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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 3.9% 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

838^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 497. The school is part of the Saint Paul Public Schools district, which is ranked 345 out of 446 districts in the state.

Despite its small student-teacher ratio of 10.9 students per teacher, Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary has consistently struggled with academic performance, ranking in the bottom 20% of Minnesota elementary schools for several years. The school's proficiency rates in math and reading on the MCA-III assessments are significantly below the state and district averages, with only 11.2% and 16.73% of students meeting proficiency, respectively, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%. This performance gap is even more pronounced in specific grade levels, such as 4th grade math, where the school's proficiency rate is only 2.67%, compared to the state average of 55.6%.

While nearby schools in the Saint Paul Public Schools district, such as Saint Paul Music Academy and Crossroads Montessori, also struggle academically, they generally perform better than Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary. This suggests that the school may face unique challenges in effectively educating its student population, which is composed of a high percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with 84.1% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

492

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,198

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 2015 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (14% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Math scores 34 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg31%

Minnesota avg47%

838^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd of 38Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading17%-33 vs state

Math11%-34 vs state

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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 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	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%)	5	838^th of 872 public elementary schools	3.9%		3.5	859^th of 881 public elementary schools	2.5%	21	18.2	2.7	11.5		11.2	17.1	10.5	22.2		16.7	$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%)	33.2	618^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.1%		32.2	639^th of 881 public elementary schools	27.5%	21	48.9	38.2			44.3	37.8	32.4			35.4
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)											$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%)	16.1	743^rd of 872 public elementary schools	14.8%		11	787^th of 881 public elementary schools	10.7%	44	29.7	35.4	23.5		29.5	27.6	20.7	30.1		26.1	$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%)	17.7	730^th of 872 public elementary schools	16.3%		8.5	805^th of 881 public elementary schools	8.6%	75	29.2	14.3	4.2		15.9	50.0	19.1	29.2		33.3	$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%)	14	759^th of 872 public elementary schools	13.0%		9.4	797^th of 881 public elementary schools	9.5%	38	11.1	25.0	20.5		20.2	5.6	15.6	43.6		25.8	$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	99.6%	0 (0.0%)	229 (94.2%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.8	826^th of 872 public elementary schools	5.3%		5.2	839^th of 881 public elementary schools	4.8%	13	16.2	13.3	2.3		10.3	18.4	20.0	25.0		21.3	$24,436
East African Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-6	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%)	6.2	824^th of 872 public elementary schools	5.5%		6	829^th of 881 public elementary schools	5.9%	5	17.5	11.8	7.1	0.0	10.5	15.0	8.8	39.3	18.2	19.4
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%)	2.4	866^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.7%		2.4	873^rd of 881 public elementary schools	0.9%	7	6.5	8.3	4.0		6.3	4.4	6.1	18.0		9.7	$17,124
Como Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	780 Wheelock Pkwy W	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8820	387	39	9.9	87.3%	51 (13.2%)	82 (21.2%)	65 (16.8%)	154 (39.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.5%)	14.5	755^th of 872 public elementary schools	13.4%		25.6	683^rd of 881 public elementary schools	22.5%	72	21.3	32.0	20.4		24.7	25.0	24.0	34.6		28.0	$21,235

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.

Is Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary a good school?

Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.9% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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.

What district is Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary in?

Saint Paul Public Schools

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