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South St. Paul Middle School

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South St. Paul Middle School ranks 375 th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

375^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 28% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

South St. Paul Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the South St. Paul Public School District, with 589 students located in South Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school consistently underperforms compared to the state average on standardized assessments, with only 22.37% of students proficient or better in Math and 39.05% in Reading during the 2024-2025 school year, well below the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively.

The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing relatively better than the overall school but still lagging behind state averages. In contrast, White and Multi-racial students at the school perform significantly worse, ranking 293 and 94 out of their respective state-wide subgroups. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 47.37% in 2021-2022 to 60.79% in 2022-2023, suggesting a high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Woodbury Middle School and Friendly Hills Middle, both within a 4-mile radius, South St. Paul Middle School generally underperforms, with significantly higher academic proficiency rates and overall school rankings. This highlights the need for the school to learn from the practices and strategies of its higher-performing counterparts to address the significant challenges it faces in academic performance, equity, and student demographics.

535

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

64.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 2nd St N
South Saint Paul, MN 55075-8888

(651) 306-3659

District: South St. Paul Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.7%

Hispanic:

34.6%

African American:

9.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2021 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2021

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (31% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Math scores 23 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg34%

Minnesota avg47%

375^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 13 pts since 2021

From bottom 15% (2021) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

324^th of 446South 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
2025	33.0	375 of 519	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	420 of 545	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	454 of 529	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	411 of 520	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	442 of 521	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	108 of 169	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	135 of 179	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	113 of 164	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	105 of 162	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	87 of 141	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	107 of 153	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.9	157 of 158	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	130 of 130	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	299 of 450	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	347 of 474	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	399 of 455	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	382 of 467	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	373 of 443	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	109 of 175	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	135 of 186	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	147 of 178	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	156 of 188	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	133 of 156	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	295 of 432	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	397 of 473	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	413 of 459	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	339 of 404	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	352 of 399	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	354 of 452	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	401 of 479	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	393 of 464	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	391 of 476	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	398 of 437	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	94 of 113	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	113 of 116	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	107 of 107	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	120 of 131	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	96 of 97	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	133 of 265	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.2	261 of 307	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	278 of 298	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	269 of 288	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	234 of 260	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	293 of 415	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	329 of 440	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	404 of 436	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	374 of 438	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	405 of 422	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile~ school

White (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading39%-11 vs state

Math22%-23 vs state

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Schools Near South St. Paul Middle School

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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 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 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
South St. Paul Middle School	Public	6-8	700 2nd St N	South Saint Paul	55075	Dakota County	South St. Paul Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 306-3659	535	48	11.2	64.7%	234 (43.7%)	53 (9.9%)	185 (34.6%)	19 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.7%)	33	375^th of 519 public middle schools	27.7%		27.4	420^th of 545 public middle schools	22.9%	45		20.4	29.1	17.4	22.4		45.6	41.5	29.6	39.1
Heritage E-Stem Magnet School	Public, Magnet	5-8	121 W Butler Ave	West Saint Paul	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 403-7401	761	52	14.6	52.0%	332 (43.6%)	92 (12.1%)	255 (33.5%)	14 (1.8%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.7%)	56.1	215^th of 519 public middle schools	58.6%		52.1	254^th of 545 public middle schools	53.4%	39	28.1	24.9	33.0	34.4	30.0	56.4	52.3	51.0	53.7	53.3	$13,831
Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	497 Humboldt Ave	Saint Paul	55107	Ramsey County	Quantum STEAM Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 615-6888	72	5	16.0	95.8%	0 (0.0%)	72 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.4	451^st of 519 public middle schools	13.1%		23.6	438^th of 545 public middle schools	19.6%	13	10.5	15.4	13.3	0.0	10.5	50.0	38.5	31.3	10.0	35.6
Battle Creek Middle	Public	6-8	2121 Park Dr N	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8960	619	36	17.0	79.0%	22 (3.6%)	169 (27.3%)	109 (17.6%)	266 (43.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.2%)	7.5	492^nd of 519 public middle schools	5.2%		7.9	518^th of 545 public middle schools	5.0%	26		9.5	8.9	13.6	10.8		11.3	13.9	16.5	14.0	$16,110
Woodbury Middle School	Public	6-8	1425 School Dr	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4501	1,160	49	23.8	24.2%	672 (57.9%)	124 (10.7%)	140 (12.1%)	123 (10.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (8.6%)	66.7	151^st of 519 public middle schools	70.9%		71	136^th of 545 public middle schools	75.0%	15		42.6	52.6	37.4	44.2		56.5	47.7	46.5	50.5	$11,011
Friendly Hills Middle	Public	5-8	701 Mendota Heights Rd	Mendota Heights	55120	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 403-7601	785	45	17.4	41.1%	388 (49.4%)	100 (12.7%)	192 (24.5%)	31 (3.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.5%)	70.6	133^rd of 519 public middle schools	74.4%		67.7	153^rd of 545 public middle schools	71.9%	20	37.2	41.0	53.3	37.5	42.3	56.3	58.1	54.3	50.6	54.9	$13,047
Oltman Middle School	Public	6-8	6625 Goodview Avenue	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-3509	956	50	19.1	29.6%	542 (56.7%)	94 (9.8%)	95 (9.9%)	137 (14.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (8.9%)	54	226^th of 519 public middle schools	56.5%		53.6	244^th of 545 public middle schools	55.2%	18		37.5	35.8	38.9	37.4		47.6	42.5	43.5	44.5	$11,351
Inver Grove Heights Middle	Public	6-8	8167 Cahill Ave E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 306-7200	817	44	18.6	49.4%	341 (41.7%)	106 (13.0%)	235 (28.8%)	40 (4.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (11.4%)	38.5	328^th of 519 public middle schools	36.8%		36.4	355^th of 545 public middle schools	34.9%	27		31.4	30.7	29.2	30.5		42.3	41.1	28.3	37.4	$12,547
E-Stem Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Weir Drive	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 744-2900	512	27	19.2	71.7%	60 (11.7%)	111 (21.7%)	79 (15.4%)	213 (41.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.0%)	17.5	446^th of 519 public middle schools	14.1%		14.1	483^rd of 545 public middle schools	11.4%	37		13.9	12.9	17.8	14.9		32.3	28.3	28.1	29.6
Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture U	Public	5-8	1363 Bush Ave E	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 744-3592	337	20	17.0	78.9%	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	11 (3.3%)	310 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	18	444^th of 519 public middle schools	14.5%		24.5	431^st of 545 public middle schools	20.9%	13	42.6	12.0	20.3	15.5	24.1	46.3	36.0	29.1	19.0	34.8

Frequently Asked Questions about South St. Paul Middle School

Is South St. Paul Middle School a good school?

South St. Paul Middle School ranks 375^th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend South St. Paul Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 535 students attended South St. Paul Middle School.

What district is South St. Paul Middle School in?

South St. Paul Public School District

What is the racial makeup of South St. Paul Middle School?

Students at South St. Paul Middle School are 44% White, 35% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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