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Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary

Q: Is Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary a good school?

Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary?

Students at Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 18% African American, 10% White, 5% Two or more races.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

850^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary is a PK–5 school at 1041 Marion St in the north end of Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving 492 students in Saint Paul Public Schools, and it is one of the larger elementaries in its immediate neighborhood.

For 2025–2026 the school ranks 850 of 869 ranked Minnesota schools — the 2nd percentile — with a 0-star rating. This is not a one-year dip: across ten reported years it has never risen above the 5th percentile and has never earned a star. All-grades proficiency is 9.3% in math, 14.8% in reading, and 2.9% in science, compared with 27.8%, 34.2%, and 19% for its own district and 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5% statewide. Saint Paul Public Schools itself sits at the 24th percentile, so Wellstone falls roughly 20 percentile points below even a below-average district. Not far away, Como Park Elementary posts about 30.2% math and 32.5% reading under a similar student–teacher ratio, and Prodeo Academy St. Paul Elementary, about a quarter-mile away, posts 48.9% math — more than five times Wellstone's rate.

What stands out is the mismatch between inputs and results: Wellstone's 79.1% free/reduced lunch rate is lower than nearly every nearby school, and its 10.1 student–teacher ratio is among the lowest in the comparison group, yet its proficiency is second-lowest. Reading is the relative strength, with 4th grade reaching 19.7%, while science is the floor and 5th grade is a cliff (1.5% math, 2.9% science). Special education students rank at the statewide floor — 579 of 579 in 2025–2026 and 562 of 562 the year before. Note that science and reading exam labels changed in recent years, so cross-year comparisons there are not apples-to-apples, and single-grade figures can swing on a handful of students.

492

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,198

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

95.9%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 4.1% (MMR)

1041 Marion St
Saint Paul, MN 55117-1103

(651) 290-8354

District: Saint Paul Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.9%

Asian:

20.7%

African American:

17.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (11% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Math scores 36 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg29%

Minnesota avg43%

850^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

35^th 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	4.2	850 of 869	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.0	838 of 872	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	859 of 881	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	812 of 845	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	823 of 858	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	833 of 869	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	830 of 870	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	819 of 847	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.4	821 of 853	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.5	833 of 848	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.9	820 of 840	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.2	800 of 826	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.0	795 of 824	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.8	762 of 820	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.5	761 of 814	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.9	782 of 803	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.6	737 of 781	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.6	767 of 777	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.6	750 of 756	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.4	670 of 685	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.6	668 of 676	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	5.2	638 of 674	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	8.8	313 of 315	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	296 of 298	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	287 of 310	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	254 of 279	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	244 of 282	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	200 of 227	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	262 of 283	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	227 of 266	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	99 of 140	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	137 of 154	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	116 of 128	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	76 of 131	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.9	124 of 136	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	129 of 134	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	285 of 305	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	241 of 303	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	244 of 303	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	246 of 276	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	208 of 256	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	159 of 175	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	192 of 239	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	187 of 242	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	754 of 790	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.4	768 of 799	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	786 of 809	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	768 of 787	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	776 of 799	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	753 of 783	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	773 of 787	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	767 of 774	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	18.1	226 of 256	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	209 of 238	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	232 of 249	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	198 of 214	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	200 of 209	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	146 of 153	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	184 of 219	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	201 of 220	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	6.7	750 of 764	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.0	734 of 764	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	767 of 793	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	744 of 774	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	624 of 663	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	646 of 683	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	707 of 740	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	700 of 728	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	3.1	798 of 807	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.5	777 of 812	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	806 of 826	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	769 of 799	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	759 of 808	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	745 of 784	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	731 of 798	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	731 of 779	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	4.5	579 of 579	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.9	562 of 562	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	566 of 572	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	514 of 515	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	436 of 463	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2025)29th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)7th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

African American (2026)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading15%-34 vs state

Math9%-36 vs state

Science3%-23 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)						Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 7th 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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1041 Marion St	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 290-8354	492	48	10.1	79.1%	51 (10.4%)	88 (17.9%)	226 (45.9%)	102 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	4.2	850^th of 869 public elementary schools	2.2%		5	838^th of 872 public elementary schools	3.9%	12	7.7	19.7	15.9			14.8	2.9	2.9	9.5	16.0	1.5			9.3	95.9%	4.1%	$18,198
Prodeo Academy St. Paul Elementary	Public, Charter	2-4	170 Rose Ave W	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Prodeo Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 350-7655	133	14	9.5	93.2%	0 (0.0%)	23 (17.3%)	6 (4.5%)	103 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	36.5	591^st of 869 public elementary schools	32.0%		33.2	618^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.1%	27	18.6	45.1				33.0			44.2	52.9				48.9
Prodeo Academy St. Paul Primary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-1	170 Rose Ave W	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Prodeo Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 350-7655	116	11	10.5	89.7%	5 (4.3%)	21 (18.1%)	8 (6.9%)	82 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															84.1%	0%	$23,360
Saint Paul Music Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	27 Geranium Ave E	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8795	514	42	12.2	83.5%	47 (9.1%)	89 (17.3%)	91 (17.7%)	246 (47.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.8%)	12.3	776^th of 869 public elementary schools	10.7%		16.1	743^rd of 872 public elementary schools	14.8%	33	23.6	27.7	26.9			26.2	7.8	7.8	30.6	27.7	11.5			23.2	95.1%	2.5%	$17,299
Crossroads Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	543 Front Ave	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 767-8540	178	18	10.1	75.3%	44 (24.7%)	50 (28.1%)	25 (14.0%)	21 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (21.3%)	11	789^th of 869 public elementary schools	9.2%		17.7	730^th of 872 public elementary schools	16.3%	59	28.6	28.6	23.1			26.7	7.7	7.7	28.6	19.0	3.7			17.1	86.5%	8.1%	$17,592
Crossroads Science Program	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	543 Front Ave	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 767-8540	192	15	12.9	84.4%	15 (7.8%)	80 (41.7%)	28 (14.6%)	35 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (17.7%)	6.2	826^th of 869 public elementary schools	4.9%		14	759^th of 872 public elementary schools	13.0%	67	20.8	23.1	7.4			16.9	3.7	3.7	4.5	19.2	7.4			10.7	93.8%	0%	$16,043
MMSA Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	169 Jenks Avenue	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Minnesota Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 246-0845	243	14	17.8	—	0 (0.0%)	229 (94.2%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.3	775^th of 869 public elementary schools	10.8%		5.8	826^th of 872 public elementary schools	5.3%	51	13.5	25.0	28.6			22.6	15.0	15.0	34.2	21.1	9.3			21.0	48.6%	40.5%	$24,436
East African Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-7	437 Edmund Ave	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 767-8232	296	26	11.4	92.9%	3 (1.0%)	281 (94.9%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	4	851^st of 869 public elementary schools	2.1%		6.2	824^th of 872 public elementary schools	5.5%	27	18.5	14.7	3.8	20.8	15.4	14.5	0.0	0.0	11.5	11.4	0.0	4.3	0.0	6.6	50%	42%
St. Paul City Primary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	215 University Ave W	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	St. Paul City School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 225-9177	313	23	13.6	89.5%	6 (1.9%)	73 (23.3%)	159 (50.8%)	62 (19.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	2.9	860^th of 869 public elementary schools	1.0%		2.4	866^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.7%	6	11.1	0.0	12.8			7.9	2.6	2.6	6.7	0.0	8.3			4.9	60%	0%	$17,124
Saint Paul Online Elementary School	Public, Virtual	K-5	780 Wheelock Pkwy W	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(651) 325-2588	109	11	9.5	86.2%	6 (5.5%)	33 (30.3%)	24 (22.0%)	25 (22.9%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (15.6%)	10.2	798^th of 869 public elementary schools	8.2%		4.3	843^rd of 872 public elementary schools	3.3%	45	10.0	0.0	38.9			19.5	11.8	11.8	10.0	0.0	11.8			7.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary

How many students attend Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary?

Students at Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 18% African American, 10% White, 5% Two or more races.

Is Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary a good school?

Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary in?

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2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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