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Eastern Heights Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

804^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Eastern Heights Elementary is a public elementary school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving 278 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Saint Paul Public Schools district, which is ranked 345 out of 446 districts in the state.

Eastern Heights Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Minnesota elementary schools, with proficiency rates in Math and Reading that are significantly lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 19.26% in Math and 21.48% 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 African American students, English Language Learners, and students with Special Education needs.

Comparing Eastern Heights Elementary to nearby schools, the Nokomis Montessori South Campus and Nokomis Montessori North Campus perform slightly better, but still lag behind the state averages. In contrast, the nearby L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion school, a public magnet school, significantly outperforms Eastern Heights Elementary and the district as a whole. The charter schools in the area, such as Achieve Language Academy and Academia Cesar Chavez Charter School, also struggle academically, with proficiency rates lower than Eastern Heights Elementary.

318

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,421

Per pupil spending ?

81.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (20% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Reading scores 28 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg31%

Minnesota avg47%

804^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2019)35th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

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

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading21%-28 vs state

Math19%-26 vs state

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Schools Near Eastern Heights Elementary

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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
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
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
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
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
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%)	1.7	872^nd of 872 public elementary schools	0.0%		3.1	864^th of 881 public elementary schools	1.9%	8	1.8	4.8	0.0				2.0	1.8	11.9	5.7				6.0	$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%)	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
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
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%)	3.9	848^th of 872 public elementary schools	2.8%		4.1	854^th of 881 public elementary schools	3.1%	6	20.9	12.8	0.0	5.1	12.2	4.4	9.1	16.7	10.9	4.6	15.3	16.7	11.6	12.8	$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%)	34	606^th of 872 public elementary schools	30.5%		40.5	580^th of 881 public elementary schools	34.2%	26	20.0	11.1	16.7	31.3			19.4	45.0	16.7	66.7	62.5			47.2	$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%)	6.6	821^st of 872 public elementary schools	5.8%		11.8	781^st of 881 public elementary schools	11.4%	40	26.1	21.4	8.8				19.7	10.4	11.9	29.4				16.1	$16,687

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastern Heights Elementary

Is Eastern Heights Elementary a good school?

Eastern Heights Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.8% of Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend Eastern Heights Elementary?

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

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.

What district is Eastern Heights Elementary in?

Saint Paul Public Schools

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

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