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Randolph Heights Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

58^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Randolph Heights Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 448 students in Saint Paul, Minnesota, as part of Saint Paul Public Schools. In 2025–2026 it ranked 58th of 869 elementary schools statewide — the 93rd percentile, with 5 stars — even though its district ranks in the 24th percentile statewide.

Proficiency is far above district and state averages: 72.8% in math (district 27.8%, state 44.9%), 68.7% in reading (district 34.2%, state 48.6%), and 41.8% in science (district 19.0%, state 25.5%). Among nearby same-district schools, Groveland Park Elementary is the next strongest at the 68th percentile (58.4% math, 53.6% reading), and Adams Magnet Elementary posts 47.9% in math, while Highland Park Elementary sits at 20.1% in math. The only nearby school with comparable results is Nova Classical Academy Lower School, at the 90th percentile with 72.0% math, 67.8% reading and 36.3% science — Randolph Heights matches or slightly exceeds those numbers while running larger classes (18.8 students per teacher vs 13.8).

The record is sustained rather than a one-year spike: since 2015–2016, Randolph Heights Elementary has generally placed in the top 10–25% of Minnesota elementary schools, with several years in the top 4–7%. Two trends are worth watching. The student-teacher ratio has crept up from 17.4 to 18.8, and the free/reduced-lunch rate has fallen from 31.12% to 25.89%. Results are also not evenly spread across student groups: while overall performance sits at the 93rd percentile, the low-income subgroup ranks around the 59th percentile (3 stars) in 2025–2026. Families may want to ask how the school supports those students.

448

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,333

Per pupil spending ?

25.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

348 Hamline Ave S
Saint Paul, MN 55105-2497

(651) 293-8780

District: Saint Paul Public Schools

Students who attend Randolph Heights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hidden River Middle School
High:	Central Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.3%

Two or more races:

11.2%

African American:

10.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (67% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 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 school67%

District avg29%

Minnesota avg43%

58^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 38Elementary 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	87.9	58 of 869	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	91.5	32 of 872	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	32 of 881	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	87 of 845	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	84 of 858	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	76.9	174 of 869	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	87 of 870	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	79.2	134 of 847	84.2%	★★★★☆
2017	78.1	147 of 853	82.8%	★★★★☆
2016	73.2	212 of 848	75.0%	★★★★☆
2015	66.4	304 of 840	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.6	146 of 826	82.3%	★★★★☆
2013	76.3	157 of 824	80.9%	★★★★☆
2012	73.9	175 of 820	78.7%	★★★★☆
2011	79.9	92 of 814	88.7%	★★★★☆
2010	74.6	153 of 803	80.9%	★★★★☆
2008	56.5	407 of 781	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.3	406 of 777	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.4	349 of 756	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	45.6	465 of 685	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	72.6	156 of 676	76.9%	★★★★☆
2003	28.7	552 of 674	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	153 of 315	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.2	53 of 279	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	41.2	164 of 282	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.7	103 of 266	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	85.9	65 of 790	91.8%	★★★★★
2025	90.1	33 of 799	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	45 of 809	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	53 of 787	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	62 of 799	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	80.4	102 of 783	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	70 of 787	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	77.4	136 of 774	82.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	89.7	8 of 220	96.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	310 of 764	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.1	283 of 764	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	422 of 793	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.2	321 of 774	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	200 of 663	69.8%	★★★★☆
2021	36.6	472 of 683	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.0	187 of 740	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	310 of 728	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	86.5	59 of 807	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	90.0	37 of 812	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	49 of 826	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	79.2	135 of 799	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	108 of 808	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	240 of 784	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.4	138 of 798	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	136 of 779	82.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	70.4	26 of 87	70.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	94.6	12 of 710	98.3%	★★★★★
2025	96.6	3 of 714	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	11 of 730	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	15 of 712	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	7 of 725	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	82.1	71 of 710	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	24 of 722	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	9 of 712	98.7%	★★★★★

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 (2026)98th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2018)96th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)70th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile-34 vs school

African American (2026)51st percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math73%+28 vs state

Reading69%+20 vs state

Science42%+16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, February 18, 2020

At first Randolf School seemed like a good school. Everyone seemed happy. But one of the problems of the school was that the principal tore off every single door of the school and you could just see people going restroom. The teachers never taught my 11-year-old son a thing. I decided to come into the school to observe and I found that the teachers were very mean and racist and sexist. They never yelled at the girls when the yelled but with the boys, the teachers were always mean too even when they were super quiet. Asians and African Americans were called ”Asiger”.

All in all, it was a disaster Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, August 15, 2019

We have had a great experience at Randolph Heights. I have two very different kids, one in special ed and one in gifted and talented, and both have been supported and thrive in school. The community is fantastic, the principal in responsive and smart, the kids are kind and teachers give it their all. Its definitely a hidden gem in St. Paul. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, April 15, 2012

Randolph Heights used to be a great school. High test scores, dedicated teachers, and very community oriented. But the new principal is doing some odd things. She's banned handshaking and high fives because someone might get hurt. We used to have a school dance sponsored by the PTA, but she banned the dance because someone's feeling might get hurt. At the first school assembly of the year, with all the kids waiting quietly and patiently, she strode to the front and yelled at them for 10 minutes about how to behave in an assembly. They could have taught her!

We used to have a door (exterior door) on the girls bathroom, but she removed it because of one act of vandalism. In doing this she's using shame and embarrassment to punish half the school for the actions of one student. And this with some of the girls entering puberty. She hasn't given the students any way that they can get their bathroom back. She just insists that she will keep the door off and expose any student using the bathroom to the view of anyone walking by in the hall. My daughter now 'hold it' all day and runs to the bathroom the second she gets home.

As I say, it was a great school but you might want to think about another school now. Close Quote

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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 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
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%)	87.9	58^th of 869 public elementary schools	93.3%		91.5	32^nd of 872 public elementary schools	96.3%	26	65.0	76.2	64.6		68.7	41.8	41.8	75.0	79.8	63.3		72.8	$13,333
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%)	46.3	504^th of 869 public elementary schools	42.0%		43.7	532^nd of 872 public elementary schools	39.0%	28	42.4	40.4	54.0		45.5	32.0	32.0	51.7	37.0	32.0		40.9	$13,805
Global Arts Plus Lower	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	1023 Osceola Ave	Saint Paul	55105	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-6606	410	32	12.7	67.8%	111 (27.1%)	102 (24.9%)	84 (20.5%)	59 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (12.7%)	15.4	748^th of 869 public elementary schools	13.9%		11.5	778^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.8%	30	31.6	25.3			28.1			35.5	22.1			28.1	$15,689
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%)	49.3	475^th of 869 public elementary schools	45.3%		45.3	517^th of 872 public elementary schools	40.7%	42	42.6	43.1	56.7		46.4	25.0	25.0	58.8	44.4	33.3		47.9	$14,389
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%)	30.2	640^th of 869 public elementary schools	26.4%		44.4	526^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.7%	114	33.3	46.4	60.5	28.1	42.7	18.4	18.4	24.2	42.3	15.8	16.7	23.6
Barack & Michelle Obama Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	707 Holly Ave	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 293-8720	360	26	13.8	35.0%	196 (54.4%)	72 (20.0%)	30 (8.3%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (14.4%)	36.1	595^th of 869 public elementary schools	31.5%		27.4	668^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.4%	73	47.4	24.6	50.0		40.1	30.4	30.4	47.4	25.0	23.9		32.7	$15,611
HGA Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1381 Marshall Ave	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Higher Ground Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 645-1000	525	30	17.6	94.3%	30 (5.7%)	491 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35	610^th of 869 public elementary schools	29.8%		43.5	533^rd of 872 public elementary schools	38.9%	77	28.2	29.1	37.3		31.9	14.9	14.9	48.2	62.1	39.6		49.5	$13,537
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%)	85.9	86^th of 869 public elementary schools	90.1%		86.6	79^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.9%	7	58.2	67.1	77.8		67.8	36.3	36.3	70.9	74.7	70.4		72.0	$11,508
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%)	11.1	788^th of 869 public elementary schools	9.3%		11.5	779^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.7%	9	21.3	25.4	25.4		24.0	11.1	11.1	21.0	28.8	11.1		20.1	$22,201
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%)	67.3	281^st of 869 public elementary schools	67.7%		75.1	207^th of 872 public elementary schools	76.3%	74	36.0	62.5	64.3		53.6	42.9	42.9	46.1	66.7	63.2		58.4	$15,304

Frequently Asked Questions about Randolph Heights Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Randolph Heights Elementary?

Students at Randolph Heights Elementary are 68% White, 11% Two or more races, 10% African American, 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Is Randolph Heights Elementary a good school?

Yes. Randolph Heights Elementary ranks in the top 6.7% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is Randolph Heights Elementary in?

Saint Paul Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Randolph Heights Elementary attend?

Students who attend Randolph Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hidden River Middle School
High : Central Senior High

How many students attend Randolph Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Randolph Heights Elementary.

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