Community School of Excellence High

Community School of Excellence High is a public charter high school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 194 students. The school is part of the Community School of Excellence district, which is ranked 382 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Community School of Excellence High consistently ranks in the bottom 20-25% of Minnesota high schools based on the SchoolDigger statewide ranking, with significantly below-average performance on MCA-III proficiency tests across all grades and subjects. The school's performance is particularly low for female students, Asian students, and English Language Learner students, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Minnesota high schools for these subgroups. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 72.4% and 84.2% over the past few years, which is below the state average, and the dropout rate has also been high, ranging from 0% to 10.3% during the same period.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Step Academy Charter School, Creative Arts Secondary School, and Open World Learning Secondary, generally perform much better than Community School of Excellence High on academic metrics, graduation rates, and student subgroup performance. This suggests that the challenges faced by Community School of Excellence High may be unique and require a tailored approach to improvement.