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Global Arts Plus Upper

Public, Magnet Grades 5-8

433^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Global Arts Plus Upper is a public magnet middle school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 426 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.

Global Arts Plus Upper consistently ranks in the bottom half of Minnesota middle schools, with proficiency rates on MCA-III assessments significantly below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in math and reading were 16.5% and 29.34%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Asian, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students. However, the school's White student subgroup performs significantly better than other subgroups, ranking in the top 50% of Minnesota middle schools for this category.

The nearby middle schools, such as Highland Park Middle School and Hidden River Middle School, generally perform better academically than Global Arts Plus Upper, with higher proficiency rates on MCA-III assessments and higher overall school rankings. These nearby schools also have lower percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranging from 48.38% to 51.87% free or reduced-price lunch recipients, compared to 66.43% at Global Arts Plus Upper. The high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and the school's low academic performance may indicate that Global Arts Plus Upper faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

437

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,217

Per pupil spending ?

66.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

810 Palace Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55102-3497

(651) 293-8690

District: Saint Paul Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

28.8%

White:

27.2%

Hispanic:

20.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg31%

Minnesota avg47%

433^rd of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Middle 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	26.1	691 of 847	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.6	731 of 853	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.3	757 of 848	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.3	723 of 840	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.1	735 of 826	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.3	664 of 824	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.0	720 of 820	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.7	692 of 814	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.5	666 of 803	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.5	695 of 781	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.5	722 of 777	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.7	707 of 756	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	18.1	616 of 685	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	2.1	658 of 676	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.5	644 of 674	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	433 of 519	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	482 of 545	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	427 of 529	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	399 of 520	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	441 of 521	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	403 of 533	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	392 of 518	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.8	425 of 523	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.0	432 of 508	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.9	434 of 516	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.7	416 of 490	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.4	334 of 488	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.0	383 of 469	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.9	332 of 478	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.1	349 of 454	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.6	338 of 409	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.9	373 of 403	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.5	367 of 406	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.1	384 of 396	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.0	339 of 387	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	143 of 169	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	161 of 179	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	134 of 164	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	159 of 162	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	138 of 141	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	108 of 148	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	95 of 137	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	105 of 106	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	110 of 111	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	115 of 116	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	109 of 110	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	87 of 87	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	104 of 112	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	103 of 108	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	145 of 153	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	127 of 158	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	75 of 133	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	74 of 130	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	58 of 102	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	46 of 120	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	48 of 109	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	372 of 450	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	408 of 474	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	352 of 455	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	374 of 467	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	395 of 443	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	355 of 439	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	363 of 436	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	160 of 175	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	174 of 186	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	157 of 178	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	146 of 188	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.6	80 of 156	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	89 of 171	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.9	147 of 163	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	405 of 432	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	459 of 473	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	436 of 459	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	373 of 404	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	389 of 399	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	360 of 415	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	354 of 401	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	405 of 452	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	451 of 479	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	406 of 464	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	377 of 476	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	379 of 437	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	350 of 454	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	354 of 438	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	244 of 265	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	291 of 307	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	182 of 298	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	143 of 288	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.7	196 of 260	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.5	135 of 282	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	151 of 253	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	194 of 415	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.6	296 of 440	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	209 of 436	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	174 of 438	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	214 of 422	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.7	92 of 428	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	58.6	172 of 428	59.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

White (2025)53rd percentile+37 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

African American (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading29%-20 vs state

Math16%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Global Arts Plus Upper

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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 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 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Global Arts Plus Upper	Public, Magnet	5-8	810 Palace Ave	Saint Paul	55102	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8690	437	25	17.5	66.1%	119 (27.2%)	126 (28.8%)	91 (20.8%)	60 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (8.7%)	19.8	433^rd of 519 public middle schools	16.6%		14.6	482^nd of 545 public middle schools	11.6%	49	19.8	24.6	12.4	8.3	16.5	23.9	37.2	22.8	31.3	29.3	$17,217
St. Paul Northern Lights Secondary	Public, Charter	7-8	768 Hamline Ave S	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	St. Paul School of Northern Lights	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 285-4672	15	2	8.1	20.0%	11 (73.3%)	1 (6.7%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)								(n/a)					20.0					46.7
Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter	Public, Charter	5-8	1550 Summit Ave	Saint Paul	55105	Ramsey County	Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 414-6000	117	17	6.9	15.4%	72 (61.5%)	7 (6.0%)	16 (13.7%)	8 (6.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.1%)	73.8	115^th of 519 public middle schools	77.8%		84.7	51^st of 545 public middle schools	90.6%	64	23.1	25.8	38.2	54.6	34.5	80.8	64.5	67.6	95.5	75.0	$22,768
HGA Junior High	Public, Charter	6-7	1381 Marshall Ave	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Higher Ground Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 645-1000	196	3	73.1	93.9%	13 (6.6%)	181 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.7	336^th of 519 public middle schools	35.3%		36.4	354^th of 545 public middle schools	35.0%	18		18.9	22.0		20.4		47.8	44.4		46.2
Highland Park Middle School	Public	6-8	975 Snelling Ave S	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8950	811	42	19.4	48.2%	284 (35.0%)	134 (16.5%)	246 (30.3%)	52 (6.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	90 (11.1%)	44.3	291^st of 519 public middle schools	43.9%		41	329^th of 545 public middle schools	39.6%	38		29.5	28.4	23.1	27.1		51.0	41.3	43.7	45.5	$13,758
St. Paul City Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	215 University Ave W	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	St. Paul City School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 225-9177	150	8	20.0	88.0%	6 (4.0%)	32 (21.3%)	75 (50.0%)	25 (16.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	4.6	510^th of 519 public middle schools	1.7%		5.3	528^th of 545 public middle schools	3.1%	18		6.0	4.3	4.3	4.9		16.0	13.3	8.3	12.6	$13,409
Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	497 Humboldt Ave	Saint Paul	55107	Ramsey County	Quantum STEAM Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 615-6888	72	5	16.0	95.8%	0 (0.0%)	72 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.4	451^st of 519 public middle schools	13.1%		23.6	438^th of 545 public middle schools	19.6%	13	10.5	15.4	13.3	0.0	10.5	50.0	38.5	31.3	10.0	35.6
Heritage E-Stem Magnet School	Public, Magnet	5-8	121 W Butler Ave	West Saint Paul	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 403-7401	761	52	14.6	52.0%	332 (43.6%)	92 (12.1%)	255 (33.5%)	14 (1.8%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.7%)	56.1	215^th of 519 public middle schools	58.6%		52.1	254^th of 545 public middle schools	53.4%	39	28.1	24.9	33.0	34.4	30.0	56.4	52.3	51.0	53.7	53.3	$13,831
The Journey School Middle	Public, Charter	7-8	775 Lexington Parkway N	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	The Journey School	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 389-1579	12	1	12.0	83.3%	0 (0.0%)	9 (75.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (16.7%)								(n/a)					0.0					0.0
Hidden River Middle School	Public	6-8	631 Albert Street N	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8860	640	29	21.9	48.1%	262 (40.9%)	182 (28.4%)	57 (8.9%)	45 (7.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (14.1%)	51.7	241^st of 519 public middle schools	53.6%		33.2	376^th of 545 public middle schools	31.0%	135		42.7	28.6	32.3	35.4		50.9	37.9	44.8	45.0	$14,187

Frequently Asked Questions about Global Arts Plus Upper

How many students attend Global Arts Plus Upper?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Global Arts Plus Upper.

What district is Global Arts Plus Upper in?

Saint Paul Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Global Arts Plus Upper?

Students at Global Arts Plus Upper are 29% African American, 27% White, 21% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 9% Two or more races.

Is Global Arts Plus Upper a good school?

Global Arts Plus Upper ranks in the bottom 16.6% of Minnesota middle schools.

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