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Community of Peace Academy Middle

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

430^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Community of Peace Academy Middle is a charter school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving 279 students in grades 5 through 8. Its district, Community Of Peace Academy, ranks 415th of 458 Minnesota districts (9th percentile, 0 stars), and the school ranked 430th of 546 in 2025–2026 (21st percentile, 1 star) — up from 499th of 545 (8th percentile, 0 stars) in 2023–2024. About 78.49% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, down from 86.94% a year earlier, and the student-teacher ratio improved sharply, from 29.9 in 2022–2023 to 12.9 in 2024–2025.

Test scores trail Minnesota averages but look better against similar nearby schools. In 2025–2026, 17.5% of students were proficient in math, 29.0% in reading and 6.6% in science, versus statewide rates of 44.9%, 48.6% and 25.5%. The school still beats its own district in all three subjects, which many nearby schools do not. Among nine nearby middle schools, it ranks 3rd in both math and reading, ahead of Washington Technology Middle School, St. Paul City Middle School, HOPE Community Academy Middle, Academia Cesar Chavez Middle School, Saint Paul Online Middle School, and slightly ahead of Farnsworth Aerospace Upper in math. Only Prodeo Academy St. Paul Middle and Community School of Excellence - Middle School clearly outperform it.

Eighth grade is the strongest grade: 36.9% reading proficiency is the highest among the nearby comparison schools, just ahead of Prodeo Academy. The school's English Language Learner students ranked 15th of 170 schools statewide (91st percentile, 5 stars) in 2025–2026, a dramatic rise from the 61st percentile in 2024–2025, and its low-income students rank at the 38th percentile versus the school's overall 21st. Science remains the biggest concern — 5.6% in 5th grade against 25.9% statewide — along with 5th and 6th grade math and 7th grade reading.

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 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (20% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Math scores 27 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg18%

Minnesota avg43%

430^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

From bottom 18% (2019) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

415^th of 458Community 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
2026	23.5	430 of 546	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	29.6	135 of 185	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	41.5	59 of 112	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	71.7	15 of 170	91.2%	★★★★★
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
2026	22.6	378 of 467	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	28.2	152 of 195	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	40.0	285 of 458	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	21.1	402 of 483	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	29.2	232 of 296	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)91st percentile+70 vs school

Asian (2026)47th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)27th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)19th percentile~ school

Male (2026)17th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading29%-20 vs state

Math18%-27 vs state

Science7%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)					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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	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%)	23.5	430^th of 546 public middle schools	21.2%		18.6	439^th of 519 public middle schools	15.4%	9	26.8	32.7	20.3	36.9	29.0	5.6	7.4	6.6	8.9	10.9	15.9	31.8	17.5	$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%)	13.3	483^rd of 546 public middle schools	11.5%		15	461^st of 519 public middle schools	11.2%	22	37.2	23.2	24.2	30.6	28.2	16.0	3.8	9.5	30.9	6.5	13.4	9.4	14.2	$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%)	9.4	502^nd of 546 public middle schools	8.1%		10.5	480^th of 519 public middle schools	7.5%	22		15.6	5.1	32.9	17.7		4.1	4.1		5.3	2.6	8.1	5.3
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%)	9.9	501^st of 546 public middle schools	8.2%		11.5	475^th of 519 public middle schools	8.5%	26		16.0	22.9	18.2	19.4		3.6	3.6		0.0	8.8	12.1	7.5
Prodeo Academy St. Paul Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	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%)	56.3	224^th of 546 public middle schools	59.0%					(n/a)	32.5	46.8	37.8	35.9	38.6	10.5	8.1	9.3	48.7	34.0	64.4	60.5	51.5
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%)	10	500^th of 546 public middle schools	8.4%		7.7	491^st of 519 public middle schools	5.4%	9		20.6	11.4	18.9	16.8		6.2	6.2		9.6	7.7	10.5	9.3
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%)	5.8	530^th of 546 public middle schools	2.9%		4.6	510^th of 519 public middle schools	1.7%	20		8.7	8.7	14.3	10.6		2.2	2.2		4.4	6.7	6.0	5.7	$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%)	34.5	374^th of 546 public middle schools	31.5%		28.6	396^th of 519 public middle schools	23.7%	22	39.3	30.4	25.2	35.0	32.2	12.4	13.1	12.8	26.2	16.7	21.7	55.8	30.1
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)

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Community of Peace Academy Middle ranks in the bottom 21.2% of Minnesota middle schools.

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

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

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