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Adams Magnet Elementary

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Adams Magnet Elementary ranks 517 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

517^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Adams Magnet Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving 579 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Saint Paul Public Schools district, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Adams Magnet Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in both math and reading proficiency, with 49.5% of students proficient or better in reading and 40.3% in math, compared to the district's 34.82% and 26.55%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong for Hispanic students, who rank in the top 30% of Minnesota elementary schools in both subjects. However, the school struggles with lower performance for African American, Native American, and Special Education students, ranking in the bottom 30% of the state in these subgroups.

While Adams Magnet Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (38.11% to 44.91%), its student-teacher ratio of 14.8 to 16.6 is lower than nearby Highland Park Elementary and Rise Academy. Interestingly, Randolph Heights Elementary and Nova Classical Academy Lower School, both within a mile of Adams Magnet Elementary, significantly outperform the school in student proficiency and statewide rankings, suggesting potential areas for improvement.

605

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,389

Per pupil spending ?

40.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

615 Chatsworth St S
Saint Paul, MN 55102-4039

(651) 298-1595

District: Saint Paul Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.4%

White:

35.9%

Two or more races:

9.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Saint Paul Public Schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg31%

Minnesota avg47%

517^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 38Elementary Schools in the Saint Paul Public Schools

345^th of 446Saint Paul Public Schools 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	45.3	517 of 872	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	493 of 881	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	481 of 845	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	595 of 858	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	649 of 869	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	692 of 870	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	721 of 847	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.5	688 of 853	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.2	716 of 848	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.1	670 of 840	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.4	636 of 826	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.2	628 of 824	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.4	567 of 820	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.4	506 of 814	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.8	579 of 803	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.7	520 of 781	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.3	558 of 777	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.2	609 of 756	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	42.2	482 of 685	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	43.8	464 of 676	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	57.7	331 of 674	50.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	17.3	257 of 283	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	198 of 266	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	130 of 303	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	170 of 303	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	175 of 256	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	104 of 175	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	170 of 239	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	163 of 242	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	501 of 799	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	473 of 809	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	451 of 787	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	505 of 799	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	512 of 783	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	632 of 787	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	673 of 774	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	70 of 238	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	50 of 249	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	28 of 214	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	60 of 209	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	50.7	69 of 153	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	104 of 219	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	133 of 220	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	626 of 764	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	682 of 793	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	590 of 774	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	530 of 663	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	592 of 683	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	668 of 740	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	651 of 728	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	490 of 812	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	475 of 826	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	470 of 799	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	613 of 808	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	658 of 784	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	645 of 798	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	654 of 779	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	25.4	80 of 96	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	17.6	35 of 42	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	418 of 562	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.0	355 of 572	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	311 of 714	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	192 of 730	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	265 of 712	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.9	161 of 725	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	61.1	248 of 710	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	265 of 722	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	495 of 712	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)71st percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)37th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)17th percentile-4 vs school

Native American (2024)17th percentile-27 vs school

African American (2019)9th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading50%~ state avg

Math40%-5 vs state

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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
Adams Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	615 Chatsworth St S	Saint Paul	55102	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 298-1595	605	41	14.7	40.5%	217 (35.9%)	48 (7.9%)	281 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.4%)	45.3	517^th of 872 public elementary schools	40.7%		49.9	493^rd of 881 public elementary schools	44.0%	24	39.2	45.0	37.1				40.3	38.0	50.8	62.9				49.5	$14,389
Nova Classical Academy Lower School	Public, Charter	K-5	1455 Victoria Way	Saint Paul	55102	Ramsey County	Nova Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 209-6320	485	35	13.8	23.5%	267 (55.1%)	83 (17.1%)	37 (7.6%)	62 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.0%)	86.6	79^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.9%		87.9	64^th of 881 public elementary schools	92.7%	15	75.0	71.6	77.8				74.8	56.3	61.7	86.4				68.2	$11,508
St. Paul School of Northern Lights	Public, Charter	K-6	768 Hamline Ave S	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	St. Paul School of Northern Lights	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 285-4672	212	16	13.3	28.3%	142 (67.0%)	13 (6.1%)	23 (10.8%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.2%)	44.4	526^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.7%		30.5	648^th of 881 public elementary schools	26.4%	122	43.5	38.7	20.0	7.1			30.7	47.6	54.8	60.0	57.1			54.7
Randolph Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	348 Hamline Ave S	Saint Paul	55105	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 293-8780	448	24	18.8	25.9%	306 (68.3%)	47 (10.5%)	30 (6.7%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.2%)	91.5	32^nd of 872 public elementary schools	96.3%		90.7	32^nd of 881 public elementary schools	96.4%		93.4	74.3	64.3				77.8	84.2	65.7	77.1				75.9	$13,333
Global Arts Plus Lower	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	1023 Osceola Ave	Saint Paul	55105	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-6606	410	32	12.7	67.8%	111 (27.1%)	102 (24.9%)	84 (20.5%)	59 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (12.7%)	11.5	778^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.8%		8.6	804^th of 881 public elementary schools	8.7%	26	30.8	20.0					25.7	27.2	17.5					22.7	$15,689
Expo For Excellence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	540 Warwick St	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 290-8384	393	36	10.9	45.3%	179 (45.5%)	132 (33.6%)	36 (9.2%)	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	43.7	532^nd of 872 public elementary schools	39.0%		38.6	590^th of 881 public elementary schools	33.0%	58	39.6	39.2	30.3				35.4	36.7	49.0	63.2				51.7	$13,805
Highland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Saunders Ave	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8770	406	33	12.3	72.4%	84 (20.7%)	200 (49.3%)	44 (10.8%)	22 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.8%)	11.5	779^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.7%		14.4	764^th of 881 public elementary schools	13.3%	15	24.6	20.3	14.8				20.0	25.8	21.6	34.4				26.9	$22,201
Jj Hill Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	998 Selby Ave	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 293-8720	360	26	13.8	35.0%	196 (54.4%)	72 (20.0%)	30 (8.3%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (14.4%)	27.4	668^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.4%		23.6	700^th of 881 public elementary schools	20.5%	32	24.1	38.8	14.3				26.2	36.5	40.8	48.8				41.7	$15,611
Urban Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1668 Montreal Ave	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Urban Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 215-9419	416	34	12.2	98.8%	4 (1.0%)	42 (10.1%)	5 (1.2%)	358 (86.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	26.2	679^th of 872 public elementary schools	22.1%		25.8	682^nd of 881 public elementary schools	22.6%	3	37.5	26.1	29.0	18.8	38.5	68.2	34.7	31.3	4.4	60.5	31.3	38.5	59.1	38.7	$14,951
Somerset Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1355 Dodd Rd	Mendota Heights	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 403-8201	412	32	12.8	24.8%	277 (67.2%)	20 (4.9%)	70 (17.0%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.5%)	90.5	42^nd of 872 public elementary schools	95.2%		92.2	25^th of 881 public elementary schools	97.2%	17	78.3	78.6					78.4	70.2	69.0					69.7	$12,309

Frequently Asked Questions about Adams Magnet Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Adams Magnet Elementary?

Students at Adams Magnet Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 36% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% African American.

What district is Adams Magnet Elementary in?

Saint Paul Public Schools

How many students attend Adams Magnet Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 605 students attended Adams Magnet Elementary.

Is Adams Magnet Elementary a good school?

Adams Magnet Elementary ranks 517^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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