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Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo

Public, Magnet Grades 1-8
132nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools
Better than 85% of Minnesota elementary schools
Summary

Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo is a grades 1–8 magnet school at 560 Rondo Ave in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving 1,066 students within Saint Paul Public Schools. It is a top-quintile school inside a bottom-quartile district: in 2025-26, 58.8% of students met standards in math, 65.8% in reading, and 30.4% in science, ranking 132nd of 869 Minnesota schools (85th percentile, 4 stars). Its district ranks 346th of 458 (24th percentile, 1 star), while the state averages 44.9% in math and 48.6% in reading. Results are consistent across grades — every grade tested is above the state in both math and reading — with reading the strongest subject overall.

Compared with nearby schools, the gap is dramatic: Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo outperforms the nine comparable schools in the area by roughly three to four times in math and reading. The same address tells two very different stories — Benjamin E Mays IB World School shares 560 Rondo Ave, enrolls 336 students, and ranks near the very bottom of the state, while Capitol Hill ranks in the top 15%. Capitol Hill also posts stronger results than Barack & Michelle Obama Montessori, its closest economic peer (41.6% free/reduced lunch versus 35.0%), even though its student–teacher ratio of 21.6 is the highest in the comparison group. The school is especially strong for students receiving special education services, ranking 2nd of 579 schools statewide, and for low-income and English-learner students, who are both well above the state average.

There are watch items. Science proficiency has dropped sharply, from 54.4% in 2022-23 to 30.4% in 2025-26, though it still beats the district (19.0%) and state (25.5%) — and 8th-grade science is more than double the district's rate. Math and reading have also drifted down modestly over three years, from 61.3% to 58.8% and 69.6% to 65.8%, matching a percentile slide from 91st to 85th. Female students have slipped from the 88th to the 77th percentile over three years, and Asian students rank at the 51st percentile — the only subgroup below the school's overall standing. Reading remains the signature strength, math the swing subject, and science the one to ask about on a visit.

1,066
Students ?
21.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,271
Per pupil spending ?
41.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 560 Rondo Ave
       Saint Paul, MN  55103-2444

(651) 325-2500

District: Saint Paul Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:
40.8%
African American:
22.1%
Asian:
17.4%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (58% vs 43% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 15% of Minnesota elementary schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school58%
District avg29%
Minnesota avg43%
Elementary school
132nd of 869
Minnesota public elementary schools ?
Top 15%▲ up 13 pts since 2016
From top 28% (2016) to top 15% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Minnesota Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
46th of 546
Minnesota public middle schools ?
Top 8%▲ up 5 pts since 2016
From top 13% (2016) to top 8% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Minnesota Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 38Elementary Schools in the Saint Paul Public Schools
346th 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202681.2132 of 86984.8%★★★★☆
202582.9110 of 87287.4%★★★★☆
202486.080 of 88190.9%★★★★★
202384.697 of 84588.5%★★★★☆
202283.3106 of 85887.6%★★★★☆
202179.8135 of 86984.5%★★★★☆
201974.5196 of 87077.5%★★★★☆
201870.3252 of 84770.2%★★★★☆
201770.5257 of 85369.9%★★★★☆
201671.3241 of 84871.6%★★★★☆
201578.8126 of 84085.0%★★★★☆
201483.370 of 82691.5%★★★★★
201387.533 of 82496.0%★★★★★
201281.969 of 82091.6%★★★★★
201189.911 of 81498.6%★★★★★
201088.29 of 80398.9%★★★★★
200889.86 of 78199.2%★★★★★
200791.19 of 77798.8%★★★★★
200689.213 of 75698.3%★★★★★
200585.423 of 68596.6%★★★★★
200483.152 of 67692.3%★★★★★
200390.36 of 67499.1%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202678.841 of 31587.0%★★★★☆
202579.242 of 29885.9%★★★★☆
202481.134 of 31089.0%★★★★☆
202379.433 of 27988.2%★★★★☆
202281.727 of 28290.4%★★★★★
202186.516 of 22793.0%★★★★★
201974.455 of 28380.6%★★★★☆
201881.735 of 26686.8%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202649.870 of 14351.0%★★★☆☆
202552.358 of 14058.6%★★★☆☆
202455.965 of 15457.8%★★★☆☆
202357.451 of 12860.2%★★★☆☆
202261.550 of 13161.8%★★★☆☆
202156.240 of 8854.5%★★★☆☆
201953.466 of 13651.5%★★★☆☆
201848.971 of 13447.0%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202672.442 of 30586.2%★★★★☆
202577.131 of 30389.8%★★★★★
202472.846 of 30384.8%★★★★☆
202370.240 of 27685.5%★★★★☆
202277.923 of 25691.0%★★★★★
202184.48 of 17595.4%★★★★★
201979.416 of 23993.3%★★★★★
201883.513 of 24294.6%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202674.0183 of 79076.8%★★★★☆
202579.6133 of 79983.4%★★★★☆
202482.795 of 80988.3%★★★★☆
202380.6108 of 78786.3%★★★★☆
202284.273 of 79990.9%★★★★★
202174.3171 of 78378.2%★★★★☆
201968.4248 of 78768.5%★★★☆☆
201866.2275 of 77464.5%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202671.337 of 25685.5%★★★★☆
202585.916 of 23893.3%★★★★★
202493.010 of 24996.0%★★★★★
202382.920 of 21490.7%★★★★★
202297.93 of 20998.6%★★★★★
201968.844 of 21979.9%★★★★☆
201873.337 of 22083.2%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202669.9161 of 76478.9%★★★★☆
202574.1132 of 76482.7%★★★★☆
202481.688 of 79388.9%★★★★☆
202374.6140 of 77481.9%★★★★☆
202278.391 of 66386.3%★★★★☆
202178.485 of 68387.6%★★★★☆
201966.1229 of 74069.1%★★★☆☆
201868.3200 of 72872.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202682.797 of 80788.0%★★★★☆
202581.8102 of 81287.4%★★★★☆
202485.076 of 82690.8%★★★★★
202384.083 of 79989.6%★★★★☆
202279.2127 of 80884.3%★★★★☆
202178.8126 of 78483.9%★★★★☆
201975.6166 of 79879.2%★★★★☆
201870.1226 of 77971.0%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202661.932 of 9265.2%★★★☆☆
202570.622 of 7369.9%★★★★☆
202480.410 of 8187.7%★★★★☆
202386.07 of 7790.9%★★★★★
202286.87 of 8792.0%★★★★★
202185.66 of 4586.7%★★★★☆
201979.916 of 9683.3%★★★★☆
201871.027 of 9872.4%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202699.32 of 57999.7%★★★★★
202598.82 of 56299.6%★★★★★
202497.04 of 57299.3%★★★★★
202393.78 of 52498.5%★★★★★
202295.46 of 50098.8%★★★★★
201987.924 of 51595.3%★★★★★
201893.96 of 46398.7%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202694.513 of 71098.2%★★★★★
202594.111 of 71498.5%★★★★★
202496.74 of 73099.5%★★★★★
202395.94 of 71299.4%★★★★★
202292.211 of 72598.5%★★★★★
202190.818 of 71097.5%★★★★★
201993.56 of 72299.2%★★★★★
201889.614 of 71298.0%★★★★★
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202686.146 of 54691.6%★★★★★
202588.136 of 51993.1%★★★★★
202490.727 of 54595.0%★★★★★
202382.859 of 52988.8%★★★★☆
202281.857 of 52089.0%★★★★☆
202182.167 of 52187.1%★★★★☆
201975.4102 of 53380.9%★★★★☆
201866.9159 of 51869.3%★★★☆☆
201775.9102 of 52380.5%★★★★☆
201680.166 of 50887.0%★★★★☆
201582.256 of 51689.1%★★★★☆
201477.875 of 49084.7%★★★★☆
201387.130 of 48893.9%★★★★★
201280.653 of 46988.7%★★★★☆
201187.223 of 47895.2%★★★★★
201088.316 of 45496.5%★★★★★
200889.913 of 40996.8%★★★★★
200793.87 of 40398.3%★★★★★
200688.515 of 40696.3%★★★★★
200589.69 of 39697.7%★★★★★
200482.142 of 38789.1%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202667.343 of 18576.8%★★★★☆
202575.227 of 16984.0%★★★★☆
202471.039 of 17978.2%★★★★☆
202364.150 of 16469.5%★★★★☆
202264.243 of 16273.5%★★★★☆
202168.930 of 14178.7%★★★★☆
201969.340 of 14873.0%★★★★☆
201861.451 of 13762.8%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202641.460 of 11246.4%★★☆☆☆
202553.642 of 10660.4%★★★☆☆
202468.235 of 11168.5%★★★☆☆
202345.261 of 11647.4%★★☆☆☆
202247.151 of 11053.6%★★★☆☆
202143.648 of 8744.8%★★☆☆☆
201945.260 of 11246.4%★★☆☆☆
201841.865 of 10839.8%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202645.679 of 17053.5%★★★☆☆
202555.340 of 15373.9%★★★★☆
202450.951 of 15867.7%★★★☆☆
202344.659 of 13355.6%★★★☆☆
202229.0114 of 13012.3%★☆☆☆☆
201959.029 of 12075.8%★★★★☆
201850.836 of 10967.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202679.369 of 46785.2%★★★★☆
202582.942 of 45090.7%★★★★★
202490.322 of 47495.4%★★★★★
202378.172 of 45584.2%★★★★☆
202282.543 of 46790.8%★★★★★
202170.893 of 44379.0%★★★★☆
201966.0135 of 43969.2%★★★☆☆
201862.8165 of 43662.2%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202688.310 of 19594.9%★★★★★
202588.713 of 17592.6%★★★★★
202396.44 of 17897.8%★★★★★
202296.26 of 18896.8%★★★★★
201981.318 of 17189.5%★★★★★
201888.012 of 16392.6%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202667.895 of 45879.3%★★★★☆
202578.746 of 43289.4%★★★★☆
202483.730 of 47393.7%★★★★★
202371.488 of 45980.8%★★★★☆
202270.972 of 40482.2%★★★★☆
202164.194 of 39976.4%★★★★☆
201965.9113 of 41572.8%★★★★☆
201858.5153 of 40161.8%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202686.535 of 48392.8%★★★★★
202588.029 of 45293.6%★★★★★
202487.233 of 47993.1%★★★★★
202381.158 of 46487.5%★★★★☆
202275.683 of 47682.6%★★★★☆
202183.743 of 43790.2%★★★★★
201977.780 of 45482.4%★★★★☆
201865.5145 of 43866.9%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202681.614 of 12488.7%★★★★☆
202590.28 of 11392.9%★★★★★
202490.69 of 11692.2%★★★★★
202386.87 of 10793.5%★★★★★
202289.610 of 13192.4%★★★★★
201986.611 of 12090.8%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202598.23 of 26598.9%★★★★★
202279.331 of 28889.2%★★★★☆
201999.92 of 28299.3%★★★★★
201892.26 of 25397.6%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202698.43 of 43599.3%★★★★★
202598.12 of 41599.5%★★★★★
202498.14 of 44099.1%★★★★★
202396.63 of 43699.3%★★★★★
202297.53 of 43899.3%★★★★★
202197.23 of 42299.3%★★★★★
201995.24 of 42899.1%★★★★★
201893.68 of 42898.1%★★★★★
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)
Elementary school
Special Education (2026)100th percentile+15 vs school
White (2026)98th percentile+13 vs school
Male (2026)88th percentile+3 vs school
African American (2026)87th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2026)86th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)86th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile-6 vs school
Female (2026)77th percentile-8 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)65th percentile-20 vs school
Asian (2026)51st percentile-34 vs school
Middle school
White (2026)99th percentile+8 vs school
Special Education (2025)99th percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2026)95th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2026)89th percentile-3 vs school
Female (2026)85th percentile-6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile-12 vs school
African American (2026)77th percentile-15 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)54th percentile-38 vs school
Asian (2026)46th percentile-45 vs school
By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?
Reading66%+17 vs state
Math59%+14 vs state
Science30%+5 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Open Quote This school is phenomenal. The new administration has brought in a very talented group of teachers. Every single one of the students achieve at a higher rate and they play off the strengths of one another. Teachers are encouraging and the students (while many are geeks) get a wide exposure to a variety of teaching methods and experiences. My children have attended this school since 1st grade and we hope that our other two children get in as well.

Although the thought of moving is appealing, we just could not find a better school for our kids. Capital Hill is a wonderful place for children who want to learn and parents who are involved in their kids’ education. Close Quote


by a parent
Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Open Quote Exceptional students, mediocre school. It is a typical St. Paul public school. The students substantially underachieve -- very bright kids, who perform under their expected achievement levels. Close Quote





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Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo ranks 132nd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo are 41% White, 22% African American, 17% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,066 students attended Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo.

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