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St. Paul City Primary School

Q: Is St. Paul City Primary School a good school?

St. Paul City Primary School ranks in the bottom 1.0% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend St. Paul City Primary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended St. Paul City Primary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of St. Paul City Primary School?

Students at St. Paul City Primary School are 51% Hispanic, 23% African American, 20% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

860^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

St. Paul City Primary School is a PK–5 charter elementary school at 215 University Ave W in Saint Paul, Minnesota, near the State Capitol and Rondo area, enrolling 313 students as the flagship campus of the St. Paul City School district. That district ranks 442nd of 458 Minnesota districts (3rd percentile, 0 stars), and the school itself has sat at the very bottom of Minnesota's elementary rankings for a decade — never above the 6th percentile in any year, never earning a single star, and currently at the 1st percentile.

Results for 2025–2026 show 4.9% of students proficient in math, 7.9% in reading and 2.6% in science, against statewide rates of 44.9%, 48.6% and 25.5%. Among eight nearby schools, reading proficiency here is the lowest and math the second-lowest. Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo, 0.79 miles away, posts 58.8% in math and 65.8% in reading. Yet high-poverty neighbors are not uniformly low-performing: MMSA Elementary School, where 99.59% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reaches 21.0% in math, while Crossroads Montessori reaches 17.1% in math and 26.7% in reading. Benjamin E Mays IB World School performs at roughly the same low level (3.8% math, 8.6% reading).

Staffing looks ordinary — a 13.6-to-1 student–teacher ratio, better than Capitol Hill Magnet's 21.6 — so class size is not what separates this school from its higher-performing neighbor. Recent results have slipped rather than improved: math fell from 6.25% to 4.9%, reading from 9.66% to 7.9%, and science from 6.0% to 2.6%, and fourth grade reported 0% proficiency in both math and reading. State-reported subgroup rankings place the school near the bottom for every group it serves, including English language learners (down from the 16th percentile to the 2nd), special education students (5th percentile) and low-income students (2nd percentile). District-reported figures mirror the school's own results exactly, so that district comparison reflects this single campus rather than a separate benchmark.

313

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,124

Per pupil spending ?

89.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

60%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (MMR)

215 University Ave W
Saint Paul, MN 55103-8888

(651) 225-9177

District: St. Paul City School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.8%

African American:

23.3%

Asian:

19.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 6th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (6% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school6%

District avg7%

Minnesota avg43%

860^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

442^nd of 458St. Paul City School 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	2.9	860 of 869	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.4	866 of 872	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	873 of 881	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.0	840 of 845	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.1	847 of 858	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	842 of 869	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	845 of 870	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	794 of 847	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.8	829 of 853	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.5	795 of 848	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.0	819 of 840	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.4	798 of 826	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.7	801 of 824	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.2	782 of 820	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.7	777 of 814	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.0	721 of 803	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	0.8	769 of 781	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.6	736 of 777	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.2	736 of 756	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.8	667 of 685	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.2	673 of 676	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.5	665 of 674	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	315 of 315	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.9	295 of 298	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	306 of 310	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	275 of 279	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	277 of 283	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	216 of 266	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	9.1	148 of 154	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	128 of 131	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	109 of 134	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	300 of 305	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	272 of 303	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	255 of 303	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	258 of 276	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	235 of 256	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	169 of 175	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	221 of 239	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	192 of 242	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	4.8	770 of 790	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.4	795 of 799	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	796 of 809	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.1	785 of 787	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	794 of 799	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.4	783 of 783	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	741 of 787	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	696 of 774	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	13.1	246 of 256	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	215 of 238	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	227 of 249	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	210 of 214	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	204 of 209	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	141 of 153	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	194 of 219	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	196 of 220	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	751 of 764	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.4	760 of 764	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	786 of 793	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	763 of 774	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	646 of 663	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	654 of 683	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	702 of 740	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	669 of 728	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	1.9	806 of 807	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.3	795 of 812	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.9	822 of 826	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	786 of 799	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	787 of 808	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	748 of 784	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	782 of 798	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	763 of 779	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	551 of 579	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	558 of 562	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	572 of 572	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)

Special Education (2026)5th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2024)4th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading8%-41 vs state

Math5%-40 vs state

Science3%-23 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)							Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
St. Paul City Primary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	215 University Ave W	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	St. Paul City School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 225-9177	313	23	13.6	89.5%	6 (1.9%)	73 (23.3%)	159 (50.8%)	62 (19.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	2.9	860^th of 869 public elementary schools	1.0%		2.4	866^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.7%	6	11.1	0.0	12.8				7.9	2.6		2.6	6.7	0.0	8.3				4.9	60%	0%	$17,124
East African Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-7	437 Edmund Ave	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 767-8232	296	26	11.4	92.9%	3 (1.0%)	281 (94.9%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	4	851^st of 869 public elementary schools	2.1%		6.2	824^th of 872 public elementary schools	5.5%	27	18.5	14.7	3.8	20.8	15.4		14.5	0.0		0.0	11.5	11.4	0.0	4.3	0.0		6.6	50%	42%
Early Education Ben Mays/Rondo	Public	PK-K	560 Rondo Ave	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 325-2691	0	3	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																				$16,581
Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo	Public, Magnet	1-8	560 Rondo Ave	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 325-2500	1,066	49	21.6	41.6%	435 (40.8%)	236 (22.1%)	79 (7.4%)	185 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (12.3%)	81.2	132^nd of 869 public elementary schools	84.8%		82.9	110^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.4%	22	61.8	71.9	67.9	65.1	62.6	66.4	65.8	33.3	27.8	30.4	73.7	80.0	46.4	45.7	54.7	55.0	58.8			$12,271
Benjamin E Mays IB World School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	560 Rondo Ave	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 325-2400	336	30	11.1	92.6%	30 (8.9%)	220 (65.5%)	24 (7.1%)	26 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.4%)	2.2	866^th of 869 public elementary schools	0.3%		1.8	870^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.2%	4	6.7	6.1	12.0				8.6	0.0		0.0	4.3	8.6	0.0				3.8	87%	10.9%	$5,237
Water Lily Montessori	Public, Charter	PK-K	499 Wacouta St	Saint Paul	55101	Ramsey County	Minnesota Wildflower Montessori School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 227-7483	3	1	3.0	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1041 Marion St	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 290-8354	492	48	10.1	79.1%	51 (10.4%)	88 (17.9%)	226 (45.9%)	102 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	4.2	850^th of 869 public elementary schools	2.2%		5	838^th of 872 public elementary schools	3.9%	12	7.7	19.7	15.9				14.8	2.9		2.9	9.5	16.0	1.5				9.3	95.9%	4.1%	$18,198
Crossroads Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	543 Front Ave	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 767-8540	178	18	10.1	75.3%	44 (24.7%)	50 (28.1%)	25 (14.0%)	21 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (21.3%)	11	789^th of 869 public elementary schools	9.2%		17.7	730^th of 872 public elementary schools	16.3%	59	28.6	28.6	23.1				26.7	7.7		7.7	28.6	19.0	3.7				17.1	86.5%	8.1%	$17,592
Crossroads Science Program	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	543 Front Ave	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 767-8540	192	15	12.9	84.4%	15 (7.8%)	80 (41.7%)	28 (14.6%)	35 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (17.7%)	6.2	826^th of 869 public elementary schools	4.9%		14	759^th of 872 public elementary schools	13.0%	67	20.8	23.1	7.4				16.9	3.7		3.7	4.5	19.2	7.4				10.7	93.8%	0%	$16,043
MMSA Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	169 Jenks Avenue	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Minnesota Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 246-0845	243	14	17.8	—	0 (0.0%)	229 (94.2%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.3	775^th of 869 public elementary schools	10.8%		5.8	826^th of 872 public elementary schools	5.3%	51	13.5	25.0	28.6				22.6	15.0		15.0	34.2	21.1	9.3				21.0	48.6%	40.5%	$24,436

Frequently Asked Questions about St. Paul City Primary School

What is the racial makeup of St. Paul City Primary School?

Students at St. Paul City Primary School are 51% Hispanic, 23% African American, 20% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

Is St. Paul City Primary School a good school?

St. Paul City Primary School ranks in the bottom 1.0% of Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend St. Paul City Primary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended St. Paul City Primary School.

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