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Community School of Excellence Elementary

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-4

802^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Community School of Excellence Elementary in Saint Paul, MN, is a PK–4 public school with 696 students, a high-need population (85.06% eligible for free/reduced lunch), and a student-teacher ratio of 10.4; it is part of the Community School of Excellence district. In 2025–2026, it ranked 802 of 869 Minnesota schools (8th percentile, 0 stars), and its district ranked 392 of 458. The school’s rank has fallen from the 17th percentile in 2022–2023 to 14th, 11th, and 8th, showing persistent low performance.

Academically, math is comparatively stronger than reading, but both are below state levels. In 2025–2026, 26.8% of students were proficient in math versus 28.5% in the district and 44.9% statewide; reading proficiency was 18.1% versus 26.7% in the district and 48.6% statewide. Fourth-grade math is a relative bright spot at 31.5%, ahead of Harambee Elementary School, Saint Paul Music Academy, Como Park Elementary, Crossroads Montessori, Mississippi Creative Arts Elementary, and Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary, though it trails Prodeo Academy St. Paul Elementary and Parkview Center School. Reading is the clearest weakness: 18.1% is lower than most nearby schools. Notably, Prodeo Academy St. Paul Elementary serves more students in poverty (93.23%) yet has much higher math (48.9%) and reading (33.0%) results.

Subgroup results show uneven effectiveness. English learners are the standout: the school ranked in the 54th percentile in 2025–2026, down from 67th in 2024–2025 and 74th in 2023–2024. Special education students ranked in the 2nd percentile (0 stars), and female students in the 5th percentile, both far below the school’s overall rank. The school has sharply improved its student-teacher ratio, from 20.4 in 2022–2023 to 10.4 in 2024–2025, but proficiency and rank have not improved, suggesting smaller classes alone have not translated into better results. Overall, this is a high-poverty, relatively well-staffed school with persistent bottom-decile outcomes; its most encouraging signals are its work with English learners and 4th-grade math, while reading and the special education and female student gaps are the most urgent concerns.

696

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,655

Per pupil spending ?

85.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

270 Larpenteur Ave W
Saint Paul, MN 55113-8888

(651) 917-0073

District: Community School Of Excellence

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

99.1%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Reading scores 30 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg28%

Minnesota avg47%

802^nd of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

392^nd of 458Community School Of Excellence 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
2026	9.4	802 of 869	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	774 of 872	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	762 of 881	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	704 of 845	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	745 of 858	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	802 of 869	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	716 of 870	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	739 of 847	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	766 of 853	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.0	769 of 848	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.9	775 of 840	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.7	758 of 826	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.8	800 of 824	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.2	802 of 820	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.5	787 of 814	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.8	792 of 803	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	129 of 143	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	117 of 140	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	126 of 154	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	94 of 128	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	99 of 131	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	69 of 88	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	98 of 136	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	108 of 134	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	139 of 305	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	101 of 303	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	78 of 303	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	69 of 276	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	51.5	103 of 256	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.7	152 of 175	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.9	47 of 239	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	50.0	99 of 242	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	752 of 790	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	693 of 799	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	690 of 809	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	672 of 787	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	693 of 799	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	741 of 783	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	655 of 787	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	681 of 774	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	653 of 764	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	629 of 764	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	633 of 793	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	560 of 774	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	484 of 663	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	599 of 683	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	515 of 740	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	581 of 728	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	723 of 807	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	744 of 812	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	736 of 826	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	670 of 799	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	717 of 808	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	732 of 784	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	662 of 798	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	675 of 779	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	565 of 579	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	513 of 562	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	480 of 500	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	479 of 515	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	434 of 463	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	25.9	408 of 529	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	448 of 520	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	470 of 521	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	463 of 533	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	455 of 518	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.6	461 of 523	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	448 of 508	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	461 of 516	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.7	435 of 490	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.2	457 of 488	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.0	448 of 469	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.3	460 of 478	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.0	445 of 454	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	23.9	85 of 116	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	98 of 110	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	78 of 87	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	98 of 112	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	97 of 108	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	39.1	82 of 133	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	87 of 130	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	93 of 102	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	93 of 120	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.6	44 of 109	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	18.8	389 of 455	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	389 of 467	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	402 of 443	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	405 of 439	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	394 of 436	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	41.0	280 of 459	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	310 of 404	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	320 of 399	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	324 of 415	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	330 of 401	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	30.7	329 of 464	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	430 of 476	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	395 of 437	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	390 of 454	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	393 of 438	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	33.6	206 of 298	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	227 of 288	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	249 of 260	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	279 of 282	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	234 of 253	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)54th percentile+47 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2026)10th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)39th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)38th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2023)31st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2023)29th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2023)27th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2023)15th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math27%-18 vs state

Reading18%-30 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 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	Total
Community School of Excellence Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	270 Larpenteur Ave W	Saint Paul	55113	Ramsey County	Community School Of Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 917-0073	696	66	10.4	85.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	690 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	9.4	802^nd of 869 public elementary schools	7.7%		12.4	774^th of 872 public elementary schools	11.2%	28	15.4	20.5					18.1				21.5	31.5					26.8	$11,655
Cse - Oll Ec-5	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	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)
Mississippi Creative Arts Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1575 L'Orient St	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8840	570	42	13.4	86.8%	43 (7.5%)	129 (22.6%)	120 (21.1%)	234 (41.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.7%)	4.6	842^nd of 869 public elementary schools	3.1%		4.7	840^th of 872 public elementary schools	3.7%	2	14.9	17.1	17.5				16.5	2.5		2.5	9.4	18.3	3.8				10.5	$16,913
Prodeo Academy St. Paul Primary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-1	170 Rose Ave W	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Prodeo Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 350-7655	116	11	10.5	89.7%	5 (4.3%)	21 (18.1%)	8 (6.9%)	82 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$23,360
Prodeo Academy St. Paul Elementary	Public, Charter	2-4	170 Rose Ave W	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Prodeo Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 350-7655	133	14	9.5	93.2%	0 (0.0%)	23 (17.3%)	6 (4.5%)	103 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	36.5	591^st of 869 public elementary schools	32.0%		33.2	618^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.1%	27	18.6	45.1					33.0				44.2	52.9					48.9
Harambee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	30 County Road B East	Maplewood	55117	Ramsey County	Roseville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 379-2500	264	23	11.6	70.1%	51 (19.3%)	99 (37.5%)	29 (11.0%)	62 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.7%)	17.5	735^th of 869 public elementary schools	15.4%		11.1	783^rd of 872 public elementary schools	10.2%	48	25.0	34.5	36.8	29.6			31.5	15.4		15.4	31.4	27.6	15.4	11.1			21.5	$15,649
Saint Paul Music Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	27 Geranium Ave E	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8795	514	42	12.2	83.5%	47 (9.1%)	89 (17.3%)	91 (17.7%)	246 (47.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.8%)	12.3	776^th of 869 public elementary schools	10.7%		16.1	743^rd of 872 public elementary schools	14.8%	33	23.6	27.7	26.9				26.2	7.8		7.8	30.6	27.7	11.5				23.2	$17,299
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	$18,198
Como Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	780 Wheelock Pkwy W	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8820	387	39	9.9	87.3%	51 (13.2%)	82 (21.2%)	65 (16.8%)	154 (39.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.5%)	23.7	696^th of 869 public elementary schools	19.9%		14.5	755^th of 872 public elementary schools	13.4%	59	27.9	23.6	48.0				32.5	18.4		18.4	34.5	25.9	30.0				30.2	$21,235
Parkview Center School	Public	PK, KG-8	701 County Road B W	Roseville	55113	Ramsey County	Roseville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 487-4360	718	56	12.8	34.4%	337 (46.9%)	150 (20.9%)	55 (7.7%)	87 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (12.4%)	70.6	255^th of 869 public elementary schools	70.7%		71.1	256^th of 872 public elementary schools	70.6%	1	50.6	55.6	64.0	70.1	52.3	53.6	57.8	37.2	21.4	29.4	53.8	55.1	44.2	49.4	60.9	40.0	50.6	$13,773

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Students at Community School of Excellence Elementary are 99% Asian.

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Community School of Excellence Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.7% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 696 students attended Community School of Excellence Elementary.

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