the highest graduation rate at 93.0% and 2.1% dropout, though science is only 18.2%.

Challenges concentrate in middle schools, where science averages about 10.3% and math about 18.5%. The lowest performers include Benjamin E Mays IB World School, Bruce F Vento Elementary, and Four Seasons Elementary, each with FRL above 87%, plus Washington Technology Middle School and Battle Creek Middle. Poverty concentration aligns with lower proficiency, but bright spots exist: Riverview Spanish/English Dual Imme (math 33.6%) and Battle Creek Elementary School beat district averages. Alternative high schools such as LEAP High School (10.2% graduation, 52.2% dropout) pull district averages down, and suppressed values are unknown, not zero.

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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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