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Global Arts Plus Lower

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-4

778^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Global Arts Plus Lower is a public magnet elementary school in Saint Paul Public Schools, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 393 students. Despite its relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school has consistently performed in the bottom half of Global Arts Plus Lower's academic performance, as measured by MCA-III proficiency rates, is significantly below the state and district averages in both math and reading across all grades.

Nearby schools like Randolph Heights Elementary and Jj Hill Montessori perform significantly better, with proficiency rates often 30-50 percentage points higher than Global Arts Plus Lower. The school's diverse student population and high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds may be contributing factors, but the stark contrast in academic performance suggests that there may be significant differences in the quality of education, teaching practices, or other factors that contribute to student success.

Despite its relatively low student-teacher ratio, Global Arts Plus Lower has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages, as well as nearby schools. Understanding the practices and strategies employed by the higher-performing schools could provide valuable insights for improving the quality of education at Global Arts Plus Lower.

410

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,689

Per pupil spending ?

67.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1023 Osceola Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55105-3296

(651) 293-6606

District: Saint Paul Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

27.1%

African American:

24.9%

Hispanic:

20.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2005 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (24% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2005

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg31%

Minnesota avg47%

778^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	11.5	778 of 872	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	804 of 881	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	709 of 845	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	688 of 858	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	745 of 869	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	761 of 870	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.2	572 of 781	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	55.1	407 of 777	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.4	626 of 756	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.6	541 of 685	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	39.7	497 of 676	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	27.3	560 of 674	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	262 of 298	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	244 of 310	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	230 of 279	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.7	116 of 227	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.3	247 of 283	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	17.1	112 of 128	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	107 of 131	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	83 of 88	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	133 of 136	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	247 of 303	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	258 of 303	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	198 of 276	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	220 of 256	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	173 of 175	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	175 of 239	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	715 of 799	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	755 of 809	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	610 of 787	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	634 of 799	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	653 of 783	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	679 of 787	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	193 of 238	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	206 of 249	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	200 of 214	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	164 of 209	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	151 of 219	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	677 of 764	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	728 of 793	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	711 of 774	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	583 of 663	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	629 of 683	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	703 of 740	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	743 of 812	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	752 of 826	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	721 of 799	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	670 of 808	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	715 of 784	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	714 of 798	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	20.8	439 of 515	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	587 of 714	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	718 of 730	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	56.9	306 of 712	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	314 of 725	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.3	598 of 710	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	564 of 722	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2019)15th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)12th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math26%-19 vs state

Reading23%-27 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Awesome school. Great teachers, creative learning process. I am so grateful my children are able to go to this school! Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, January 14, 2010

Great teachers and my son is learning quick. Close Quote

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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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th 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 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
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%)	11.5	778^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.8%		8.6	804^th of 881 public elementary schools	8.7%	26	30.8	20.0					25.7	27.2	17.5					22.7	$15,689
Jj Hill Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	998 Selby 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%)	27.4	668^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.4%		23.6	700^th of 881 public elementary schools	20.5%	32	24.1	38.8	14.3				26.2	36.5	40.8	48.8				41.7	$15,611
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%)	91.5	32^nd of 872 public elementary schools	96.3%		90.7	32^nd of 881 public elementary schools	96.4%		93.4	74.3	64.3				77.8	84.2	65.7	77.1				75.9	$13,333
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%)	45.3	517^th of 872 public elementary schools	40.7%		49.9	493^rd of 881 public elementary schools	44.0%	24	39.2	45.0	37.1				40.3	38.0	50.8	62.9				49.5	$14,389
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%)	43.5	533^rd of 872 public elementary schools	38.9%		35.5	611^th of 881 public elementary schools	30.6%	78	48.2	58.0	38.5				48.3	33.3	36.3	53.9				41.0	$13,537
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%)	43.7	532^nd of 872 public elementary schools	39.0%		38.6	590^th of 881 public elementary schools	33.0%	58	39.6	39.2	30.3				35.4	36.7	49.0	63.2				51.7	$13,805
Maxfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	380 Victoria St N	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8680	331	27	12.2	88.5%	36 (10.9%)	181 (54.7%)	43 (13.0%)	22 (6.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (13.9%)	5.6	829^th of 872 public elementary schools	4.9%		2.8	867^th of 881 public elementary schools	1.6%	38	14.6	10.3	7.0				10.6	25.6	7.7	18.6				17.6	$20,879
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%)	86.6	79^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.9%		87.9	64^th of 881 public elementary schools	92.7%	15	75.0	71.6	77.8				74.8	56.3	61.7	86.4				68.2	$11,508
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%)	44.4	526^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.7%		30.5	648^th of 881 public elementary schools	26.4%	122	43.5	38.7	20.0	7.1			30.7	47.6	54.8	60.0	57.1			54.7
Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo	Public, Magnet	1-8	560 Rondo Ave	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 325-2500	1,066	49	21.6	41.6%	435 (40.8%)	236 (22.1%)	79 (7.4%)	185 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (12.3%)	82.9	110^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.4%		86	80^th of 881 public elementary schools	90.9%	30	83.2	66.2	47.7	49.7	63.6	51.1	59.5	67.8	67.1	72.3	71.2	64.0	65.0	67.9	$12,271

Frequently Asked Questions about Global Arts Plus Lower

What is the racial makeup of Global Arts Plus Lower?

Students at Global Arts Plus Lower are 27% White, 25% African American, 20% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 13% Two or more races.

Is Global Arts Plus Lower a good school?

Global Arts Plus Lower ranks in the bottom 10.8% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is Global Arts Plus Lower in?

Saint Paul Public Schools

How many students attend Global Arts Plus Lower?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Global Arts Plus Lower.

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