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Eastern Heights Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

747^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Eastern Heights Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 318 students in Saint Paul, part of Saint Paul Public Schools, and it currently ranks 747th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools—the 14th percentile, with 1 star out of 5. The district itself ranks 346th of 458 districts in Minnesota (24th percentile, 1 star), so the school sits below its own district's overall standing. This is a historically bottom-tier school: in the years shown it has never exceeded the 16th percentile, ranging from 2nd percentile in 2017–18 to 16th in 2023–24, with 8th in 2024–25 and 14th in 2025–26. So 2025–26 is an improvement over the prior year, but the school remains far below state average.

Current proficiency is low across subjects: 26.8% in math (district 27.8%, state 44.9%), 28.1% in reading (district 34.2%, state 48.6%), and 11.4% in science (district 19.0%, state 25.5%). Science is the weakest area and barely moved year over year, while math rose from 19.26% to 26.8% and reading from 21.48% to 28.1%. By grade, 5th grade math is the clearest problem at 14.7% proficient—less than half the state rate—compared with 33.3% in 3rd grade and 30.0% in 4th. The school serves a high-poverty population: 81.76% free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, down from 93.23% in 2022–2023, with a student-teacher ratio of 11.2.

Locally, Eastern Heights is not the lowest performer. It beats Hazel Park Preparatory Academy and Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary on most measures and is comparable to The Heights Community School and the Nokomis Montessori campuses. Battle Creek Elementary School is slightly ahead in math and reading, while L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion is far above the whole cluster at the 59th percentile. Sejong Academy Lower School and Cornerstone Montessori Elementary show stronger results are possible locally despite high poverty. A relative bright spot: English learner and special education students have sometimes ranked higher than the school overall—47th percentile for special education and 32nd for English learners in 2025–2026.

318

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,421

Per pupil spending ?

81.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

2001 Margaret St
Saint Paul, MN 55119-3998

(651) 293-8870

District: Saint Paul Public Schools

Students who attend Eastern Heights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Battle Creek Middle
High:	Harding Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

48.4%

African American:

18.9%

Two or more races:

11.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (25% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Reading scores 20 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg29%

Minnesota avg43%

747^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	15.5	747 of 869	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	804 of 872	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	738 of 881	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	759 of 845	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	757 of 858	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	825 of 869	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	816 of 870	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.1	828 of 847	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.4	805 of 853	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.3	775 of 848	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.1	746 of 840	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.9	757 of 826	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.4	742 of 824	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.4	738 of 820	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.4	730 of 814	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.9	713 of 803	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.9	703 of 781	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.2	691 of 777	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.1	689 of 756	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.3	664 of 685	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.7	649 of 676	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.9	646 of 674	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	11.7	266 of 279	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	51.6	123 of 282	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.7	186 of 227	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	256 of 266	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	110 of 143	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	124 of 140	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	121 of 154	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	101 of 128	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	92 of 131	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.0	71 of 88	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	130 of 136	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	125 of 134	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	208 of 305	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.3	187 of 303	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	145 of 303	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	119 of 276	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.9	37 of 256	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	30.6	139 of 175	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	180 of 239	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	227 of 242	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	683 of 790	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	741 of 799	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	691 of 809	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	725 of 787	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	719 of 799	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	760 of 783	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	761 of 787	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	754 of 774	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	39.0	142 of 219	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	554 of 764	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	656 of 764	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	572 of 793	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	662 of 774	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	448 of 663	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.6	631 of 683	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	706 of 740	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	712 of 728	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	693 of 807	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	748 of 812	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	673 of 826	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	699 of 799	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	710 of 808	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	746 of 784	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	733 of 798	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	762 of 779	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	306 of 579	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.1	432 of 562	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.7	217 of 572	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.4	429 of 524	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	496 of 515	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	383 of 463	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)47th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2019)35th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)32nd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+13 vs school

Asian (2026)23rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

African American (2023)5th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading28%-20 vs state

Math27%-18 vs state

Science11%-14 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 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
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%)	15.5	747^th of 869 public elementary schools	14.0%		8.5	804^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.8%	57	26.5	25.8	32.4				28.1	11.4		11.4	33.3	30.0	14.7				26.8	$19,421
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%)	14.2	755^th of 869 public elementary schools	13.1%		18.2	724^th of 872 public elementary schools	17.0%	31	21.6	25.8	32.1				26.0	21.4		21.4	13.5	22.6	14.3				16.7	$17,309
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%)	13.6	763^rd of 869 public elementary schools	12.2%		10.6	790^th of 872 public elementary schools	9.4%	27	12.2	27.5	32.7				24.3	13.7		13.7	10.2	25.5	23.5				19.9	$15,872
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%)	13.4	765^th of 869 public elementary schools	12.0%		8.1	809^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.2%	44	23.4	22.2	34.7	36.2	24.3	32.6	29.1	10.2	9.1	9.7	19.1	13.3	18.4	12.8	10.8	9.3	14.2	$14,603
Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1801 Lacrosse Ave	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Academias La Paz	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 778-2940	336	0	11.5	88.7%	36 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	296 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3.7	853^rd of 869 public elementary schools	1.8%		1.7	872^nd of 872 public elementary schools	0.0%	19	10.4	0.0	14.6				8.1	7.3		7.3	14.3	2.2	4.9				7.4	$14,606
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%)	59.2	357^th of 869 public elementary schools	58.9%		69.8	270^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.0%	87	38.3	52.8	63.9				50.4	41.7		41.7	45.7	52.8	50.0				49.2	$14,526
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%)	27.5	661^st of 869 public elementary schools	23.9%		24.5	686^th of 872 public elementary schools	21.3%	25	20.0	25.8	36.4				26.5	22.7		22.7	43.3	43.3	36.4				41.5	$14,569
Hazel Park Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1140 White Bear Ave N	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8970	489	33	14.9	92.2%	38 (7.8%)	158 (32.3%)	59 (12.1%)	199 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.2%)	4.2	849^th of 869 public elementary schools	2.3%		3.9	848^th of 872 public elementary schools	2.8%	1	19.4	13.0	17.1	0.0	17.4	14.3	13.5	5.0	0.0	2.5	12.9	15.6	2.5	0.0	6.5	7.3	7.4	$5,237
Cornerstone Montessori Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	1611 Ames Ave	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Cornerstone Montessori Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 774-5000	132	11	12.4	54.5%	48 (36.4%)	23 (17.4%)	27 (20.5%)	13 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (15.9%)	25.9	675^th of 869 public elementary schools	22.3%		34	606^th of 872 public elementary schools	30.5%	69	37.5	50.0	37.5	50.0			43.1	12.5		12.5	33.3	18.8	12.5	6.3			19.4	$13,321
The Heights Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	1863 Clear Ave E	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8815	346	32	10.6	84.7%	32 (9.2%)	69 (19.9%)	76 (22.0%)	139 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.7%)	13.6	764^th of 869 public elementary schools	12.1%		6.6	821^st of 872 public elementary schools	5.8%	57	19.4	15.9	38.8				25.8	8.0		8.0	25.0	27.3	20.0				23.8	$16,687

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastern Heights Elementary

What schools do graduates of Eastern Heights Elementary attend?

Students who attend Eastern Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Battle Creek Middle
High : Harding Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Eastern Heights Elementary?

Students at Eastern Heights Elementary are 48% Asian, 19% African American, 12% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 10% White.

How many students attend Eastern Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended Eastern Heights Elementary.

What district is Eastern Heights Elementary in?

Saint Paul Public Schools

Is Eastern Heights Elementary a good school?

Eastern Heights Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.0% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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