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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	Distance	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	Total
Nova Classical Academy Lower School	0.0mi	Public, Charter	K-5	1455 Victoria Way	Saint Paul	55102	Ramsey County	Nova Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 209-6320	485	35	13.8	23.5%	267 (55.1%)	83 (17.1%)	37 (7.6%)	62 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.0%)	85.9	86^th of 869 public elementary schools	90.1%		86.6	79^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.9%	7	58.2	67.1	77.8				67.8	36.3		36.3	70.9	74.7	70.4				72.0	$11,508
Adams Magnet Elementary	0.5mi	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	615 Chatsworth St S	Saint Paul	55102	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 298-1595	605	41	14.7	40.5%	217 (35.9%)	48 (7.9%)	281 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.4%)	49.3	475^th of 869 public elementary schools	45.3%		45.3	517^th of 872 public elementary schools	40.7%	42	42.6	43.1	56.7				46.4	25.0		25.0	58.8	44.4	33.3				47.9	$14,389
St. Paul School of Northern Lights	0.9mi	Public, Charter	K-6	768 Hamline Ave S	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	St. Paul School of Northern Lights	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 285-4672	212	16	13.3	28.3%	142 (67.0%)	13 (6.1%)	23 (10.8%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.2%)	30.2	640^th of 869 public elementary schools	26.4%		44.4	526^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.7%	114	33.3	46.4	60.5	28.1			42.7	18.4		18.4	24.2	42.3	15.8	16.7			23.6
Randolph Heights Elementary	1.3mi	Public	PK, KG-5	348 Hamline Ave S	Saint Paul	55105	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 293-8780	448	24	18.8	25.9%	306 (68.3%)	47 (10.5%)	30 (6.7%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.2%)	87.9	58^th of 869 public elementary schools	93.3%		91.5	32^nd of 872 public elementary schools	96.3%	26	65.0	76.2	64.6				68.7	41.8		41.8	75.0	79.8	63.3				72.8	$13,333
Global Arts Plus Lower	1.3mi	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	1023 Osceola Ave	Saint Paul	55105	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-6606	410	32	12.7	67.8%	111 (27.1%)	102 (24.9%)	84 (20.5%)	59 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (12.7%)	15.4	748^th of 869 public elementary schools	13.9%		11.5	778^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.8%	30	31.6	25.3					28.1				35.5	22.1					28.1	$15,689
Expo For Excellence Elementary School	1.3mi	Public	PK, KG-5	540 Warwick St	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 290-8384	393	36	10.9	45.3%	179 (45.5%)	132 (33.6%)	36 (9.2%)	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	46.3	504^th of 869 public elementary schools	42.0%		43.7	532^nd of 872 public elementary schools	39.0%	28	42.4	40.4	54.0				45.5	32.0		32.0	51.7	37.0	32.0				40.9	$13,805
Somerset Elementary	1.4mi	Public	PK, KG-4	1355 Dodd Rd	Mendota Heights	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 403-8200	412	32	12.8	24.8%	277 (67.2%)	20 (4.9%)	70 (17.0%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.5%)	89.1	51^st of 869 public elementary schools	94.1%		90.5	42^nd of 872 public elementary schools	95.2%	9	65.4	71.4					68.4				74.7	80.8					77.7	$12,309
Highland Park Elementary	1.6mi	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Saunders Ave	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8770	406	33	12.3	72.4%	84 (20.7%)	200 (49.3%)	44 (10.8%)	22 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.8%)	11.1	788^th of 869 public elementary schools	9.3%		11.5	779^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.7%	9	21.3	25.4	25.4				24.0	11.1		11.1	21.0	28.8	11.1				20.1	$22,201
Urban Academy	1.7mi	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1668 Montreal Ave	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Urban Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 215-9419	416	34	12.2	—	4 (1.0%)	42 (10.1%)	5 (1.2%)	358 (86.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	21.1	715^th of 869 public elementary schools	17.7%		26.2	679^th of 872 public elementary schools	22.1%	36	9.5	36.4	24.0	37.5	36.7	37.5	29.0	20.0	4.2	12.2	16.7	39.4	40.0	15.6	23.3	58.3	30.1	$14,951
Barack & Michelle Obama Montessori	2.0mi	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	707 Holly Ave	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 293-8720	360	26	13.8	35.0%	196 (54.4%)	72 (20.0%)	30 (8.3%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (14.4%)	36.1	595^th of 869 public elementary schools	31.5%		27.4	668^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.4%	73	47.4	24.6	50.0				40.1	30.4		30.4	47.4	25.0	23.9				32.7	$15,611

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