Summary
Como Park Senior High is a 9–12 public high school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, part of Saint Paul Public Schools, serving roughly 1,034 students on the city's north side. It is a large, high-poverty urban school — about 69% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25 — and it has ranked in the bottom fifth of Minnesota high schools for a decade, with a 1-star rating every year.
In 2025–26, Como Park ranked 385th of 473 Minnesota high schools (19th percentile), in line with prior years ranging from the 16th to 27th percentile. Proficiency was low across subjects: math 13.8%, reading 24.8%, and science 17.6%, all below the district's 27.8%, 34.2%, and 19.0%, and well below statewide rates of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. Graduation was 77.4% and the dropout rate 6.3%, slightly behind the district and behind the state's 84.9% and 4.2%. The most direct comparison is Washington Technology Senior High, a same-district school with similar enrollment (1,063), the same 19.7 student-teacher ratio, and higher poverty (81.09%). Washington graduates more students (85.3%), drops out fewer (4.4%), and more than doubles Como Park's science proficiency (37.6% vs. 17.6%). Nearby HGA Secondary and New Century School Secondary post higher graduation rates despite higher poverty, suggesting economics alone don't explain the results.
How well the school serves individual groups varies widely. English language learners (55th percentile) and Hispanic students (53rd percentile) rank above the school overall and improved in 2025–26. Students from low-income families rank in the 7th percentile, near the bottom statewide, and male and female students both rank in the low teens. Bright spots include math proficiency, which rose from 9.55% to 13.8%, while reading fell from 33.18% to 24.8%. Great River School, at 84th percentile, shows stronger outcomes are possible nearby.
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