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Johnson Senior High

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Johnson Senior High ranks 327 th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

327^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 31% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Johnson Senior High is a grades 9–12 school at 1349 Arcade St in Saint Paul, Minnesota, enrolling about 1,076 students — by far the largest school in its nearby comparison — as part of Saint Paul Public Schools. In 2025–2026 it ranked 327th of 473 Minnesota high schools (31st percentile, 2 stars), up from 355/450 in 2024–2025 and 365/480 in 2023–2024. The district ranks 346/458 statewide (24th percentile, 1 star).

Completion is a genuine strength: Johnson's graduation rate was 87.7% in 2024–2025, above the district's 77.8% and the state's 84.9%, while its 3.5% dropout rate was below both, and graduation has risen from 74.4% in 2022–2023. Nearby, only MMSA Secondary School posts a slightly higher graduation rate (88.2%) with lower dropout (2.9%), while LEAP High School (10.2% graduation) and Face To Face Academy (4.7%) serve very different alternative populations. Test proficiency lags, though: Math 18.1%, Reading 28.8%, and Science 25.7%, versus district rates of 27.8%, 34.2%, and 19.0%. Math is the clearest weakness, though it improved from 12.5% to 18.1%. Science is a relative bright spot in the all-grades view, but Johnson's End-of-Course science score of 25.7% trails the district's 28.7%.

Subgroup effectiveness is uneven: ranks are high for Special Education students (84th percentile, up from 39th), English Language Learner students (77th percentile), and Hispanic students (73rd percentile), and lower for female and Asian students. About 77.32% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, down from 85.14%, with a student-teacher ratio of 19.0. Compared with nearby options such as Saint Paul Online High School, Community of Peace Academy High School, City Academy, and HOPE Community Academy High School, Johnson is the largest, most comprehensive traditional high school, with strong completion outcomes but proficiency still below state norms.

1,076

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,960

Per pupil spending ?

77.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1349 Arcade St
Saint Paul, MN 55106-1899

(651) 293-8890

District: Saint Paul Public Schools

Feeder schools for Johnson Senior High:

Elementary:	Frost Lake Elementary School
	Hazel Park Preparatory Academy
	The Heights Community School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

50.4%

African American:

22.6%

Hispanic:

11.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (25% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Math scores 27 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg29%

Minnesota avg43%

327^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 10High 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	32.3	327 of 473	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.8	355 of 450	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	365 of 480	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	339 of 476	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	324 of 472	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.8	366 of 428	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	376 of 492	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	377 of 494	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.6	362 of 489	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.5	377 of 489	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.3	406 of 504	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.1	395 of 483	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.6	403 of 534	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.1	391 of 539	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.4	414 of 545	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.3	411 of 540	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.0	363 of 460	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.0	370 of 463	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.8	358 of 450	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.4	372 of 452	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.6	363 of 433	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	63 of 114	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	10.3	94 of 95	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	69 of 109	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	64 of 98	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.3	99 of 102	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	78 of 103	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	80 of 106	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	59 of 78	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	60 of 70	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	63 of 78	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	55 of 71	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	45 of 68	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.2	38 of 49	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	67 of 78	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	64 of 76	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	25 of 110	77.3%	★★★★☆
2025	48.1	34 of 94	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	31 of 102	69.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	15 of 90	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	9 of 87	89.7%	★★★★★
2019	73.0	12 of 85	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	56.8	20 of 78	74.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	344 of 398	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	330 of 358	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	354 of 403	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	327 of 396	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	351 of 388	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	330 of 339	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	351 of 401	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	346 of 395	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	37 of 135	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	36.9	77 of 124	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.1	36 of 145	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	15 of 136	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	10 of 135	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	34.9	87 of 132	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	93 of 129	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	195 of 377	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.7	219 of 333	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	256 of 389	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	190 of 393	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	106 of 312	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	142 of 270	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	244 of 370	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	240 of 374	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	38.7	257 of 395	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.8	278 of 377	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	308 of 405	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	275 of 398	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	244 of 403	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	336 of 411	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	336 of 398	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	52 of 75	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	72.2	36 of 224	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	42.8	109 of 178	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	127 of 221	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	100 of 216	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	154 of 220	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	163 of 195	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	61.0	138 of 394	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	82.7	40 of 376	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	122 of 402	69.7%	★★★★☆
2019	46.9	253 of 412	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	351 of 414	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)84th percentile+53 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)77th percentile+46 vs school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile+42 vs school

White (2026)65th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)45th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)31st percentile~ school

Asian (2026)24th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading29%-20 vs state

Science26%~ state avg

Math18%-27 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 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Johnson Senior High	Public	9-12	1349 Arcade St	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8890	1,076	56	19.0	77.3%	65 (6.0%)	243 (22.6%)	126 (11.7%)	542 (50.4%)	9 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (8.5%)	32.3	327^th of 473 public high schools	30.9%		25.8	355^th of 450 public high schools	21.1%	28	28.8	28.8	25.7	25.7	18.1	18.1	$16,960
Saint Paul Online High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	780 Wheelock Pkwy W	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(651) 767-8100	324	18	17.9	79.0%	36 (11.1%)	110 (34.0%)	66 (20.4%)	66 (20.4%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (11.1%)	19.2	394^th of 473 public high schools	16.7%		12.4	407^th of 450 public high schools	9.6%	13	25.9	25.9	11.1	11.1	14.3	14.3
Face To Face Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1165 Arcade St	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Face To Face Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 772-5544	83	7	11.6	79.5%	27 (32.5%)	37 (44.6%)	8 (9.6%)	6 (7.2%)	4 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	50.6	252^nd of 473 public high schools	46.7%		72.2	122^nd of 450 public high schools	72.9%	130	26.7	26.7			42.9	42.9	$18,159
Face to Face Academy Online	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1165 Arcade St	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Face To Face Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(651) 772-5544	12	0		58.3%	8 (66.7%)	2 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Community of Peace Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	471 Magnolia Ave E	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Community Of Peace Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 280-4527	250	17	14.8	78.0%	15 (6.0%)	62 (24.8%)	73 (29.2%)	84 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.4%)	12.6	424^th of 473 public high schools	10.4%		29.9	340^th of 450 public high schools	24.4%	84	13.7	13.7	3.9	3.9	15.7	15.7	$14,996
MNIC Online East Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	965 Payne Ave	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Minnesota Internship Center	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(612) 588-1449	0																		(n/a)
City Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	958 Jessie St	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	City Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 298-4624	135	8	17.1	87.4%	14 (10.4%)	42 (31.1%)	20 (14.8%)	39 (28.9%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (13.3%)	7.6	444^th of 473 public high schools	6.1%					(n/a)			7.7	7.7	0.0	0.0	$15,624
Leap High School	Public	9-12	740 York Ave	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 228-7706	220	13	17.5	61.8%	0 (0.0%)	33 (15.0%)	132 (60.0%)	55 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.3	458^th of 473 public high schools	3.2%		8	427^th of 450 public high schools	5.1%	31	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	7.1	7.1	$22,112
Alternative Learning Center Gateway to College	Public	8-12	740 York Ave	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 403-4452	107	3	31.4	68.2%	12 (11.2%)	40 (37.4%)	21 (19.6%)	14 (13.1%)	6 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (13.1%)								(n/a)							$13,563
HOPE Community Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	720 Payne Ave	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Hope Community Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 796-4500	124	7	17.1	85.5%	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	115 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	31.2	335^th of 473 public high schools	29.2%					(n/a)	31.3	31.3	25.8	25.8	12.9	12.9

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnson Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Johnson Senior High?

Students at Johnson Senior High are 50% Asian, 23% African American, 12% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% White.

Is Johnson Senior High a good school?

Johnson Senior High ranks 327^th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Johnson Senior High in?

Saint Paul Public Schools

What schools feed into Johnson Senior High?

Johnson Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Frost Lake Elementary School
Elementary : Hazel Park Preparatory Academy
Elementary : The Heights Community School

How many students attend Johnson Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,076 students attended Johnson Senior High.

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