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HOPE Community Academy Elementary

Q: Is HOPE Community Academy Elementary a good school?

HOPE Community Academy Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.5% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend HOPE Community Academy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended HOPE Community Academy Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of HOPE Community Academy Elementary?

Students at HOPE Community Academy Elementary are 93% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

815^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

HOPE Community Academy Elementary is a public charter elementary school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving 478 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Hope Community Academy district, which is ranked 424 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

HOPE Community Academy Elementary has consistently performed poorly on academic measures, ranking in the bottom 20% of Minnesota elementary schools for the past 10 years. The school's proficiency rates in math and reading are significantly below the state averages, and it struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, particularly those with special education needs and from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Compared to nearby schools like Daytons Bluff Elementary, Bruce F Vento Elementary, and STEP Academy Elementary, HOPE Community Academy Elementary generally performs worse on academic measures.

The school's small student-teacher ratio and high percentage of students from low-income families may be contributing factors to its poor academic performance. While the school performs better in serving English Language Learner (ELL) students, it ranks in the bottom 20% for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which make up 92.68% of its student population. These environmental factors and the school's consistent struggles to provide a high-quality education suggest that HOPE Community Academy Elementary may need to implement comprehensive, data-driven strategies to improve student outcomes and better support its community.

434

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,114

Per pupil spending ?

89.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

720 Payne Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55130-8888

(651) 796-4500

District: Hope Community Academy

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

93.3%

African American:

3.5%

Hispanic:

2.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (19% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Reading scores 31 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg17%

Minnesota avg47%

815^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

424^th of 446Hope Community 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	815 of 872	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	842 of 881	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	822 of 845	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	828 of 858	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	816 of 869	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	759 of 870	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	770 of 847	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.5	775 of 853	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.8	780 of 848	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.8	770 of 840	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.0	778 of 826	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.9	773 of 824	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.9	795 of 820	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.7	794 of 814	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.6	748 of 803	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.2	722 of 781	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.9	707 of 777	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.7	739 of 756	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.8	674 of 685	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.8	666 of 676	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.5	667 of 674	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	130 of 140	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	144 of 154	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	126 of 128	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	121 of 131	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	74 of 88	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	105 of 136	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	115 of 134	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	141 of 303	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	215 of 303	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	233 of 276	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	174 of 256	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	93 of 175	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	101 of 239	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.9	158 of 242	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	767 of 799	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	783 of 809	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	765 of 787	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	766 of 799	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	757 of 783	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	711 of 787	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	741 of 774	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	679 of 764	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	735 of 793	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	750 of 774	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	619 of 663	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	618 of 683	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	564 of 740	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	624 of 728	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	736 of 812	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	780 of 826	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	777 of 799	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	780 of 808	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	724 of 784	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	688 of 798	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	673 of 779	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	561 of 562	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2021	14.3	457 of 521	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	421 of 533	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	427 of 518	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.1	410 of 523	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.3	422 of 508	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.1	427 of 516	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.3	429 of 490	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.0	437 of 488	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.0	421 of 469	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.3	427 of 478	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.7	370 of 454	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.9	331 of 409	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.6	332 of 403	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.2	372 of 406	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.9	382 of 396	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+47 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math20%-25 vs state

Reading18%-31 vs state

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Schools Near HOPE Community Academy Elementary

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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 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	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	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
HOPE Community Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	720 Payne Ave	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Hope Community Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 796-4500	434	51	8.5	89.2%	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	9 (2.1%)	405 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	7.6	815^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.5%		4.9	842^nd of 881 public elementary schools	4.4%	27	20.3	24.3	15.0				19.7	10.9	16.2	25.6				18.2	$14,114
STEP Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	835 5th St E	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	STEP Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 289-6120	214	19	11.2	94.4%	2 (0.9%)	212 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.8	773^rd of 872 public elementary schools	11.4%		12.4	776^th of 881 public elementary schools	11.9%	3	28.1	18.9	12.0				18.5	21.9	23.7	39.2				29.8	$2,731
Daytons Bluff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	262 Bates Ave	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8915	301	26	11.5	83.1%	37 (12.3%)	117 (38.9%)	40 (13.3%)	62 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (15.0%)	8.9	799^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.4%		12.8	773^rd of 881 public elementary schools	12.3%	26	39.0	17.2	14.7				25.0	9.5	13.8	17.7				13.3	$18,892
Bruce F Vento Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	409 Case Ave E	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8685	446	39	11.4	87.0%	41 (9.2%)	167 (37.4%)	60 (13.5%)	140 (31.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	2.8	862^nd of 872 public elementary schools	1.1%		3.4	860^th of 881 public elementary schools	2.4%	2	8.5	5.9	1.5				5.3	12.9	1.5	22.1				12.1	$18,990
Community of Peace Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	471 Magnolia Ave E	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Community Of Peace Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 280-4579	326	28	11.7	81.6%	18 (5.5%)	108 (33.1%)	85 (26.1%)	85 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.2%)	3.5	851^st of 872 public elementary schools	2.4%		4.6	847^th of 881 public elementary schools	3.9%	4	14.9	10.4					12.6	10.6	14.6					12.6	$15,690
American Indian Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1075 3rd St E	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 778-3100	571	43	13.3	84.2%	30 (5.3%)	61 (10.7%)	127 (22.2%)	143 (25.0%)	81 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (22.6%)	6.2	823^rd of 872 public elementary schools	5.6%		4.7	846^th of 881 public elementary schools	4.0%	23	13.0	14.0	14.6	8.2	13.6	2.4	10.9	11.4	9.8	29.4	19.7	25.5	20.0	19.4	$17,042
Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture Lo	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	1089 Cypress St	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8935	638	56	11.2	78.1%	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.3%)	591 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	12.8	772^nd of 872 public elementary schools	11.5%		23.8	698^th of 881 public elementary schools	20.8%	74	33.3	30.3					31.7	17.1	23.5					20.4	$16,185
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)
LIFE Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	930 Geranium Ave East	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Life Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 793-6624	134	10	13.4	89.6%	8 (6.0%)	75 (56.0%)	11 (8.2%)	26 (19.4%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.0%)	10.5	792^nd of 872 public elementary schools	9.2%		8.1	809^th of 881 public elementary schools	8.2%	17	23.1	3.7	7.1	0.0			7.7	40.0	11.1	42.9	0.0			22.4	$15,084
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	99.6%	0 (0.0%)	229 (94.2%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.8	826^th of 872 public elementary schools	5.3%		5.2	839^th of 881 public elementary schools	4.8%	13	16.2	13.3	2.3				10.3	18.4	20.0	25.0				21.3	$24,436

Frequently Asked Questions about HOPE Community Academy Elementary

What is the racial makeup of HOPE Community Academy Elementary?

Students at HOPE Community Academy Elementary are 93% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What district is HOPE Community Academy Elementary in?

Hope Community Academy

Is HOPE Community Academy Elementary a good school?

HOPE Community Academy Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.5% of Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend HOPE Community Academy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended HOPE Community Academy Elementary.

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