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Cherokee Heights Elementary School

Q: Is Cherokee Heights Elementary School a good school?

Cherokee Heights Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.6% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Cherokee Heights Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 228 students attended Cherokee Heights Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Cherokee Heights Elementary School?

Students at Cherokee Heights Elementary School are 29% African American, 27% Hispanic, 25% White, 14% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

803^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Cherokee Heights Elementary School is a small PK–5 school in Saint Paul, MN serving 228 students in Saint Paul Public Schools. In 2025–2026 it ranked 803rd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — 8th percentile with 0 stars — which puts it below its own district, itself a bottom-quartile district at 24th percentile. Over the past decade its statewide percentile has stayed between 1st and 11th, with no sustained upward movement.

Academically, 2025–2026 proficiency was 16.8% in math, 20.8% in reading, and 9.5% in science, below both district (27.8%, 34.2%, 19.0%) and state (44.9%, 48.6%, 25.5%) averages. Nearby schools with similar poverty levels generally score higher: Riverview Spanish/English Dual Imme (69.02% free/reduced lunch) reached 33.6% in math and 29.2% in reading; Moreland Art/Health Science Magnet reached 40.7% and 35.2%; and Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary, at 100% free/reduced lunch, reached 52.3% and 36.4%. Cherokee Heights does outperform Benjamin E Mays IB World School, a higher-poverty school in the same district (math 3.8%, reading 8.6%, science 0%). Area magnet, charter, and suburban schools score far higher — Somerset Elementary at 77.7% math and 68.4% reading, Nova Classical Academy Lower School at 72.0% and 67.8%, and Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo at 58.8% and 65.8%.

Results vary a lot by grade. Third-grade reading at 30.6% is a relative bright spot, close to the district average, while 5th grade math was 0% and 5th grade reading and science were 9.5%. Cherokee Heights has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.3 — better than most nearby schools — yet outcomes remain well below district and state norms. About 71.93% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025, down from 83.11% in 2022–2023. Because enrollment is small, grade-level percentages can swing noticeably from year to year.

228

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,552

Per pupil spending ?

71.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

694 Charlton St
Saint Paul, MN 55107-2799

(651) 293-8610

District: Saint Paul Public Schools

Students who attend Cherokee Heights Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Humboldt High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

28.5%

Hispanic:

26.8%

White:

24.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (18% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Math scores 28 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg29%

Minnesota avg43%

803^rd of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

346^th of 458Saint 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
2026	9.2	803 of 869	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	818 of 872	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	783 of 881	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	773 of 845	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	808 of 858	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.3	863 of 869	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	842 of 870	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	809 of 847	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.5	833 of 853	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.5	819 of 848	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.2	808 of 840	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.1	786 of 826	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.6	783 of 824	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.0	778 of 820	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.4	763 of 814	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.1	753 of 803	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.2	739 of 781	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.8	743 of 777	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.4	727 of 756	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.1	656 of 685	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.8	632 of 676	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.1	641 of 674	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	238 of 315	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	250 of 310	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	200 of 266	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	34.0	166 of 239	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	753 of 790	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.6	776 of 799	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	707 of 787	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	777 of 787	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	743 of 774	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	205 of 238	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	143 of 214	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.2	212 of 219	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	216 of 220	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	687 of 764	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	716 of 764	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	700 of 793	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	698 of 774	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	652 of 663	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	676 of 683	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	689 of 740	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	685 of 728	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	704 of 807	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	739 of 812	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	744 of 826	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	740 of 799	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	706 of 808	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	746 of 798	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	743 of 779	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	5.0	522 of 524	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	426 of 463	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)31st percentile+27 vs school

African American (2026)24th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2023)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading21%-28 vs state

Math17%-28 vs state

Science10%-16 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Cherokee Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	694 Charlton St	Saint Paul	55107	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8610	228	22	10.3	71.9%	56 (24.6%)	65 (28.5%)	61 (26.8%)	13 (5.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.6%)	9.2	803^rd of 869 public elementary schools	7.6%		7.2	818^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.2%	15	30.6	18.2	9.5				20.8	9.5		9.5	22.2	20.5	0.0				16.8	$23,552
Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	497 Humboldt Ave	Saint Paul	55107	Ramsey County	Quantum STEAM Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 615-6888	128	5	28.4	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	128 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.1	553^rd of 869 public elementary schools	36.4%		19.1	720^th of 872 public elementary schools	17.4%	167	28.6	43.5					36.4				42.9	60.9					52.3
Riverview Spanish/English Dual Imme	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	160 Isabel St E	Saint Paul	55107	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8665	297	80	3.7	69.0%	32 (10.8%)	24 (8.1%)	215 (72.4%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	20.3	721^st of 869 public elementary schools	17.0%		11.7	777^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.9%	56	34.9	25.0	26.5				29.2	8.6		8.6	44.2	34.3	20.0				33.6	$16,432
Moreland Art/Health Science Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	217 W Moreland Ave	West Saint Paul	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 403-7800	369	34	10.8	64.5%	107 (29.0%)	56 (15.2%)	152 (41.2%)	17 (4.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.2%)	29.3	653^rd of 869 public elementary schools	24.9%		40.6	566^th of 872 public elementary schools	35.1%	87	30.1	40.5					35.2				38.6	43.0					40.7	$16,650
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) 403-8200	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%)	89.1	51^st of 869 public elementary schools	94.1%		90.5	42^nd of 872 public elementary schools	95.2%	9	65.4	71.4					68.4				74.7	80.8					77.7	$12,309
Water Lily Montessori	Public, Charter	PK-K	499 Wacouta St	Saint Paul	55101	Ramsey County	Minnesota Wildflower Montessori School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 227-7483	3	1	3.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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%)	85.9	86^th of 869 public elementary schools	90.1%		86.6	79^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.9%	7	58.2	67.1	77.8				67.8	36.3		36.3	70.9	74.7	70.4				72.0	$11,508
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
Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo	Public, Magnet	1-8	560 Rondo Ave	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 325-2500	1,066	49	21.6	41.6%	435 (40.8%)	236 (22.1%)	79 (7.4%)	185 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (12.3%)	81.2	132^nd of 869 public elementary schools	84.8%		82.9	110^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.4%	22	61.8	71.9	67.9	65.1	62.6	66.4	65.8	33.3	27.8	30.4	73.7	80.0	46.4	45.7	54.7	55.0	58.8	$12,271
Benjamin E Mays IB World School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	560 Rondo Ave	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 325-2400	336	30	11.1	92.6%	30 (8.9%)	220 (65.5%)	24 (7.1%)	26 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.4%)	2.2	866^th of 869 public elementary schools	0.3%		1.8	870^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.2%	4	6.7	6.1	12.0				8.6	0.0		0.0	4.3	8.6	0.0				3.8	$5,237

Frequently Asked Questions about Cherokee Heights Elementary School

Is Cherokee Heights Elementary School a good school?

Cherokee Heights Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.6% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Cherokee Heights Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cherokee Heights Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Humboldt High School

How many students attend Cherokee Heights Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 228 students attended Cherokee Heights Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Cherokee Heights Elementary School?

Students at Cherokee Heights Elementary School are 29% African American, 27% Hispanic, 25% White, 14% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What district is Cherokee Heights Elementary School in?

Saint Paul Public Schools

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresNewSep 30, 2026

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