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Community of Peace Academy High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

340^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 24% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Community of Peace Academy High School is a public charter high school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 243 students. The school is part of the Community Of Peace Academy district, which is ranked 401 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Community of Peace Academy High School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Minnesota high schools, with a ranking between 340-420 out of around 450-480 schools over the past several years. Its academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the MCA-III state assessments, is significantly below the state averages in math, reading, and science. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 75.5% and 88.6% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 0% to 4.5%, which is higher than the state average.

When comparing Community of Peace Academy High School to the nearby Washington Technology Senior High, which is located just 1.76 miles away, the nearby school has higher proficiency rates in math, reading, and science, as well as a higher graduation rate and lower dropout rate. Despite being a charter school, Community of Peace Academy High School has not shown consistent improvement in its academic performance or school ranking over the past several years, and its ranking and rating have remained in the bottom quartile of Minnesota high schools.

250

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,996

Per pupil spending ?

78%

Free/discounted lunch ?

471 Magnolia Ave E
Saint Paul, MN 55130-3849

(651) 280-4527

District: Community Of Peace Academy

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

33.6%

Hispanic:

29.2%

African American:

24.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 11th percentile in 2022 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2025) from a 11th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (28% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Minnesota average (76% vs 84%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg21%

Minnesota avg47%

340^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

401^st of 446Community Of Peace Academy among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	340 of 450	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	416 of 480	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	418 of 476	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	420 of 472	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	363 of 428	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	344 of 492	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	338 of 494	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.6	370 of 489	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.2	384 of 489	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.3	359 of 504	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.0	327 of 483	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.7	363 of 534	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.8	382 of 539	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.1	382 of 545	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.6	357 of 540	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.5	356 of 460	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.4	347 of 463	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.4	339 of 450	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	51.3	327 of 452	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	47.7	326 of 433	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	22.7	86 of 109	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	75 of 98	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	97 of 102	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	73 of 103	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.0	33 of 106	68.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	45 of 70	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.6	65 of 78	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	69 of 71	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	61 of 68	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	48 of 78	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	48 of 76	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	11 of 94	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	22.4	100 of 102	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	48 of 90	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	74 of 87	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	42 of 85	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	326 of 358	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	363 of 403	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	366 of 396	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	370 of 388	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	323 of 339	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	320 of 401	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	338 of 395	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	58 of 124	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.0	122 of 145	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	112 of 136	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	131 of 135	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	56 of 101	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	89 of 132	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.3	49 of 129	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	173 of 333	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.5	341 of 389	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	341 of 393	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	266 of 312	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	208 of 270	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	218 of 370	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.4	162 of 374	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	240 of 377	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.8	375 of 405	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	375 of 398	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	369 of 403	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	276 of 351	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	301 of 411	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.7	226 of 398	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	22.1	185 of 221	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	211 of 216	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.0	213 of 214	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	218 of 220	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	170 of 195	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile+64 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+12 vs school

Asian (2025)36th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2024)21st percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2024)16th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading38%-12 vs state

Math16%-29 vs state

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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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Community of Peace Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	471 Magnolia Ave E	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Community Of Peace Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 280-4527	250	17	14.8	78.0%	15 (6.0%)	62 (24.8%)	73 (29.2%)	84 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.4%)	29.9	340^th of 450 public high schools	24.4%		14.8	416^th of 480 public high schools	13.3%	76				16.3	16.3				37.5	37.5	$14,996
City Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	958 Jessie St	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	City Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 298-4624	135	8	17.1	87.4%	14 (10.4%)	42 (31.1%)	20 (14.8%)	39 (28.9%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (13.3%)								(n/a)				0.0	0.0						$15,624
City Academy Online	Public, Charter	9-12	958 Jessie St	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	City Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 298-4624	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
MMSA Secondary School	Public, Charter	6-12	169 Jenks Ave	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Minnesota Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 246-0845	327	15	21.6	99.1%	4 (1.2%)	307 (93.9%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.2	424^th of 450 public high schools	5.8%		7	447^th of 480 public high schools	6.9%	23	1.9	20.8	21.8	2.6	12.4	19.6	20.8	23.6	22.2	21.6	$5,926
Face To Face Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1165 Arcade St	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Face To Face Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 772-5544	83	7	11.6	79.5%	27 (32.5%)	37 (44.6%)	8 (9.6%)	6 (7.2%)	4 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	72.2	122^nd of 450 public high schools	72.9%		45.8	281^st of 480 public high schools	41.5%	159				36.8	36.8				58.3	58.3	$18,159
Face to Face Academy Online	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1165 Arcade St	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Face To Face Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(651) 772-5544	12	0		58.3%	8 (66.7%)	2 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Leap High School	Public	9-12	740 York Ave	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 228-7706	220	13	17.5	61.8%	0 (0.0%)	33 (15.0%)	132 (60.0%)	55 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8	427^th of 450 public high schools	5.1%		3.3	477^th of 480 public high schools	0.6%	50				10.7	10.7				0.0	0.0	$22,112
Alternative Learning Center Gateway to College	Public	8-12	740 York Ave	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 403-4452	107	3	31.4	68.2%	12 (11.2%)	40 (37.4%)	21 (19.6%)	14 (13.1%)	6 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (13.1%)								(n/a)											$13,563
Johnson Senior High	Public	9-12	1349 Arcade St	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8890	1,076	56	19.0	77.3%	65 (6.0%)	243 (22.6%)	126 (11.7%)	542 (50.4%)	9 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (8.5%)	25.8	355^th of 450 public high schools	21.1%		25.9	365^th of 480 public high schools	24.0%	10				12.5	12.5				36.3	36.3	$16,960
HOPE Community Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	720 Payne Ave	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Hope Community Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 796-4500	124	7	17.1	85.5%	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	115 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)								(n/a)				25.0	25.0				22.2	22.2

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Community of Peace Academy High School ranks in the bottom 24.4% of Minnesota high schools.

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How many students attend Community of Peace Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended Community of Peace Academy High School.

What is the racial makeup of Community of Peace Academy High School?

Students at Community of Peace Academy High School are 34% Asian, 29% Hispanic, 25% African American, 6% Two or more races, 6% White.

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