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Harambee Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

783^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Harambee Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Maplewood, Minnesota, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 283 students. The school is part of the Roseville Public School District, which is ranked 221 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Harambee Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Minnesota elementary schools, with proficiency rates in MCA-III Math and Reading assessments that are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Harambee's overall Math proficiency was 18.18% compared to the district's 37.78% and the state's 45.21%. Similarly, its overall Reading proficiency was 24.06% compared to the district's 45.45% and the state's 49.59%. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 54.09% to 77.05% over the past 3 years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

In comparison, the other Roseville district elementary schools, such as Little Canada Elementary, Edgerton Elementary, and Central Park Elementary, generally perform better on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in Math and Reading. The nearby charter and magnet schools, such as AFSA Elementary, Saint Paul Music Academy, Prodeo Academy St. Paul Elementary, and Community School of Excellence Elementary, have mixed performance compared to Harambee.

264

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,649

Per pupil spending ?

70.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30 County Road B East
Maplewood, MN 55117-8888

(651) 379-2500

District: Roseville Public School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.5%

Asian:

23.5%

White:

19.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2017 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (21% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Math scores 27 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg42%

Minnesota avg47%

783^rd of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 1 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Roseville Public School District

221^st of 446Roseville Public School District 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
2025	11.1	783 of 872	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	782 of 881	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	714 of 845	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	722 of 858	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	744 of 869	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	698 of 870	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	742 of 847	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.3	761 of 853	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	261 of 298	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	224 of 310	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	211 of 279	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	170 of 282	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	171 of 227	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.7	100 of 283	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	172 of 266	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	44.8	76 of 134	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	42.2	141 of 256	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	160 of 239	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	129 of 242	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	717 of 799	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	727 of 809	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	646 of 787	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	653 of 799	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	731 of 783	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	629 of 787	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	685 of 774	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	673 of 764	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	695 of 793	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	671 of 774	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	517 of 663	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	573 of 683	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	524 of 740	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	631 of 728	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	738 of 812	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	732 of 826	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	700 of 799	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	689 of 808	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	657 of 784	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	661 of 798	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	681 of 779	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)45th percentile+29 vs school

Asian (2018)43rd percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading24%-26 vs state

Math18%-27 vs state

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Saturday, January 28, 2023

My child has been going here for 4 years. She loves it. I love how supported the staff is! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)							MCA-III Reading (2025)							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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
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%)	11.1	783^rd of 872 public elementary schools	10.2%		11.2	782^nd of 881 public elementary schools	11.2%	1	34.5	11.6	11.5	17.7			18.2	27.6	18.2	26.9	26.5			24.1	$15,649
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)
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%)	12.4	774^th of 872 public elementary schools	11.2%		14.6	762^nd of 881 public elementary schools	13.5%	12	19.7	40.0					29.6	16.2	21.5					18.8	$11,655
Edgerton Elementary	Public	K-6	1929 Edgerton St	Maplewood	55117	Ramsey County	Roseville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 772-2565	385	29	13.2	74.5%	55 (14.3%)	61 (15.8%)	53 (13.8%)	179 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.6%)	37.3	588^th of 872 public elementary schools	32.6%		33.1	631^st of 881 public elementary schools	28.4%	43	49.1	41.1	31.5	34.7			38.8	38.2	32.1	40.7	47.2			40.1	$13,874
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%)	4.7	840^th of 872 public elementary schools	3.7%		5.6	835^th of 881 public elementary schools	5.2%	5	19.8	16.3	7.2				14.7	16.5	9.8	15.7				13.9	$16,913
Central Park Elementary	Public	K-6	535 County Road B2 W	Roseville	55113	Ramsey County	Roseville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 481-9951	411	29	14.1	69.3%	88 (21.4%)	94 (22.9%)	69 (16.8%)	127 (30.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.5%)	20	714^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.1%		18.8	730^th of 881 public elementary schools	17.1%	16	48.1	34.4	20.0	16.4			30.9	25.0	21.3	31.2	37.7			28.6	$13,814
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%)	71.1	256^th of 872 public elementary schools	70.6%		65.6	309^th of 881 public elementary schools	64.9%	53	59.0	57.7	49.4	54.9	41.3	47.2	51.5	57.8	47.4	64.7	66.7	60.5	59.8	59.6	$13,773
Little Canada Elementary	Public	K-6	400 Eli Rd	Little Canada	55117	Ramsey County	Roseville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 490-1353	632	44	14.4	57.3%	151 (23.9%)	68 (10.8%)	284 (44.9%)	88 (13.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.7%)	12.3	776^th of 872 public elementary schools	11.0%		14.5	763^rd of 881 public elementary schools	13.4%	13	24.7	20.2	11.5	19.1			19.1	13.4	26.0	28.7	37.1			26.0	$12,165
AFSA Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2925 Country Drive	Little Canada	55117	Ramsey County	Afsa High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 209-3910	149	17	8.7	82.6%	70 (47.0%)	23 (15.4%)	20 (13.4%)	14 (9.4%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.8%)	11.2	781^st of 872 public elementary schools	10.4%		18.1	736^th of 881 public elementary schools	16.5%	45	26.3	26.7	11.1	11.1			17.1	10.5	20.0	37.0	29.6			26.1	$17,553
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%)	16.1	743^rd of 872 public elementary schools	14.8%		11	787^th of 881 public elementary schools	10.7%	44	29.7	35.4	23.5				29.5	27.6	20.7	30.1				26.1	$17,299

Frequently Asked Questions about Harambee Elementary School

Is Harambee Elementary School a good school?

Harambee Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.2% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is Harambee Elementary School in?

Roseville Public School District

How many students attend Harambee Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 264 students attended Harambee Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Harambee Elementary School?

Students at Harambee Elementary School are 38% African American, 23% Asian, 19% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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