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The Heights Community School

Q: Is The Heights Community School a good school?

The Heights Community School ranks in the bottom 12.1% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend The Heights Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 346 students attended The Heights Community School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of The Heights Community School?

Students at The Heights Community School are 40% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 20% African American, 9% White, 9% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of The Heights Community School attend?

Students who attend The Heights Community School usually go on to attend: Middle : Battle Creek Middle High : Johnson Senior High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

764^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

The Heights Community School is a PK–5 elementary school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving 346 students as part of Saint Paul Public Schools, a district ranked 346th of 458 Minnesota districts. For 2025–2026, the school ranks 764th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — 12th percentile, 1 star — continuing a long pattern of bottom-decile results. Proficiency is below both district and state: math 23.8%, reading 25.8%, and science 8.0%, compared with district rates of 27.8%, 34.2%, and 19.0% and state rates of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. About 84.68% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, and the student–teacher ratio was 10.6, the lowest among nearby comparison schools.

Compared with nearby schools, The Heights is not the lowest performer. It scores above Frost Lake Elementary School and Hazel Park Preparatory Academy in all three subjects and above Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary in math and reading, and it is close to Eastern Heights Elementary and Justice Alan Page Elementary School. Yet L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion (49.2% math, 50.4% reading) and Sejong Academy Lower School, which serves a similarly high-poverty population but reaches 41.5% in math, show that stronger outcomes are possible nearby.

Reading is the clearest bright spot: all-grade reading rose from 16.13% to 25.8%, with fifth grade at 38.8%, matching the district. Science is the sharpest weakness, falling to 8.0%. The school also appears relatively more effective with some groups than its overall rank suggests — English language learners rank at the 52nd percentile, special education students at the 41st percentile, and low-income students at the 22nd percentile, up from 6th the prior year. Families weighing this school should note the strong reading momentum and low class sizes alongside persistently low overall proficiency.

346

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,687

Per pupil spending ?

84.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1863 Clear Ave E
Saint Paul, MN 55119-4501

(651) 293-8815

District: Saint Paul Public Schools

Students who attend The Heights Community School usually attend:

Middle:	Battle Creek Middle
High:	Johnson Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

40.2%

Hispanic:

22.0%

African American:

19.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 12th 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 (22% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Reading scores 23 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg29%

Minnesota avg43%

764^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	13.6	764 of 869	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.6	821 of 872	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	781 of 881	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	761 of 845	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	743 of 858	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	2.8	852 of 869	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	821 of 870	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	799 of 847	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.1	800 of 853	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.8	792 of 848	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.8	777 of 840	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.0	770 of 826	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.0	768 of 824	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.4	754 of 820	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	39.8	614 of 814	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.1	702 of 803	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.0	657 of 781	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.1	712 of 777	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.0	719 of 756	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.8	651 of 685	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	23.7	588 of 676	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	12.6	617 of 674	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	49.4	146 of 310	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.5	212 of 279	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	158 of 282	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.8	280 of 283	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	228 of 266	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	133 of 143	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	136 of 140	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	131 of 154	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	108 of 128	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	102 of 131	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	79 of 88	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	107 of 136	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	119 of 134	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	145 of 305	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.7	212 of 303	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	94 of 303	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	136 of 276	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	101 of 256	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.5	170 of 175	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	208 of 239	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	162 of 242	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	684 of 790	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	723 of 799	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	716 of 809	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	676 of 787	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	650 of 799	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	743 of 783	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	735 of 787	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	744 of 774	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	165 of 238	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	188 of 219	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	189 of 220	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	596 of 764	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	721 of 764	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	663 of 793	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	695 of 774	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	502 of 663	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	673 of 683	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	694 of 740	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	692 of 728	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	13.1	726 of 807	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	4.2	790 of 812	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	738 of 826	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	748 of 799	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	733 of 808	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.7	781 of 784	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	772 of 798	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	729 of 779	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	340 of 579	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	386 of 500	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	429 of 515	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	1.8	709 of 712	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)53rd percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)52nd percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2026)41st percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

Male (2026)10th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)7th percentile-5 vs school

White (2018)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading26%-23 vs state

Math24%-21 vs state

Science8%-18 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
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
Frost Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1505 Hoyt Ave E	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8930	593	45	13.1	84.1%	33 (5.6%)	101 (17.0%)	108 (18.2%)	302 (50.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.1%)	8.1	812^th of 869 public elementary schools	6.6%		7.8	811^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.0%	1	20.8	22.1	21.2				21.3	5.3		5.3	23.4	23.5	9.3				17.8	$17,828
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about The Heights Community School

What district is The Heights Community School in?

Saint Paul Public Schools

What schools do graduates of The Heights Community School attend?

Students who attend The Heights Community School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Battle Creek Middle
High : Johnson Senior High

What is the racial makeup of The Heights Community School?

Students at The Heights Community School are 40% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 20% African American, 9% White, 9% Two or more races.

How many students attend The Heights Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 346 students attended The Heights Community School.

Is The Heights Community School a good school?

The Heights Community School ranks in the bottom 12.1% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresNewSep 30, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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