Summary
Como Park Senior High is a public high school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,074 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.
Como Park Senior High consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Minnesota high schools, placing it among the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school struggles with the academic performance of several student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Minnesota high schools for Asian, African American, Hispanic, Multi-racial, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Its proficiency rates on the MCA-III assessments are significantly lower than the state and district averages, with the school's 11th-grade math proficiency rate at just 9.55% in 2024-2025, compared to 34.96% statewide and 19.14% for the Saint Paul Public Schools district. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 68.4% and 84.2%, lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 4.4% to 7.3%, also higher than the state average.
Interestingly, the other high schools in the immediate vicinity of Como Park Senior High, such as A.G.A.P.E. Teen Parent, Gordon Parks High School, and Washington Technology Senior High, also struggle academically and have similar low rankings and test scores. In contrast, some of the charter high schools located a bit further away, such as HGA Secondary and Great River School, perform significantly better than Como Park Senior High and the surrounding district schools, with higher test scores, graduation rates, and statewide rankings.
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