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Community of Peace Academy Middle

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

439^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 15% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Community of Peace Academy Middle is a public charter middle school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 291 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 Middle consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Minnesota middle schools, with proficiency rates on MCA-III assessments significantly below the state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's math and reading proficiency rates were 15.85% and 28.03%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%. Compared to nearby schools like Community School of Excellence - Middle School and Farnsworth Aerospace Upper, Community of Peace Academy Middle generally performs worse.

The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with English Language Learner (ELL) students performing relatively better than other subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students. Additionally, Community of Peace Academy Middle has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with free and reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 78.39% to 89.75% in recent years, which is higher than nearby schools. The school's fluctuating student-teacher ratio, ranging from 18.5 to 29.9 students per teacher, may also indicate challenges in staffing and resource allocation.

279

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,893

Per pupil spending ?

78.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

471 Magnolia Ave E
Saint Paul, MN 55130-8888

(651) 280-4601

District: Community Of Peace Academy

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

31.2%

Hispanic:

30.8%

African American:

26.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2019 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (22% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Math scores 29 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg21%

Minnesota avg47%

439^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 3 pts since 2019

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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	18.6	439 of 519	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	499 of 545	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	480 of 529	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	463 of 520	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	484 of 521	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	437 of 533	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	119 of 169	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.0	148 of 179	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	119 of 164	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	113 of 162	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.8	129 of 141	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	91 of 148	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	81 of 106	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	90 of 111	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	101 of 116	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	99 of 110	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	66 of 87	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	83 of 112	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	60 of 153	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	56 of 158	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	56 of 133	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.2	101 of 130	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	98 of 102	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	67 of 120	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	384 of 450	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	436 of 474	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	424 of 455	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	437 of 467	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	407 of 443	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	386 of 439	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	119 of 175	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	136 of 186	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	159 of 178	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	159 of 188	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	153 of 156	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	131 of 171	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	315 of 432	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	419 of 473	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	376 of 459	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	350 of 404	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	361 of 399	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	285 of 415	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	399 of 452	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	449 of 479	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	412 of 464	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	412 of 476	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	422 of 437	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	379 of 454	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	180 of 265	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.0	276 of 307	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	291 of 298	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	284 of 288	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	260 of 260	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)61st percentile+45 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+12 vs school

Asian (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading28%-22 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 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Community of Peace Academy Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	471 Magnolia Ave E	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Community Of Peace Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 280-4601	279	22	12.9	78.5%	18 (6.5%)	75 (26.9%)	86 (30.8%)	87 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	18.6	439^th of 519 public middle schools	15.4%		11.1	499^th of 545 public middle schools	8.4%	60	10.0	11.0	15.3	25.7	15.9	34.0	29.2	34.7	15.7	28.0	$12,893
Farnsworth Aerospace Upper	Public, Magnet	5-8	1000 Walsh St	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8880	453	32	14.3	82.6%	37 (8.2%)	90 (19.9%)	41 (9.1%)	254 (56.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	15	461^st of 519 public middle schools	11.2%		15.8	477^th of 545 public middle schools	12.5%	16	21.6	16.7	8.1	11.1	14.2	27.3	30.6	24.6	29.6	28.0	$15,250
HOPE Community Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	720 Payne Ave	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Hope Community Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 796-4500	221	13	17.2	90.0%	3 (1.4%)	9 (4.1%)	3 (1.4%)	206 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.5	480^th of 519 public middle schools	7.5%		11.5	496^th of 545 public middle schools	9.0%	16		1.3	9.0	26.2	11.0		8.8	15.4	26.2	16.0
Saint Paul Online Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	780 Wheelock Pkwy W	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(651) 767-8100	145	8	18.1	84.8%	22 (15.2%)	42 (29.0%)	30 (20.7%)	26 (17.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (16.6%)	11.5	475^th of 519 public middle schools	8.5%		11.9	494^th of 545 public middle schools	9.4%	19		2.5	10.5	8.8	7.1		31.7	23.1	25.0	26.7
Prodeo Academy St. Paul Middle	Public, Charter	5-7	170 Rose Ave W	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Prodeo Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 350-7655	131	13	10.0	96.2%	0 (0.0%)	30 (22.9%)	3 (2.3%)	97 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)	42.9	54.2	62.5		53.1	42.9	41.7	27.5		37.7
Alternative Learning Center On Track	Public	6-8	1495 Rice St	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 744-1330	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$10,249
Washington Technology Middle School	Public	6-8	1495 Rice St	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 293-8830	693	39	17.5	85.4%	39 (5.6%)	181 (26.1%)	119 (17.2%)	306 (44.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.5%)	7.7	491^st of 519 public middle schools	5.4%					(n/a)		8.9	10.3	9.6	9.6		16.2	17.0	18.0	17.1
St. Paul City Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	215 University Ave W	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	St. Paul City School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 225-9177	150	8	20.0	88.0%	6 (4.0%)	32 (21.3%)	75 (50.0%)	25 (16.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	4.6	510^th of 519 public middle schools	1.7%		5.3	528^th of 545 public middle schools	3.1%	18		6.0	4.3	4.3	4.9		16.0	13.3	8.3	12.6	$13,409
Community School of Excellence - Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	270 Larpenteur Ave W	Saint Paul	55113	Ramsey County	Community School Of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 917-0073	560	3	197.8	84.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	557 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28.6	396^th of 519 public middle schools	23.7%					(n/a)	25.2	14.7	22.9	42.6	25.9	22.5	33.6	27.1	32.6	28.8
Cse - Oll 6-8	Public, Charter	6-8	270 Larpenteur Ave W	Saint Paul	55113	Ramsey County	Community School Of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 917-0073	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Community of Peace Academy Middle

How many students attend Community of Peace Academy Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Community of Peace Academy Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Community of Peace Academy Middle?

Students at Community of Peace Academy Middle are 31% Asian, 31% Hispanic, 27% African American, 6% White, 5% Two or more races.

Is Community of Peace Academy Middle a good school?

Community of Peace Academy Middle ranks in the bottom 15.4% of Minnesota middle schools.

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