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MMSA Elementary School

Public, Charter Grades K-5

775^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

MMSA Elementary School is a small K–5 school in Saint Paul, MN, serving 243 students as part of the Minnesota Math and Science Academy district. In 2025–2026 it ranked 775th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools (11th percentile, 1 star) — a modest improvement over the previous three years, when it sat around the 5th percentile.

In 2025–2026, 21% of students were proficient in math, 22.6% in reading, and 15% in science, compared with state averages of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. The school outperforms its district in math and science but trails it in reading. MMSA serves an extremely high-poverty population, with 99.59% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025 — the highest among nearby schools — and its student-teacher ratio of 17.8 is also the highest nearby, having risen from 10.1 in 2022–2023. Even so, its math and reading proficiency are above most surrounding schools, and its 15% science score is higher than every nearby school with reported science data, though still well below the state average.

Recent results show real movement: math nearly doubled from 10.32% to 21%, reading has climbed for several years, and the overall rank improved. The most encouraging signal is how well the school serves some groups of students — English Language Learner students ranked in the 70th percentile statewide with 4 stars, far above the school's overall rank, and low-income students improved to the 22nd percentile. Grade-level results point to upper-elementary math as an area to watch: math proficiency fell from 34.2% in 3rd grade to 9.3% in 5th, while reading rose from 13.5% to 28.6%. Nearby, Saint Paul Music Academy has a similar overall rank with slightly higher math and reading but lower science, while Prodeo Academy St. Paul Elementary posts substantially higher scores with a much lower student-teacher ratio.

243

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,436

Per pupil spending ?

84.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

48.6%

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

Exemptions: 40.5% (MMR)

169 Jenks Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55117-8888

(651) 246-0845

District: Minnesota Math and Science Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.2%

Asian:

5.3%

Hispanic:

0.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2017 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (21% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Reading scores 26 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg19%

Minnesota avg43%

775^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2017

From bottom 7% (2017) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

422^nd of 458Minnesota Math and Science 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
2026	12.3	775 of 869	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.8	826 of 872	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	839 of 881	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	799 of 845	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	756 of 858	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	829 of 869	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	814 of 870	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	804 of 847	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	792 of 853	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	204 of 315	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.1	241 of 298	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	256 of 310	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	217 of 279	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	171 of 282	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	184 of 227	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	212 of 283	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	213 of 266	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	91 of 305	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	44.4	145 of 303	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	195 of 303	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	155 of 276	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.9	69 of 256	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	26.4	157 of 175	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	110 of 239	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	103 of 242	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	671 of 790	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.1	750 of 799	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	744 of 809	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	736 of 787	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	672 of 799	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	730 of 787	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	747 of 774	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	599 of 764	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	699 of 764	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	733 of 793	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	705 of 774	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	498 of 663	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	617 of 683	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	662 of 740	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	682 of 728	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	735 of 807	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.3	779 of 812	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	801 of 826	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	760 of 799	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	763 of 808	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	777 of 798	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	740 of 779	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	9.6	462 of 518	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	474 of 523	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)70th percentile+59 vs school

African American (2026)35th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading23%-26 vs state

Math21%-24 vs state

Science15%-10 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 All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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
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	95.1%	2.5%	$17,299
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%)	2.6	862^nd of 869 public elementary schools	0.8%		2.8	862^nd of 872 public elementary schools	1.1%		10.3	10.3	7.6	9.4	0.0	0.0	12.1	5.9	1.5	6.3	89.2%	5.4%	$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%)	5.9	827^th of 869 public elementary schools	4.8%		3.5	851^st of 872 public elementary schools	2.4%	24	14.3	24.0		18.6			11.1	20.0		15.0	73%	0%	$15,690
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)											84.1%	0%	$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
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
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%)	6.4	823^rd of 869 public elementary schools	5.3%		7.6	815^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.5%	8	10.7	22.2	20.8	17.8	8.5	8.5	14.7	15.3	8.3	12.8	97.9%	0%	$14,114
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	89.7%	6.9%	$16,913
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about MMSA Elementary School

How many students attend MMSA Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 243 students attended MMSA Elementary School.

Is MMSA Elementary School a good school?

MMSA Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.8% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is MMSA Elementary School in?

Minnesota Math and Science Academy

What is the racial makeup of MMSA Elementary School?

Students at MMSA Elementary School are 94% African American, 5% Asian.

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2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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