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Kaposia Education Center Elementary

Q: Is Kaposia Education Center Elementary a good school?

Kaposia Education Center Elementary ranks 636 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

636^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Kaposia Education Center Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 620 students in South Saint Paul, Minnesota, within the South St. Paul Public School District, where roughly 70% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — a higher share than most nearby schools.

Kaposia Education Center Elementary ranked 636 of 869 statewide (27th percentile, 1 star) in 2025–2026, consistent with a decade-long pattern of mostly 1-star ratings between the 15th and 31st percentile. In 2025–2026, 37% of students were proficient in math, 37.6% in reading, and 18.3% in science, compared with state rates of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. Math is a relative bright spot: it is 8.3 points above the district's 28.7% and has edged up from about 35% in 2022–2023. Reading is a clear weakness — below both the district (40.6%) and the state, and down from 44.74% in 2022–2023. Science has fallen sharply, from 43.21% in 2022–2023 to its current level. The school's student–teacher ratio of 12 is favorable compared with many neighbors.

Among nearby schools, Kaposia trails Newport Elementary and Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion in all three subjects, but outperforms Hilltop Elementary and Pullman Elementary. It is closely comparable to Lincoln Center Elementary, its same-district peer, which has slightly higher math and reading but lower science. Subgroup results vary widely: Hispanic students and low-income students rank comparatively higher, while special education students (17th percentile) and English Language Learner students (15th percentile) rank very low — areas worth asking the school about directly.

620

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,591

Per pupil spending ?

70.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

1225 1st Ave S
South Saint Paul, MN 55075-3253

(651) 451-9260

District: South St. Paul Public School District

Students who attend Kaposia Education Center Elementary usually attend:

High:

South St. Paul High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.0%

White:

36.9%

Two or more races:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (35% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 11 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg32%

Minnesota avg43%

636^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the South St. Paul Public School District

318^th of 458South St. Paul 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
2026	31.0	636 of 869	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.2	603 of 872	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	687 of 881	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	599 of 845	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	696 of 858	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	731 of 869	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	727 of 870	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	720 of 847	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.5	683 of 853	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.2	677 of 848	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.7	706 of 840	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.7	681 of 826	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.0	645 of 824	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.3	646 of 820	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.9	586 of 814	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.3	533 of 803	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.6	311 of 434	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.1	606 of 781	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.4	600 of 777	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.5	605 of 756	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.3	600 of 685	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	43.6	468 of 676	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	42.3	480 of 674	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	64.7	75 of 279	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	32.9	201 of 282	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	197 of 227	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	178 of 283	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.2	222 of 266	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	260 of 305	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.0	218 of 303	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	220 of 303	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	259 of 276	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	223 of 256	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	204 of 239	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	236 of 242	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	562 of 790	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.1	561 of 799	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	641 of 809	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.3	506 of 787	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	610 of 799	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	642 of 783	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	690 of 787	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	646 of 774	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	157 of 256	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.2	83 of 238	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	148 of 249	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	112 of 214	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	145 of 209	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	95 of 153	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	146 of 219	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	142 of 220	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	506 of 764	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.7	432 of 764	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	567 of 793	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.5	445 of 774	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	504 of 663	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	547 of 683	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	611 of 740	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	596 of 728	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	632 of 807	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.3	597 of 812	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	663 of 826	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	617 of 799	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	702 of 808	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	702 of 784	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	648 of 798	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	682 of 779	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	45 of 73	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.3	70 of 81	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	46 of 77	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.9	70 of 87	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	88 of 96	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	90 of 98	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	482 of 579	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	497 of 562	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	513 of 572	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	483 of 524	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	445 of 500	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	416 of 417	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	446 of 515	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	422 of 463	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	478 of 710	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.6	515 of 714	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	609 of 730	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	445 of 712	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	623 of 725	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	667 of 710	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	633 of 722	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	679 of 712	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)73rd percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2026)39th percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)38th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile~ school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)15th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading38%-11 vs state

Math37%-8 vs state

Science18%-7 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)							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 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
Kaposia Education Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1225 1st Ave S	South Saint Paul	55075	Dakota County	South St. Paul Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 451-9260	620	52	12.0	70.2%	229 (36.9%)	47 (7.6%)	248 (40.0%)	28 (4.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.0%)	31	636^th of 869 public elementary schools	26.8%		34.2	603^rd of 872 public elementary schools	30.8%	33	39.6	31.8	40.9				37.6	18.3		18.3	46.9	37.6	26.1				37.0	$13,591
Hilltop Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 68th St E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 306-7400	626	41	15.2	55.1%	223 (35.6%)	103 (16.5%)	199 (31.8%)	25 (4.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (11.5%)	19.6	726^th of 869 public elementary schools	16.5%		13.8	761^st of 872 public elementary schools	12.7%	35	15.3	21.6	40.2				25.5	14.1		14.1	25.8	42.0	28.3				31.8	$13,412
Discovery Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	4100 66th St E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 444-8464	166	18	9.0	39.8%	89 (53.6%)	18 (10.8%)	28 (16.9%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	24 (14.5%)	61.5	330^th of 869 public elementary schools	62.0%		54.8	424^th of 872 public elementary schools	51.4%	94	55.6	25.0	80.0	50.0		35.7	52.4	50.0	18.8	34.4	83.3	35.7	50.0	20.0		23.1	43.8	$9,911
STEAM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	4100 66th St E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	STEAM Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 236-8280	77	5	15.1	88.3%	19 (24.7%)	49 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							28.6										28.6
Newport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	851 6th Ave	Newport	55055	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 425-4301	264	28	9.5	54.5%	111 (42.0%)	48 (18.2%)	28 (10.6%)	49 (18.6%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	23 (8.7%)	54.5	407^th of 869 public elementary schools	53.2%		54.8	426^th of 872 public elementary schools	51.1%	19	40.8	34.2	55.3				43.2	37.8		37.8	50.0	52.6	57.9				53.2	$16,288
Atheneum Elementary	Public	2-5	5899 Babcock Tr E	Inver Grove Heights	55077	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 306-7300	69	3	23.0	14.5%	41 (59.4%)	4 (5.8%)	9 (13.0%)	9 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.7%)	99.4	2^nd of 869 public elementary schools	99.8%		98.9	3^rd of 872 public elementary schools	99.7%	1		100.0	100.0				100.0	77.8		77.8		100.0	83.3				93.8	$7,574
Salem Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5899 Babcock Tr E	Inver Grove Heights	55077	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 306-7300	281	27	10.3	44.8%	100 (35.6%)	49 (17.4%)	84 (29.9%)	16 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.0%)	49.4	473^rd of 869 public elementary schools	45.6%		43.2	537^th of 872 public elementary schools	38.4%	64	40.0	39.0	56.3				45.5	12.5		12.5	62.2	51.2	50.0				54.5	$13,175
Lincoln Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	357 9th Ave N	South Saint Paul	55075	Dakota County	South St. Paul Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 457-9426	670	52	12.9	56.1%	321 (47.9%)	52 (7.8%)	188 (28.1%)	27 (4.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (11.2%)	35.4	604^th of 869 public elementary schools	30.5%		33.5	614^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.6%	10	37.2	38.5	47.1				41.2	15.4		15.4	45.2	40.7	35.6				40.3	$14,877
Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion	Public	K-5	1020 Third Street	Saint Paul Park	55071	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-3101	561	30	18.6	18.4%	309 (55.1%)	16 (2.9%)	180 (32.1%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.4%)	51	447^th of 869 public elementary schools	48.6%		60.6	363^rd of 872 public elementary schools	58.4%	84	34.8	48.9	52.3				45.1	26.7		26.7	50.0	68.9	31.4				50.4	$11,755
Garlough Environmental Magnet	Public, Magnet	K-4	1740 Charlton St	West Saint Paul	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 403-8100	414	38	10.8	56.3%	145 (35.0%)	50 (12.1%)	176 (42.5%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.5%)	48.4	484^th of 869 public elementary schools	44.3%		33.5	613^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.7%	129	45.9	44.7					45.3				48.8	52.1					50.6	$14,037

Frequently Asked Questions about Kaposia Education Center Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Kaposia Education Center Elementary?

Students at Kaposia Education Center Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 37% White, 10% Two or more races, 8% African American, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Kaposia Education Center Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kaposia Education Center Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : South St. Paul High School

How many students attend Kaposia Education Center Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 620 students attended Kaposia Education Center Elementary.

Is Kaposia Education Center Elementary a good school?

Kaposia Education Center Elementary ranks 636^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Kaposia Education Center Elementary in?

South St. Paul Public School District

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