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Battle Creek Elementary School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

738^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Battle Creek Elementary School is a public magnet elementary school serving 440 students in grades PK-5 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Battle Creek Elementary significantly underperforms the state and Saint Paul Public Schools district on standardized tests, with only 28.7% of students proficient or better in Math and 27.1% in Reading in 2024-2025, compared to 45.21% and 49.59% statewide, respectively. The school's performance varies across student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively well but African American, English Language Learner, Special Education, and low-income students performing poorly. Battle Creek Elementary also has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, over 85%, indicating a very economically disadvantaged student population.

Interestingly, the nearby Woodbury Elementary school, which is in the South Washington County Schools district, significantly outperforms Battle Creek and other Saint Paul schools on academic measures, despite serving a more economically diverse student population. This raises questions about the effectiveness of Battle Creek's educational model and the district's support for low-performing schools like this one.

470

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,494

Per pupil spending ?

83.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 Ruth St S
Saint Paul, MN 55119-4699

(651) 744-4130

District: Saint Paul Public Schools

Students who attend Battle Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Battle Creek Middle
High:	Harding Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

47.0%

African American:

22.8%

White:

11.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (28% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Reading scores 22 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg31%

Minnesota avg47%

738^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	16.7	738 of 872	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	725 of 881	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	688 of 845	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	704 of 858	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	760 of 869	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	715 of 870	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	729 of 847	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.6	727 of 853	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.0	768 of 848	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.4	722 of 840	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.8	719 of 826	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.4	715 of 824	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.6	726 of 820	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.4	702 of 814	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.6	695 of 803	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.9	518 of 781	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.9	519 of 777	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.3	523 of 756	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.8	488 of 685	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.6	608 of 676	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	10.7	622 of 674	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	138 of 298	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.8	221 of 310	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	141 of 279	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	137 of 282	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	128 of 227	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	130 of 283	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	164 of 266	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	109 of 140	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	109 of 154	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	87 of 128	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	86 of 131	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.8	58 of 88	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	97 of 136	28.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	94 of 134	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	91 of 303	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	62 of 303	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	55.3	92 of 276	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	56 of 256	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	41.2	97 of 175	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	82 of 239	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	53 of 242	78.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	658 of 799	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	681 of 809	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	605 of 787	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	657 of 799	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	724 of 783	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	664 of 787	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	667 of 774	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	52 of 238	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	51.3	84 of 209	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.1	43 of 220	80.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	538 of 764	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	570 of 793	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	518 of 774	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	459 of 663	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	526 of 683	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	508 of 740	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	562 of 728	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	716 of 812	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	686 of 826	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	686 of 799	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	676 of 808	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	671 of 784	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	651 of 798	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	678 of 779	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	17.2	74 of 81	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.2	47 of 96	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	453 of 562	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	491 of 572	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	421 of 524	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.5	169 of 500	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.7	464 of 515	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	330 of 463	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)78th percentile+63 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)70th percentile+55 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+14 vs school

Asian (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)9th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math29%-17 vs state

Reading27%-22 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
Battle Creek Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	60 Ruth St S	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 744-4130	470	42	11.2	83.4%	54 (11.5%)	107 (22.8%)	53 (11.3%)	221 (47.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.2%)	16.7	738^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.4%		19.7	725^th of 881 public elementary schools	17.7%	13	38.8	23.6	24.7				28.7	19.7	20.8	39.5				27.1	$17,494
Highwood Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2188 Londin Ln	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 744-3290	292	27	10.8	90.1%	31 (10.6%)	116 (39.7%)	52 (17.8%)	82 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	5.4	834^th of 872 public elementary schools	4.4%		4.5	848^th of 881 public elementary schools	3.7%	14	7.1	14.7	15.2				11.9	6.8	11.8	30.3				15.3	$18,142
Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2680 Upper Afton Rd	Maplewood	55119	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 702-8200	898	51	17.7	65.1%	222 (24.7%)	183 (20.4%)	169 (18.8%)	231 (25.7%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (9.5%)	31.6	629^th of 872 public elementary schools	27.9%		27.6	671^st of 881 public elementary schools	23.8%	42	51.5	26.6	26.2				34.4	37.2	25.2	55.9				39.5	$12,340
Nokomis Montessori South Campus	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	525 White Bear Ave N	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 744-5500	258	26	9.9	67.8%	61 (23.6%)	35 (13.6%)	24 (9.3%)	107 (41.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.6%)	18.2	724^th of 872 public elementary schools	17.0%		14.3	765^th of 881 public elementary schools	13.2%	41	34.2	23.5	8.6				22.4	29.0	29.4	45.7				34.6	$17,309
Eastern Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Margaret St	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8870	318	28	11.2	81.8%	31 (9.7%)	60 (18.9%)	36 (11.3%)	154 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.6%)	8.5	804^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.8%		18	738^th of 881 public elementary schools	16.2%	66	22.2	23.9	13.2				19.3	16.7	19.6	26.4				21.5	$19,421
Woodbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1251 School Dr	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4601	483	40	12.0	37.9%	212 (43.9%)	61 (12.6%)	66 (13.7%)	89 (18.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.2%)	34.8	599^th of 872 public elementary schools	31.3%		37.8	595^th of 881 public elementary schools	32.5%	4	44.4	43.1	25.8				38.6	41.1	38.9	43.3				41.1	$14,186
Achieve Language Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2169 Stillwater Ave	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Achieve Language Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 738-4875	451	34	13.1	81.2%	21 (4.7%)	43 (9.5%)	227 (50.3%)	134 (29.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	8.1	809^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.2%		8.9	800^th of 881 public elementary schools	9.2%	9	22.2	32.5	6.1	5.1	7.0	6.8	13.1	15.9	20.0	20.0	27.5	37.2	34.1	25.7	$14,603
Nokomis Montessori North Campus	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	985 Ruth St N	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 744-7440	344	31	11.1	61.9%	62 (18.0%)	18 (5.2%)	42 (12.2%)	178 (51.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.6%)	10.6	790^th of 872 public elementary schools	9.4%		7.5	813^th of 881 public elementary schools	7.7%	23	28.3	29.6	5.9				21.5	24.5	24.1	20.0				22.9	$15,872
Sejong Academy Lower School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2410 Stillwater Rd E	Maplewood	55119	Ramsey County	Sejong Academy of Minnesota	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 301-8722	196	17	11.6	85.2%	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	182 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	24.5	686^th of 872 public elementary schools	21.3%		24.9	690^th of 881 public elementary schools	21.7%	4	60.0	28.6	9.7				32.9	40.0	23.8	19.4				28.1	$14,569
L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1760 Ames Place	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 744-6970	282	21	13.6	37.6%	113 (40.1%)	70 (24.8%)	34 (12.1%)	14 (5.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (17.4%)	69.8	270^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.0%		76.2	181^st of 881 public elementary schools	79.5%	89	56.8	66.7	46.4				57.7	57.9	51.3	69.0				58.5	$14,526

Frequently Asked Questions about Battle Creek Elementary School

How many students attend Battle Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended Battle Creek Elementary School.

What district is Battle Creek Elementary School in?

Saint Paul Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Battle Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Battle Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Battle Creek Middle
High : Harding Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Battle Creek Elementary School?

Students at Battle Creek Elementary School are 47% Asian, 23% African American, 11% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

Is Battle Creek Elementary School a good school?

Battle Creek Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.4% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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