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Highland Park Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

779^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Highland Park Elementary is a public elementary school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 354 students. The school is part of the Saint Paul Public Schools district, which is ranked 345 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highland Park Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, with its students performing significantly below the state and district averages in both math and reading across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 20% of Highland Park students were proficient or better in math, compared to 45.21% statewide and 26.55% in the Saint Paul district. Similarly, in reading, only 26.87% of Highland Park students were proficient or better, compared to 49.59% statewide and 34.82% in the district. The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with lower rankings for subgroups such as female students, male students, and students from low-income families.

Interestingly, the nearby Adams Magnet Elementary, Groveland Park Elementary, and Horace Mann School significantly outperform Highland Park Elementary on academic measures, despite serving similar or higher percentages of low-income students. Additionally, the nearby Nova Classical Academy Lower School and Urban Academy charter schools also outperform Highland Park on academic measures, despite serving similar demographics.

406

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,201

Per pupil spending ?

72.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 Saunders Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55116-2429

(651) 293-8770

District: Saint Paul Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.3%

White:

20.7%

Two or more races:

13.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (23% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg31%

Minnesota avg47%

779^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	11.5	779 of 872	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	764 of 881	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	708 of 845	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	697 of 858	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	720 of 869	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	730 of 870	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	665 of 847	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.8	657 of 853	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.4	659 of 848	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.0	571 of 840	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.2	596 of 826	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.8	545 of 824	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.9	613 of 820	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	55.8	444 of 814	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.8	464 of 803	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.5	581 of 781	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.6	676 of 777	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.7	676 of 756	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.7	626 of 685	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	46.0	445 of 676	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	44.1	466 of 674	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	266 of 298	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	251 of 310	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	214 of 279	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	196 of 282	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.6	194 of 227	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	230 of 283	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.7	147 of 266	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	238 of 303	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	259 of 303	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	206 of 256	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	105 of 175	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.7	224 of 239	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	46.2	114 of 242	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	732 of 799	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	708 of 809	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	651 of 787	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	617 of 799	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	649 of 783	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	654 of 787	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	552 of 774	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	728 of 764	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	725 of 793	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	682 of 774	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	558 of 663	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	616 of 683	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	692 of 740	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	603 of 728	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	690 of 812	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	709 of 826	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	669 of 799	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	692 of 808	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	668 of 784	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	684 of 798	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	661 of 779	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	61 of 73	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	545 of 562	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	443 of 714	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	427 of 730	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	428 of 712	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	93.5	8 of 725	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	82.5	65 of 710	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	66.1	220 of 722	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	380 of 712	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)38th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading27%-23 vs state

Math20%-25 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, April 14, 2011

My daughter completed 1-6 at Highland Park. My son is in 4th. Both kids are very well prepared, do well on MCAs and are very much "school ready". My daughter is doing well in Middle School and is well ahead of many other kids. The school has a good balance of diversity as well, allowing my kids to be comfortable anywhere. Finally, the relationship between teachers, administrators and parents is trusting. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, September 30, 2010

My daughter went to Highland Park Elementary from 1st to 5th grade. They never tought her about the presidents or what the state and capitals were. They went over cursive writing for two weeks, but never enforced writing in cursive after that so she doesn't know how now. Now that she is in middle school she feels like she is behind and not prepared. Close Quote

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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
Highland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Saunders Ave	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8770	406	33	12.3	72.4%	84 (20.7%)	200 (49.3%)	44 (10.8%)	22 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.8%)	11.5	779^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.7%		14.4	764^th of 881 public elementary schools	13.3%	15	24.6	20.3	14.8				20.0	25.8	21.6	34.4				26.9	$22,201
Urban Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1668 Montreal Ave	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Urban Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 215-9419	416	34	12.2	98.8%	4 (1.0%)	42 (10.1%)	5 (1.2%)	358 (86.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	26.2	679^th of 872 public elementary schools	22.1%		25.8	682^nd of 881 public elementary schools	22.6%	3	37.5	26.1	29.0	18.8	38.5	68.2	34.7	31.3	4.4	60.5	31.3	38.5	59.1	38.7	$14,951
St. Paul School of Northern Lights	Public, Charter	K-6	768 Hamline Ave S	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	St. Paul School of Northern Lights	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 285-4672	212	16	13.3	28.3%	142 (67.0%)	13 (6.1%)	23 (10.8%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.2%)	44.4	526^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.7%		30.5	648^th of 881 public elementary schools	26.4%	122	43.5	38.7	20.0	7.1			30.7	47.6	54.8	60.0	57.1			54.7
Expo For Excellence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	540 Warwick St	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 290-8384	393	36	10.9	45.3%	179 (45.5%)	132 (33.6%)	36 (9.2%)	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	43.7	532^nd of 872 public elementary schools	39.0%		38.6	590^th of 881 public elementary schools	33.0%	58	39.6	39.2	30.3				35.4	36.7	49.0	63.2				51.7	$13,805
Horace Mann School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Eleanor Ave	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 293-8965	445	25	17.8	19.6%	312 (70.1%)	32 (7.2%)	42 (9.4%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.0%)	90.4	43^rd of 872 public elementary schools	95.1%		90.3	36^th of 881 public elementary schools	95.9%	7	71.4	82.9	69.2				74.8	63.6	79.0	83.1				74.8	$14,581
Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	1845 Sheridan Ave W	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 744-4770	431	26	16.4	33.2%	112 (26.0%)	27 (6.3%)	24 (5.6%)	151 (35.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (26.9%)	94.4	16^th of 872 public elementary schools	98.2%		93.5	16^th of 881 public elementary schools	98.2%		90.3	81.7	78.8				83.8	70.8	74.6	80.3				75.1	$14,078
Randolph Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	348 Hamline Ave S	Saint Paul	55105	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 293-8780	448	24	18.8	25.9%	306 (68.3%)	47 (10.5%)	30 (6.7%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.2%)	91.5	32^nd of 872 public elementary schools	96.3%		90.7	32^nd of 881 public elementary schools	96.4%		93.4	74.3	64.3				77.8	84.2	65.7	77.1				75.9	$13,333
Adams Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	615 Chatsworth St S	Saint Paul	55102	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 298-1595	605	41	14.7	40.5%	217 (35.9%)	48 (7.9%)	281 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.4%)	45.3	517^th of 872 public elementary schools	40.7%		49.9	493^rd of 881 public elementary schools	44.0%	24	39.2	45.0	37.1				40.3	38.0	50.8	62.9				49.5	$14,389
Groveland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2045 St Clair Ave	Saint Paul	55105	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8760	409	27	14.9	38.4%	210 (51.3%)	84 (20.5%)	27 (6.6%)	40 (9.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (11.0%)	75.1	207^th of 872 public elementary schools	76.3%		67.8	283^rd of 881 public elementary schools	67.9%	76	70.7	67.3	44.4				62.0	61.6	55.6	64.2				60.6	$15,304
Nova Classical Academy Lower School	Public, Charter	K-5	1455 Victoria Way	Saint Paul	55102	Ramsey County	Nova Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 209-6320	485	35	13.8	23.5%	267 (55.1%)	83 (17.1%)	37 (7.6%)	62 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.0%)	86.6	79^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.9%		87.9	64^th of 881 public elementary schools	92.7%	15	75.0	71.6	77.8				74.8	56.3	61.7	86.4				68.2	$11,508

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Park Elementary

What district is Highland Park Elementary in?

Saint Paul Public Schools

Is Highland Park Elementary a good school?

Highland Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.7% of Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend Highland Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended Highland Park Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Highland Park Elementary?

Students at Highland Park Elementary are 49% African American, 21% White, 14% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

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