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Highwood Hills Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

834^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Highwood Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving 255 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Saint Paul Public Schools district, which is ranked 345 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highwood Hills Elementary consistently performs below the state and district averages in both math and reading proficiency on the MCA-III assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall math proficiency was 11.93%, compared to 26.55% for the Saint Paul Public Schools district and 45.21% for the state of Minnesota. Similarly, the school's overall reading proficiency was 15.32%, compared to 34.82% for the district and 49.59% for the state. Highwood Hills Elementary also struggles to perform well across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quartile of Minnesota elementary schools for several demographics.

When compared to nearby schools within the Saint Paul Public Schools district, Highwood Hills Elementary generally performs worse academically. For instance, Nokomis Montessori South Campus and Battle Creek Elementary School, both located within a few miles of Highwood Hills, have higher proficiency rates in math and reading. The school's small class sizes and the district's overall ranking suggest that there may be opportunities for Highwood Hills Elementary to improve its academic performance through targeted interventions and a focus on addressing the specific needs of its student population.

292

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,142

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2188 Londin Ln
Saint Paul, MN 55119-5393

(651) 744-3290

District: Saint Paul Public Schools

Students who attend Highwood Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Battle Creek Middle
High:	Harding Senior High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.7%

Asian:

28.1%

Hispanic:

17.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (14% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Reading scores 34 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg31%

Minnesota avg47%

834^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd 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	5.4	834 of 872	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	848 of 881	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	826 of 845	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	802 of 858	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	812 of 869	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	822 of 870	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	813 of 847	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.5	804 of 853	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.7	815 of 848	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.2	815 of 840	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.7	788 of 826	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.0	781 of 824	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.9	791 of 820	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.8	757 of 814	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.5	715 of 803	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.3	708 of 781	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.1	710 of 777	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.4	706 of 756	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.5	668 of 685	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.6	613 of 676	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	6.9	633 of 674	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	248 of 298	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	226 of 310	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	215 of 279	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.9	141 of 282	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	126 of 227	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	211 of 283	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	204 of 266	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	131 of 140	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	153 of 154	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	129 of 131	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	87 of 88	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	134 of 134	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	167 of 303	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.5	298 of 303	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	261 of 276	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	214 of 256	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.5	82 of 175	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.8	190 of 239	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	173 of 242	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	749 of 799	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	789 of 809	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	767 of 787	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	754 of 799	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	734 of 787	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	761 of 774	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	226 of 238	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	244 of 249	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	733 of 764	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	761 of 793	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	748 of 774	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	564 of 663	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	600 of 683	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	687 of 740	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	693 of 728	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	788 of 812	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	792 of 826	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	775 of 799	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	772 of 808	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	769 of 784	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	774 of 798	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	732 of 779	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	9.0	441 of 463	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)45th percentile+41 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+12 vs school

Asian (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading15%-34 vs state

Math12%-33 vs state

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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
Highwood Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2188 Londin Ln	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 744-3290	292	27	10.8	90.1%	31 (10.6%)	116 (39.7%)	52 (17.8%)	82 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	5.4	834^th of 872 public elementary schools	4.4%		4.5	848^th of 881 public elementary schools	3.7%	14	7.1	14.7	15.2				11.9	6.8	11.8	30.3				15.3	$18,142
Battle Creek Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	60 Ruth St S	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 744-4130	470	42	11.2	83.4%	54 (11.5%)	107 (22.8%)	53 (11.3%)	221 (47.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.2%)	16.7	738^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.4%		19.7	725^th of 881 public elementary schools	17.7%	13	38.8	23.6	24.7				28.7	19.7	20.8	39.5				27.1	$17,494
Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2680 Upper Afton Rd	Maplewood	55119	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 702-8200	898	51	17.7	65.1%	222 (24.7%)	183 (20.4%)	169 (18.8%)	231 (25.7%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (9.5%)	31.6	629^th of 872 public elementary schools	27.9%		27.6	671^st of 881 public elementary schools	23.8%	42	51.5	26.6	26.2				34.4	37.2	25.2	55.9				39.5	$12,340
Woodbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1251 School Dr	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4601	483	40	12.0	37.9%	212 (43.9%)	61 (12.6%)	66 (13.7%)	89 (18.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.2%)	34.8	599^th of 872 public elementary schools	31.3%		37.8	595^th of 881 public elementary schools	32.5%	4	44.4	43.1	25.8				38.6	41.1	38.9	43.3				41.1	$14,186
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
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
Royal Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7335 Steepleview Rd	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4701	451	39	11.5	28.4%	256 (56.8%)	42 (9.3%)	43 (9.5%)	55 (12.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (12.0%)	73.4	225^th of 872 public elementary schools	74.2%		76.1	184^th of 881 public elementary schools	79.1%	41	65.9	68.4	53.3				62.1	53.0	55.3	64.4				57.8	$12,202
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Highwood Hills Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Highwood Hills Elementary?

Students at Highwood Hills Elementary are 40% African American, 28% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 11% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is Highwood Hills Elementary a good school?

Highwood Hills Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.4% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is Highwood Hills Elementary in?

Saint Paul Public Schools

How many students attend Highwood Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Highwood Hills Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Highwood Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Highwood Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Battle Creek Middle
High : Harding Senior High

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