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Bruce F Vento Elementary

Q: Is Bruce F Vento Elementary a good school?

Bruce F Vento Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.8% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Bruce F Vento Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Bruce F Vento Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Bruce F Vento Elementary?

Students at Bruce F Vento Elementary are 37% African American, 31% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 9% White, 8% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Bruce F Vento Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bruce F Vento Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Washington Technology Senior High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

862^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Bruce F Vento Elementary is a PK–5 school with 446 students at 409 Case Ave E in Saint Paul, Minnesota, part of Saint Paul Public Schools, where 87% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25. In 2025–26 the school ranks 862nd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — the 1st percentile, with 0 stars. That is far below its own district, which ranks 346th of 458 statewide at the 24th percentile with 1 star. This is not a one-year dip: the school has earned 0 stars in every year of its available rank history and has never risen above the 9th percentile.

Test scores in 2025–26 were well below both district and state. Math proficiency was 6.3% (district 27.8%, state 44.9%), reading 9.4% (district 34.2%, state 48.6%), and science 0% (district 19%, state 25.5%). Grade 5 was especially weak: 1.5% in math, 7.6% in reading, and 0% in science. Results have generally slid downward rather than improved — all-grade science went from 9.09% in 2022–23 to 0%, and math fell from 12.86% to 6.3%.

Compared with nearby schools, Vento has the lowest math, reading, and science proficiency of any with 2025–26 data. Community of Peace Academy Elementary, only 0.25 miles away, has roughly double the math and reading proficiency. The highest-ranked nearby school, STEP Academy Elementary at 708/869, sits 154 ranks higher. Poverty and class size do not clearly explain the gap: neighboring schools have similar or higher free/reduced lunch rates, and Vento's student-teacher ratio of 11.4 is lower than several of theirs. Subgroup effectiveness shows English Language Learner students as the only relative bright spot, though still below average, while special education and low-income students rank at or near the very bottom statewide.

446

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,990

Per pupil spending ?

87.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

409 Case Ave E
Saint Paul, MN 55130-4051

(651) 293-8685

District: Saint Paul Public Schools

Students who attend Bruce F Vento Elementary usually attend:

High:

Washington Technology Senior High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.4%

Asian:

31.4%

Hispanic:

13.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (7% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Reading scores 39 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school7%

District avg29%

Minnesota avg43%

862^nd of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^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	2.6	862 of 869	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.8	862 of 872	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	860 of 881	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	807 of 845	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	836 of 858	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	794 of 869	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	818 of 870	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	814 of 847	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.9	815 of 853	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.4	821 of 848	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.9	821 of 840	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.5	811 of 826	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.8	797 of 824	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.2	803 of 820	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.4	798 of 814	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.3	785 of 803	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.3	747 of 781	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.7	745 of 777	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.5	735 of 756	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.1	649 of 685	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.5	629 of 676	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.0	653 of 674	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	304 of 315	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	282 of 298	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	283 of 310	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	257 of 279	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	265 of 282	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	202 of 227	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	227 of 283	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	250 of 266	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	142 of 143	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.1	138 of 140	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	147 of 154	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	117 of 128	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	113 of 131	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	49 of 88	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.0	120 of 136	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	122 of 134	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	249 of 305	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	246 of 303	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	217 of 303	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	154 of 276	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	205 of 256	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	79.1	11 of 175	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	32.9	176 of 239	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	189 of 242	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	3.7	779 of 790	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.0	782 of 799	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	785 of 809	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	748 of 787	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	757 of 799	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	722 of 783	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	747 of 787	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	745 of 774	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	254 of 256	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	5.7	759 of 764	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.1	748 of 764	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	770 of 793	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	725 of 774	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	617 of 663	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	582 of 683	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	676 of 740	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	688 of 728	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	2.2	803 of 807	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.4	803 of 812	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	810 of 826	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	778 of 799	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	786 of 808	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	741 of 784	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	754 of 798	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	742 of 779	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	5.2	578 of 579	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	554 of 562	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	571 of 572	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	516 of 524	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	498 of 500	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	474 of 515	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	440 of 463	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)18th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2026)3rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

Asian (2026)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading9%-39 vs state

Math6%-39 vs state

Science0%-26 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th 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 All Grades	Total
Bruce F Vento Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	409 Case Ave E	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8685	446	39	11.4	87.0%	41 (9.2%)	167 (37.4%)	60 (13.5%)	140 (31.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	2.6	862^nd of 869 public elementary schools	0.8%		2.8	862^nd of 872 public elementary schools	1.1%		10.3	10.3	7.6		9.4	0.0	0.0	12.1	5.9	1.5		6.3	$18,990
Community of Peace Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	471 Magnolia Ave E	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Community Of Peace Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 280-4579	326	28	11.7	81.6%	18 (5.5%)	108 (33.1%)	85 (26.1%)	85 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.2%)	5.9	827^th of 869 public elementary schools	4.8%		3.5	851^st of 872 public elementary schools	2.4%	24	14.3	24.0			18.6			11.1	20.0			15.0	$15,690
MMSA Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	169 Jenks Avenue	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Minnesota Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 246-0845	243	14	17.8	—	0 (0.0%)	229 (94.2%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.3	775^th of 869 public elementary schools	10.8%		5.8	826^th of 872 public elementary schools	5.3%	51	13.5	25.0	28.6		22.6	15.0	15.0	34.2	21.1	9.3		21.0	$24,436
HOPE Community Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	720 Payne Ave	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Hope Community Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 796-4500	434	51	8.5	89.2%	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	9 (2.1%)	405 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	6.4	823^rd of 869 public elementary schools	5.3%		7.6	815^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.5%	8	10.7	22.2	20.8		17.8	8.5	8.5	14.7	15.3	8.3		12.8	$14,114
Saint Paul Music Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	27 Geranium Ave E	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8795	514	42	12.2	83.5%	47 (9.1%)	89 (17.3%)	91 (17.7%)	246 (47.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.8%)	12.3	776^th of 869 public elementary schools	10.7%		16.1	743^rd of 872 public elementary schools	14.8%	33	23.6	27.7	26.9		26.2	7.8	7.8	30.6	27.7	11.5		23.2	$17,299
LIFE Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	930 Geranium Ave East	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Life Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 793-6624	134	10	13.4	89.6%	8 (6.0%)	75 (56.0%)	11 (8.2%)	26 (19.4%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.0%)	8.5	810^th of 869 public elementary schools	6.8%		10.5	792^nd of 872 public elementary schools	9.2%	18	21.4	33.3	10.0	30.8	22.0	5.6	5.6	7.7	18.2	5.3	7.7	8.9	$15,084
Farnsworth Aerospace Lower	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	1290 Arcade St	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8675	466	35	13.3	84.1%	49 (10.5%)	101 (21.7%)	41 (8.8%)	246 (52.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.8%)	8.9	805^th of 869 public elementary schools	7.4%		15.5	750^th of 872 public elementary schools	14.0%	55	21.0	20.3			20.6			25.9	22.8			24.4	$14,678
Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture Lo	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	1089 Cypress St	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8935	638	56	11.2	78.1%	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.3%)	591 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	13.4	766^th of 869 public elementary schools	11.9%		12.8	772^nd of 872 public elementary schools	11.5%	6	19.8	18.6			19.2			36.2	32.7			34.5	$16,185
STEP Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	835 5th St E	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	STEP Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 289-6120	214	19	11.2	94.4%	2 (0.9%)	212 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.5	708^th of 869 public elementary schools	18.5%		12.8	773^rd of 872 public elementary schools	11.4%	65	38.9	0.0	37.5		25.5	18.8	18.8	55.6	5.9	0.0		21.6	$2,731
Saint Paul Online Elementary School	Public, Virtual	K-5	780 Wheelock Pkwy W	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(651) 325-2588	109	11	9.5	86.2%	6 (5.5%)	33 (30.3%)	24 (22.0%)	25 (22.9%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (15.6%)	10.2	798^th of 869 public elementary schools	8.2%		4.3	843^rd of 872 public elementary schools	3.3%	45	10.0	0.0	38.9		19.5	11.8	11.8	10.0	0.0	11.8		7.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Bruce F Vento Elementary

Is Bruce F Vento Elementary a good school?

Bruce F Vento Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.8% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is Bruce F Vento Elementary in?

Saint Paul Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Bruce F Vento Elementary?

Students at Bruce F Vento Elementary are 37% African American, 31% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 9% White, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend Bruce F Vento Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Bruce F Vento Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Bruce F Vento Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bruce F Vento Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Washington Technology Senior High

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