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Como Park Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

755^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Como Park Elementary is a public elementary school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 322 students. The school is part of the Saint Paul Public Schools district, which is ranked 345 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Como Park Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20-25% of Minnesota elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. The school's proficiency rates in Math and Reading on the MCA-III assessments are significantly lower than the state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates are 24.66% in Math and 28% in Reading, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Special Education students and Low Socioeconomic Status students, who rank in the bottom 30-40% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Comparing Como Park Elementary to nearby schools, the nearby Crossroads Montessori and Crossroads Science Program also have similar low academic performance and 1-star ratings from SchoolDigger. In contrast, the Twin Cities German Immersion Charter School, located about 0.6 miles from Como Park Elementary, has significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates well above the state averages in both Math and Reading.

387

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,235

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

780 Wheelock Pkwy W
Saint Paul, MN 55117-4099

(651) 293-8820

District: Saint Paul Public Schools

Students who attend Como Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Murray Middle School
High:	Como Park Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

39.8%

African American:

21.2%

Hispanic:

16.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (26% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Reading scores 22 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg31%

Minnesota avg47%

755^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	14.5	755 of 872	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	683 of 881	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	662 of 845	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	710 of 858	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	770 of 869	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	721 of 870	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	700 of 847	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	735 of 853	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.7	754 of 848	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.7	743 of 840	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.5	733 of 826	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.8	707 of 824	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.9	732 of 820	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.9	723 of 814	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.5	732 of 803	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.1	717 of 781	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.0	733 of 777	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.0	694 of 756	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.6	617 of 685	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.2	607 of 676	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	16.1	608 of 674	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	229 of 298	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.8	135 of 310	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	111 of 282	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	107 of 227	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	172 of 283	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	162 of 266	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	108 of 140	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	97 of 154	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	89 of 128	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	95 of 131	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	70 of 88	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	94 of 136	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	88 of 134	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	162 of 303	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	133 of 303	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	81 of 276	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	47 of 256	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.6	39 of 175	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	55.2	78 of 239	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	56 of 242	76.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	677 of 799	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	688 of 809	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	653 of 787	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	645 of 799	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	704 of 783	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	626 of 787	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	660 of 774	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	556 of 764	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	515 of 793	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	464 of 774	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	420 of 663	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	546 of 683	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	548 of 740	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	546 of 728	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	728 of 812	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	597 of 826	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	614 of 799	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	678 of 808	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	697 of 784	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	691 of 798	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	625 of 779	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	27.8	78 of 98	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	422 of 562	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.3	188 of 572	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	177 of 524	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.9	373 of 500	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	413 of 515	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	43.4	463 of 722	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)47th percentile+33 vs school

White (2019)36th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile+10 vs school

Asian (2025)23rd percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)20th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading28%-22 vs state

Math25%-21 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
Como Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	780 Wheelock Pkwy W	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8820	387	39	9.9	87.3%	51 (13.2%)	82 (21.2%)	65 (16.8%)	154 (39.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.5%)	14.5	755^th of 872 public elementary schools	13.4%		25.6	683^rd of 881 public elementary schools	22.5%	72	21.3	32.0	20.4				24.7	25.0	24.0	34.6				28.0	$21,235
Twin Cities German Immersion Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1031 Como Avenue	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	Twin Cities German Immersion Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 492-7106	563	34	16.4	8.7%	471 (83.7%)	20 (3.6%)	26 (4.6%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.6%)	67.2	298^th of 872 public elementary schools	65.8%		70.5	249^th of 881 public elementary schools	71.7%	49	41.0	46.3	40.4	48.4	55.6	69.2	50.3	48.4	67.2	80.4	80.6	68.5	80.3	71.0	$11,805
Crossroads Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	543 Front Ave	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 767-8540	178	18	10.1	75.3%	44 (24.7%)	50 (28.1%)	25 (14.0%)	21 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (21.3%)	17.7	730^th of 872 public elementary schools	16.3%		8.5	805^th of 881 public elementary schools	8.6%	75	29.2	14.3	4.2				15.9	50.0	19.1	29.2				33.3	$17,592
Crossroads Science Program	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	543 Front Ave	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 767-8540	192	15	12.9	84.4%	15 (7.8%)	80 (41.7%)	28 (14.6%)	35 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (17.7%)	14	759^th of 872 public elementary schools	13.0%		9.4	797^th of 881 public elementary schools	9.5%	38	11.1	25.0	20.5				20.2	5.6	15.6	43.6				25.8	$16,043
Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1041 Marion St	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 290-8354	492	48	10.1	79.1%	51 (10.4%)	88 (17.9%)	226 (45.9%)	102 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	5	838^th of 872 public elementary schools	3.9%		3.5	859^th of 881 public elementary schools	2.5%	21	18.2	2.7	11.5				11.2	17.1	10.5	22.2				16.7	$18,198
The Journey School	Public, Charter	K-6	775 Lexington Parkway N	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	The Journey School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 389-1579	125	6	20.8	84.0%	3 (2.4%)	81 (64.8%)	15 (12.0%)	4 (3.2%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (15.2%)	4.3	844^th of 872 public elementary schools	3.2%		6.5	821^st of 881 public elementary schools	6.8%	23	5.0	25.0	0.0	0.0			7.1	0.0	17.7	27.8	6.3			12.7
Great River Elementary School	Public, Charter	1-6	1326 Energy Park Dr	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Great River School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 305-2780	383	18	21.5	17.8%	286 (74.7%)	9 (2.3%)	34 (8.9%)	9 (2.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.2%)	58	394^th of 872 public elementary schools	54.8%		62.2	351^st of 881 public elementary schools	60.2%	43	30.0	30.2	40.0	41.3			35.4	56.5	46.0	81.0	79.0			65.3	$5,108
Prodeo Academy St. Paul Elementary	Public, Charter	2-4	170 Rose Ave W	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Prodeo Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 350-7655	133	14	9.5	93.2%	0 (0.0%)	23 (17.3%)	6 (4.5%)	103 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	33.2	618^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.1%		32.2	639^th of 881 public elementary schools	27.5%	21	48.9	38.2					44.3	37.8	32.4					35.4
Prodeo Academy St. Paul Primary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-1	170 Rose Ave W	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Prodeo Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 350-7655	116	11	10.5	89.7%	5 (4.3%)	21 (18.1%)	8 (6.9%)	82 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$23,360
Chelsea Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1557 Huron St	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 293-8790	305	21	14.4	44.6%	155 (50.8%)	55 (18.0%)	18 (5.9%)	30 (9.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (14.8%)	63.9	338^th of 872 public elementary schools	61.2%		56	426^th of 881 public elementary schools	51.6%	88	75.5	62.7	40.0				60.5	47.2	55.9	46.7				50.3	$14,359

Frequently Asked Questions about Como Park Elementary

How many students attend Como Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Como Park Elementary.

Is Como Park Elementary a good school?

Como Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Como Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Como Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Murray Middle School
High : Como Park Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Como Park Elementary?

Students at Como Park Elementary are 40% Asian, 21% African American, 17% Hispanic, 13% White, 9% Two or more races.

What district is Como Park Elementary in?

Saint Paul Public Schools

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