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Richardson Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

667^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Richardson Elementary is a PK–5 school in North Saint Paul, MN, serving 654 students in the North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale district. In 2025–2026, it earned a 1-star rating and ranked 667th of 869 Minnesota schools (23rd percentile). Its 2025–2026 all-grade proficiency was 30.7% in math, 38.0% in reading, and 15.5% in science—above its district in math (29.5%) and reading (35.3%), but below state averages, especially science (state 25.5%).

Reading is the school’s relative strength. Its 38.0% reading proficiency is the highest among same-district nearby schools, ahead of Castle Elementary (35.4%), Weaver Elementary (33.0%), Cowern Elementary (26.0%), and Justice Alan Page Elementary School (23.6%), and it improved sharply from 27.64% in 2024–2025. Math has stayed flat near 30% for four years: it trails Weaver (36.0%) and Castle (35.1%) but leads Cowern (23.7%) and Justice Alan Page (23.5%). Science is the weakest subject and fell from 27.27% to 15.5%, below the district (16.8%) and state (25.5%); among same-district nearby schools, only Castle (20.2%) is higher. Fourth grade is a bright spot in both math and reading, while third-grade math and reading and fifth-grade math are below district.

Compared with nearby schools, Matoska International is a clear high performer (58.5% math, 60.7% reading, 32.0% science), but it serves a much lower-poverty population (28.55% free/reduced lunch) in the higher-ranked White Bear Lake School District. Willow Lane Elementary has similar scores (31.3% math, 37.0% reading, 12.8% science) and similar poverty (72.04%) but a much lower student-teacher ratio of 10.1. North Metro Flex Academy, less than half a mile away, is much lower-performing (20.6% math, 22.1% reading, 4.8% science), and Frost Lake Elementary School is also lower with the highest poverty in this comparison (84.15%). Level Up K-5 Virtual Academy had its test scores suppressed by the state, so its results are unknown, not zero. Overall, the school is showing recent improvement, and some student groups—including English language learners—rank above the school’s overall 23rd percentile, while special education students rank lowest at the 16th percentile. The school still needs work in math and science, but reading progress and above-district math and reading results are positive signs.

654

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,758

Per pupil spending ?

73.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

2400 17th Ave E
North Saint Paul, MN 55109-8888

(651) 748-6900

District: North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale

Students who attend Richardson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Glenn Middle
High:	North Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

45.9%

African American:

15.4%

White:

14.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (31% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Math scores 14 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg30%

Minnesota avg43%

667^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale

341^st of 458North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	667 of 869	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	732 of 872	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	717 of 881	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	687 of 845	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	753 of 858	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	759 of 869	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	719 of 870	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	672 of 847	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.6	682 of 853	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.3	670 of 848	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.5	589 of 840	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.4	635 of 826	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.9	552 of 824	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.2	619 of 820	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.1	633 of 814	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.0	704 of 803	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.1	391 of 434	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.4	642 of 781	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.3	644 of 777	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.4	649 of 756	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.5	583 of 685	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.0	521 of 676	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	30.8	544 of 674	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	158 of 315	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	20.9	253 of 298	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	235 of 310	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	144 of 279	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	172 of 282	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	157 of 227	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	149 of 283	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.0	112 of 266	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	106 of 143	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	106 of 140	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	111 of 154	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	98 of 128	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	90 of 131	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.6	73 of 88	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	111 of 136	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	81 of 134	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	114 of 305	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.4	89 of 303	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	53.7	98 of 303	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	65 of 276	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.0	99 of 256	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	54 of 175	69.1%	★★★★☆
2019	32.9	177 of 239	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.7	54 of 242	77.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	635 of 790	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	718 of 799	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	698 of 809	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	648 of 787	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	716 of 799	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	702 of 783	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	666 of 787	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	572 of 774	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	67 of 256	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	47.4	112 of 238	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	143 of 249	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	98 of 214	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.5	170 of 209	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.4	47 of 219	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	54.7	90 of 220	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	526 of 764	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.2	604 of 764	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	580 of 793	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	581 of 774	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	505 of 663	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	564 of 683	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	563 of 740	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	514 of 728	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	598 of 807	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	634 of 812	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	650 of 826	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	662 of 799	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	707 of 808	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	700 of 784	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	655 of 798	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	648 of 779	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	70 of 92	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	489 of 579	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	419 of 562	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	443 of 572	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	484 of 524	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	453 of 500	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	357 of 463	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	533 of 710	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	676 of 714	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	589 of 730	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	649 of 712	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	717 of 725	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	690 of 710	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	571 of 722	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.1	435 of 712	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)74th percentile+51 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)63rd percentile+39 vs school

African American (2026)50th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2026)26th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)25th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)24th percentile~ school

Female (2026)20th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading38%-11 vs state

Math31%-14 vs state

Science16%-10 vs state

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Wednesday, June 5, 2024

My child was bullied (physically pushed, shoved, kicked, etc) all year and every time I brought it up to the teacher and the principal, they refused to see a problem and blamed my daughter. My daughter started suffering panic attacks and I had to pull her. Close Quote

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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 6th 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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Richardson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 17th Ave E	North Saint Paul	55109	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 748-6900	654	42	15.6	73.1%	95 (14.5%)	101 (15.4%)	76 (11.6%)	300 (45.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.9%)	26.8	667^th of 869 public elementary schools	23.2%		17.5	732^nd of 872 public elementary schools	16.1%	65	28.0	41.5	44.2		38.0	15.5	15.5	29.0	41.5	23.5		30.7	$13,758
North Metro Flex Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2350 Helen St N	North Saint Paul	55109	Ramsey County	North Metro Flex Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 300-6300	146	12	11.7	77.4%	37 (25.3%)	52 (35.6%)	34 (23.3%)	7 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.0%)	10.1	799^th of 869 public elementary schools	8.1%		20.7	709^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.7%	90	14.3	25.0	23.8	23.1	22.1	4.8	4.8	35.7	25.0	9.5	15.4	20.6	$15,422
Cowern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2131 N Margaret St	North Saint Paul	55109	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 748-6800	413	25	16.5	71.9%	81 (19.6%)	87 (21.1%)	57 (13.8%)	137 (33.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.4%)	14.4	753^rd of 869 public elementary schools	13.3%		21.7	704^th of 872 public elementary schools	19.3%	49	22.8	29.0	25.9		26.0	14.0	14.0	24.6	36.1	9.1		23.7	$15,749
Castle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6675 50th St N	Oakdale	55128	Washington County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 748-6700	630	37	16.8	64.8%	172 (27.3%)	104 (16.5%)	125 (19.8%)	174 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.7%)	29.7	645^th of 869 public elementary schools	25.8%		28.7	659^th of 872 public elementary schools	24.4%	14	25.5	32.6	50.6		35.4	20.2	20.2	33.6	30.4	41.6		35.1	$14,340
Justice Alan Page Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2410 Holloway Ave E	Maplewood	55109	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 748-6600	804	53	15.2	71.4%	154 (19.2%)	171 (21.3%)	135 (16.8%)	246 (30.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (12.1%)	14.3	754^th of 869 public elementary schools	13.2%		16.5	739^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.3%	15	19.0	20.3	32.1		23.6	15.3	15.3	20.4	22.8	27.5		23.5
Level Up Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2600 County Road E East	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	Level Up Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 408-5559	145	11	13.6	40.7%	108 (74.5%)	9 (6.2%)	4 (2.8%)	11 (7.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.3%)	20.1	723^rd of 869 public elementary schools	16.8%		17.9	728^th of 872 public elementary schools	16.5%	5	50.0	25.9	34.8		37.5	8.7	8.7	29.0	18.5	8.7		19.8	$17,669
Level Up K-5 Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-5	2600 E County Rd E	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	Level Up Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(651) 408-5559	27	2	13.5	59.3%	16 (59.3%)	2 (7.4%)	4 (14.8%)	2 (7.4%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)								(n/a)
Willow Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3375 Willow Ave	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 773-6170	279	28	10.1	72.0%	82 (29.4%)	79 (28.3%)	45 (16.1%)	33 (11.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (14.0%)	25.7	678^th of 869 public elementary schools	22.0%		33.9	607^th of 872 public elementary schools	30.4%	71	39.5	28.0	44.7		37.0	12.8	12.8	48.6	34.0	14.9		31.3	$14,768
Matoska International	Public	K-5	2530 Spruce Place	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 653-2847	543	34	15.9	28.5%	378 (69.6%)	43 (7.9%)	45 (8.3%)	39 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.0%)	73.1	226^th of 869 public elementary schools	74.0%		71.4	252^nd of 872 public elementary schools	71.1%	26	53.6	62.5	66.0		60.7	32.0	32.0	59.8	61.5	54.2		58.5	$11,802
Weaver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2135 Birmingham St	Maplewood	55109	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 748-7000	442	27	16.1	71.5%	99 (22.4%)	44 (10.0%)	54 (12.2%)	195 (44.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (10.2%)	26.2	672^nd of 869 public elementary schools	22.7%		34.1	604^th of 872 public elementary schools	30.7%	68	39.1	25.0	33.8		33.0	13.7	13.7	52.4	30.2	26.0		36.0	$12,024

Frequently Asked Questions about Richardson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Richardson Elementary?

Students at Richardson Elementary are 46% Asian, 15% African American, 15% White, 12% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic.

How many students attend Richardson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 654 students attended Richardson Elementary.

What district is Richardson Elementary in?

North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale

What schools do graduates of Richardson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Richardson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Glenn Middle
High : North Senior High

Is Richardson Elementary a good school?

Richardson Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.2% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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