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Hamline Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

748^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Hamline Elementary School is a public elementary school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 294 students. The school is part of the Saint Paul Public Schools district, which is ranked 345 out of 446 districts in the state.

Hamline Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Minnesota elementary schools over the past several years, with a statewide ranking between 748 and 843 out of around 870-880 schools. The school's proficiency rates in Math and Reading on the MCA-III assessments are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rate in Math was 24.39%, compared to 26.55% for the district and 45.21% for the state.

Interestingly, nearby charter schools like Great River Elementary School and HGA Elementary have much higher proficiency rates in Math and Reading, despite serving a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students. Hamline Elementary School's performance is particularly low for its male and female student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20-25% of Minnesota elementary schools in these categories.

272

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,968

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1599 Englewood Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55104-1285

(651) 293-8715

District: Saint Paul Public Schools

Students who attend Hamline Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Murray Middle School
High:	Como Park Senior High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.2%

White:

19.9%

Asian:

13.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (27% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Math scores 21 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg31%

Minnesota avg47%

748^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	15.7	748 of 872	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	843 of 881	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	800 of 845	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	822 of 858	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	786 of 869	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	786 of 870	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	759 of 847	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	748 of 853	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.5	681 of 848	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	762 of 840	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.0	779 of 826	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.5	760 of 824	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.2	759 of 820	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.5	753 of 814	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.9	762 of 803	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.4	756 of 781	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.9	718 of 777	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.0	732 of 756	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.5	662 of 685	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.3	650 of 676	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	16.5	607 of 674	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	242 of 298	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	280 of 310	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	245 of 279	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	257 of 282	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	221 of 227	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	229 of 283	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	176 of 266	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	198 of 303	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	239 of 303	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.3	113 of 242	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	714 of 799	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	788 of 809	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	752 of 787	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	734 of 799	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	728 of 787	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	716 of 774	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	660 of 764	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	774 of 793	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	755 of 774	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	636 of 663	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	628 of 683	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	658 of 740	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	628 of 728	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	653 of 812	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	769 of 826	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	752 of 799	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	775 of 808	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	720 of 784	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	703 of 798	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	680 of 779	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	21.6	630 of 712	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

White (2023)12th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading30%-20 vs state

Math24%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Hamline Elementary School

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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
Hamline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1599 Englewood Ave	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8715	272	25	10.9	77.9%	54 (19.9%)	123 (45.2%)	24 (8.8%)	36 (13.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.8%)	15.7	748^th of 872 public elementary schools	14.2%		4.8	843^rd of 881 public elementary schools	4.3%	95	32.6	22.2	17.1				24.4	25.5	19.4	43.9				29.8	$17,968
New Century School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1380 Energy Lane	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	New Century School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 478-4535	367	34	10.8	92.6%	7 (1.9%)	359 (97.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.7	788^th of 872 public elementary schools	9.6%		14.6	761^st of 881 public elementary schools	13.6%	27	35.2	19.0	15.5				22.9	16.7	20.7	29.8				22.5	$12,325
Minnesota Connections Academy K-6	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-6	1350 Energy Lane	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	No	(651) 523-0888	1,017	34	30.1	72.1%	586 (57.6%)	154 (15.1%)	87 (8.6%)	31 (3.0%)	37 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	119 (11.7%)	16.3	741^st of 872 public elementary schools	15.0%		26.1	680^th of 881 public elementary schools	22.8%	61	27.3	26.5	7.3	12.9			17.0	28.9	30.3	39.8	35.8			34.4
Midway Star Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1091 Snelling Avenue North	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Midway Star Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 642-0667	393	20	19.4	99.7%	1 (0.3%)	391 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14.2	757^th of 872 public elementary schools	13.2%		19.5	726^th of 881 public elementary schools	17.6%	31	40.5	23.8	0.0	21.4	15.4	24.2	21.4	15.4	30.0	34.4	24.1	55.3	45.2	34.0	$17,098
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
Hmong College Prep Academy Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	1515 Brewster Street	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Hmong College Prep Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 209-8002	988	91	10.8	85.9%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (1.0%)	951 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.4%)	8.2	808^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.3%		7.4	814^th of 881 public elementary schools	7.6%	6	23.8	22.8	11.8				19.4	21.6	16.3	25.1				21.0	$10,908
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
HGA Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1381 Marshall Ave	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Higher Ground Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 645-1000	525	30	17.6	94.3%	30 (5.7%)	491 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.5	533^rd of 872 public elementary schools	38.9%		35.5	611^th of 881 public elementary schools	30.6%	78	48.2	58.0	38.5				48.3	33.3	36.3	53.9				41.0	$13,537
Four Seasons Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	318 Moore St	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 290-7595	256	30	8.6	91.4%	32 (12.5%)	80 (31.3%)	78 (30.5%)	45 (17.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	1.8	871^st of 872 public elementary schools	0.1%		1.8	878^th of 881 public elementary schools	0.3%	7	10.6	5.0	2.4				6.3	6.4	0.0	5.0				3.9	$17,406
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hamline Elementary School

How many students attend Hamline Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 272 students attended Hamline Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Hamline Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hamline Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Murray Middle School
High : Como Park Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Hamline Elementary School?

Students at Hamline Elementary School are 45% African American, 20% White, 13% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

What district is Hamline Elementary School in?

Saint Paul Public Schools

Is Hamline Elementary School a good school?

Hamline Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.2% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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