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Hazel Park Preparatory Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8
849th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools
Better than 2% of Minnesota elementary schools
Summary

Hazel Park Preparatory Academy is a PK–8 school serving 489 students at 1140 White Bear Ave N on Saint Paul's East Side, part of Saint Paul Public Schools. It is one of the larger schools in its immediate neighborhood and one of only two PK–8 buildings in its comparison group. Nearly all of its students come from low-income households: 92.23% qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, the highest rate in the local comparison set. The school ranked in the 2nd percentile statewide (849th of 869, 0 stars) in 2025–2026, after sitting in the bottom 2–7% of Minnesota schools every year for the past decade.

Academically, 2025–2026 MCA proficiency was 7.4% in math, 13.5% in reading, and 2.5% in science, compared with district rates of 27.8%, 34.2%, and 19.0%. Reading has stayed roughly stable at 11–14% over four years, while science has fallen by more than half since 2022–23. Grade-level results show the strongest math in grades 3 and 4 (12.9% and 15.6%), a sharp drop in 5th grade, and 0% proficiency in both math and reading at 6th grade. The student–teacher ratio also rose to 14.9:1, the highest in the comparison group.

Every same-district school nearby outperforms Hazel Park Preparatory Academy in all subjects, including schools with similar poverty. Eastern Heights Elementary (81.8% free/reduced lunch) posts 26.8% math, and The Heights Community School, half a mile away with 84.7%, posts 23.8%. Sejong Academy Lower School reaches 41.5% math with an 85.2% rate, and L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion, 0.36 miles away, posts 49.2% math and 50.4% reading. Only Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary performs comparably. The clearest relative strength is service to English Language Learner students, ranked 35th percentile (2 stars), well above the school's overall standing, while special education students rank in the 1st percentile.

489
Students ?
14.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$5,237
Per pupil spending ?
92.2%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.
 1140 White Bear Ave N
       Saint Paul, MN  55106-3004

(651) 293-8970

District: Saint Paul Public Schools


Students who attend Hazel Park Preparatory Academy usually attend:

Middle:    Battle Creek Middle
High:    Johnson Senior High
Racial breakdown:

Asian:
40.7%
African American:
32.3%
Hispanic:
12.1%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Minnesota average (9% vs 43% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)
!Math scores 38 pts below the Minnesota average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school9%
District avg29%
Minnesota avg43%
Elementary school
849th of 869
Minnesota public elementary schools ?
Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
528th of 546
Minnesota public middle schools ?
Bottom 3%▬ steady since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
34th of 38Elementary Schools in the Saint Paul Public Schools
346th 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
20264.2849 of 8692.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20253.9848 of 8722.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.1854 of 8813.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.7786 of 8457.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.7804 of 8586.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.6807 of 8697.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.3843 of 8703.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.0818 of 8473.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20172.0824 of 8533.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20161.8829 of 8482.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20153.2806 of 8404.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20143.4791 of 8264.2%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
20269.8311 of 3151.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.1286 of 2984.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.7302 of 3102.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.9273 of 2792.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.2252 of 28210.6%★☆☆☆☆
20218.1227 of 2270.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.8267 of 2835.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.3262 of 2661.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202611.6135 of 1435.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.8133 of 1405.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.2140 of 1549.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.9107 of 12816.4%★☆☆☆☆
202220.7101 of 13122.9%★☆☆☆☆
202114.572 of 8818.2%★☆☆☆☆
201914.9121 of 13611.0%★☆☆☆☆
201822.0107 of 13420.1%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202636.5197 of 30535.4%★★☆☆☆
202534.6201 of 30333.7%★★☆☆☆
202423.6264 of 30312.9%★☆☆☆☆
202249.5115 of 25655.1%★★★☆☆
202133.9126 of 17528.0%★☆☆☆☆
201950.191 of 23961.9%★★★☆☆
201862.562 of 24274.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
20265.3766 of 7903.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20254.6775 of 7993.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.9776 of 8094.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.9704 of 78710.5%★☆☆☆☆
20225.5759 of 7995.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.0718 of 7838.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.6757 of 7873.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.5757 of 7742.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202622.9214 of 25616.4%★☆☆☆☆
201812.0215 of 2202.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
201821.89 of 90.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
20268.9736 of 7643.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.0729 of 7644.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.6751 of 7935.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.9703 of 7749.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.3605 of 6638.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.3612 of 68310.4%★☆☆☆☆
20198.5710 of 7404.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.4702 of 7283.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
20264.3787 of 8072.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20253.6794 of 8122.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.6804 of 8262.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.1773 of 7993.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.5751 of 8087.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.4759 of 7843.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.4779 of 7982.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.7748 of 7794.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
20244.5569 of 5720.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.5452 of 4632.4%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
20266.0528 of 5463.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.1499 of 5193.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.3536 of 5451.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.7511 of 5293.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.6493 of 5205.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.4501 of 5213.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.2513 of 5333.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.5495 of 5184.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20173.1502 of 5234.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20162.6491 of 5083.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20153.8493 of 5164.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20149.8445 of 4909.2%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
20267.2184 of 1850.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20257.7165 of 1692.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.7173 of 1793.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.5163 of 1640.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.1155 of 1624.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.6130 of 1417.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.3147 of 1480.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.5135 of 1371.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202612.8103 of 1128.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202513.296 of 1069.4%★☆☆☆☆
20248.9108 of 1112.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.8109 of 1166.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.4102 of 1107.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.176 of 8712.6%★☆☆☆☆
201911.1102 of 1128.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.8102 of 1085.6%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202628.0150 of 17011.8%★☆☆☆☆
202549.351 of 15366.7%★★★☆☆
202420.8158 of 1580.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202333.7102 of 13323.3%★☆☆☆☆
202238.180 of 13038.5%★★☆☆☆
202138.464 of 10237.3%★★☆☆☆
201961.524 of 12080.0%★★★★☆
201861.021 of 10980.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
20265.4455 of 4672.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20255.9435 of 4503.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.0456 of 4743.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.5442 of 4552.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.8452 of 4673.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.1425 of 4434.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.3431 of 4391.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.6426 of 4362.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202119.6140 of 15610.3%★☆☆☆☆
201916.1165 of 1713.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.2157 of 1633.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
201826.321 of 2516.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
20269.1448 of 4582.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.3409 of 4325.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.5468 of 4731.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.3441 of 4593.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.9369 of 4048.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.5375 of 3996.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.7402 of 4153.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.6382 of 4014.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
20265.8473 of 4832.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20255.4440 of 4522.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20242.3476 of 4790.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.4445 of 4644.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.2458 of 4763.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.3423 of 4373.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.4443 of 4542.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.3427 of 4382.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
201917.9254 of 2829.9%★☆☆☆☆
20189.5249 of 2531.6%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2026)35th percentile+33 vs school
Hispanic (2026)16th percentile+14 vs school
Asian (2026)6th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school
Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school
African American (2026)1st percentile~ school
Special Education (2024)1st percentile-3 vs school
Homeless (2018)<1st percentile-3 vs school
Middle school
Homeless (2018)16th percentile+12 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)12th percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2021)10th percentile+6 vs school
Special Education (2019)10th percentile+6 vs school
Asian (2026)8th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school
African American (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?
Reading14%-35 vs state
Math7%-38 vs state
Science2%-23 vs state

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Open Quote Students are very disrespectful to the teachers and administrators at this school. They skip class, don't do their homework, yell and scream at teachers during class, and generally don't seem to care about their education, despite this being an IB school. I would not send a child to this school for a good education. It is a terrible school. Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 489 students attended Hazel Park Preparatory Academy.

Hazel Park Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 2.3% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Students who attend Hazel Park Preparatory Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Battle Creek Middle
High : Johnson Senior High

Students at Hazel Park Preparatory Academy are 41% Asian, 32% African American, 12% Hispanic, 8% White, 7% Two or more races.

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresSep 30, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026
2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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