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Hazel Park Preparatory Academy

Q: Is Hazel Park Preparatory Academy a good school?

Hazel Park Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 2.8% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Hazel Park Preparatory Academy?

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

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hazel Park Preparatory Academy?

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

Q: What schools do graduates of Hazel Park Preparatory Academy attend?

Students who attend Hazel Park Preparatory Academy usually go on to attend: Middle : Battle Creek Middle High : Johnson Senior High

Public Grades PK, KG-8

848^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Hazel Park Preparatory Academy is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, part of the Saint Paul Public Schools district. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Minnesota elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hazel Park Preparatory Academy significantly underperforms the district and state on standardized test scores, with only 9.06% of students proficient or better in MCA-III Math, compared to 26.55% for the district and 45.21% statewide. The school's reading proficiency rate of 12.77% also lags far behind the district (34.82%) and state (49.59%). Additionally, the school struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 10-30% of Minnesota elementary schools for most subgroups. Hazel Park Preparatory Academy has an extremely high free/reduced lunch rate, ranging from 85-94%, indicating significant economic disadvantages among the student body.

Despite the school's consistent low performance, Hazel Park Preparatory Academy has not shown meaningful improvement over the past decade. Nearby schools in the Saint Paul Public Schools district, such as Nokomis Montessori North Campus, Eastern Heights Elementary, and The Heights Community School, also struggle academically but generally outperform Hazel Park Preparatory Academy. Addressing the unique challenges faced by this school and community will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve educational outcomes.

489

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,237

Per pupil spending ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 4th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (11% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Reading scores 37 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg31%

Minnesota avg47%

Elementary school

848^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

499^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^th 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	848 of 872	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	854 of 881	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	786 of 845	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	804 of 858	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	807 of 869	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	843 of 870	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	818 of 847	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.0	824 of 853	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.8	829 of 848	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.2	806 of 840	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.4	791 of 826	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	286 of 298	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	302 of 310	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	273 of 279	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	252 of 282	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	227 of 227	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	267 of 283	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	262 of 266	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	133 of 140	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	140 of 154	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	107 of 128	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	101 of 131	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	72 of 88	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	121 of 136	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	107 of 134	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	201 of 303	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	264 of 303	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.5	115 of 256	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.9	126 of 175	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	91 of 239	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	62 of 242	74.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	775 of 799	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	776 of 809	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	704 of 787	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	759 of 799	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	718 of 783	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	757 of 787	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.5	757 of 774	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	12.0	215 of 220	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	21.8	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	729 of 764	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	751 of 793	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	703 of 774	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	605 of 663	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	612 of 683	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	710 of 740	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	702 of 728	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	794 of 812	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	804 of 826	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	773 of 799	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	751 of 808	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	759 of 784	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	779 of 798	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	748 of 779	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	4.5	569 of 572	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	452 of 463	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	499 of 519	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	536 of 545	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	511 of 529	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	493 of 520	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	501 of 521	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	513 of 533	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	495 of 518	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.1	502 of 523	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.6	491 of 508	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.8	493 of 516	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.8	445 of 490	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	165 of 169	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	173 of 179	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	163 of 164	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	155 of 162	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	130 of 141	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	147 of 148	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	135 of 137	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	96 of 106	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	108 of 111	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	109 of 116	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	102 of 110	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	76 of 87	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	102 of 112	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	102 of 108	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	51 of 153	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.8	158 of 158	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	102 of 133	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	80 of 130	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	64 of 102	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	24 of 120	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	21 of 109	80.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	435 of 450	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	456 of 474	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	442 of 455	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	452 of 467	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	425 of 443	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	431 of 439	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	426 of 436	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2021	19.6	140 of 156	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	165 of 171	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	157 of 163	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	26.3	21 of 25	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	409 of 432	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	468 of 473	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	441 of 459	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	369 of 404	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	375 of 399	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	402 of 415	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	382 of 401	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	440 of 452	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	476 of 479	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	445 of 464	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	458 of 476	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	423 of 437	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	443 of 454	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	427 of 438	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	17.9	254 of 282	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	249 of 253	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)34th percentile+31 vs school

Asian (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)1st percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2018)<1st percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+63 vs school

Homeless (2018)16th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2021)10th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2019)10th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading13%-37 vs state

Math9%-36 vs state

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by a teacher
Monday, April 17, 2017

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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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
Hazel Park Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1140 White Bear Ave N	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8970	489	33	14.9	92.2%	38 (7.8%)	158 (32.3%)	59 (12.1%)	199 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.2%)	3.9	848^th of 872 public elementary schools	2.8%		4.1	854^th of 881 public elementary schools	3.1%	6	20.9	12.8	0.0	5.1	12.2	4.4	9.1	16.7	10.9	4.6	15.3	16.7	11.6	12.8	$5,237
Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1801 Lacrosse Ave	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Academias La Paz	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 778-2940	336	0	11.5	88.7%	36 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	296 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1.7	872^nd of 872 public elementary schools	0.0%		3.1	864^th of 881 public elementary schools	1.9%	8	1.8	4.8	0.0				2.0	1.8	11.9	5.7				6.0	$14,606
L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1760 Ames Place	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 744-6970	282	21	13.6	37.6%	113 (40.1%)	70 (24.8%)	34 (12.1%)	14 (5.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (17.4%)	69.8	270^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.0%		76.2	181^st of 881 public elementary schools	79.5%	89	56.8	66.7	46.4				57.7	57.9	51.3	69.0				58.5	$14,526
Cornerstone Montessori Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	1611 Ames Ave	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Cornerstone Montessori Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 774-5000	132	11	12.4	54.5%	48 (36.4%)	23 (17.4%)	27 (20.5%)	13 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (15.9%)	34	606^th of 872 public elementary schools	30.5%		40.5	580^th of 881 public elementary schools	34.2%	26	20.0	11.1	16.7	31.3			19.4	45.0	16.7	66.7	62.5			47.2	$13,321
The Heights Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	1863 Clear Ave E	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8815	346	32	10.6	84.7%	32 (9.2%)	69 (19.9%)	76 (22.0%)	139 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.7%)	6.6	821^st of 872 public elementary schools	5.8%		11.8	781^st of 881 public elementary schools	11.4%	40	26.1	21.4	8.8				19.7	10.4	11.9	29.4				16.1	$16,687
Nokomis Montessori North Campus	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	985 Ruth St N	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 744-7440	344	31	11.1	61.9%	62 (18.0%)	18 (5.2%)	42 (12.2%)	178 (51.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.6%)	10.6	790^th of 872 public elementary schools	9.4%		7.5	813^th of 881 public elementary schools	7.7%	23	28.3	29.6	5.9				21.5	24.5	24.1	20.0				22.9	$15,872
Achieve Language Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2169 Stillwater Ave	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Achieve Language Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 738-4875	451	34	13.1	81.2%	21 (4.7%)	43 (9.5%)	227 (50.3%)	134 (29.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	8.1	809^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.2%		8.9	800^th of 881 public elementary schools	9.2%	9	22.2	32.5	6.1	5.1	7.0	6.8	13.1	15.9	20.0	20.0	27.5	37.2	34.1	25.7	$14,603
Eastern Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Margaret St	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8870	318	28	11.2	81.8%	31 (9.7%)	60 (18.9%)	36 (11.3%)	154 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.6%)	8.5	804^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.8%		18	738^th of 881 public elementary schools	16.2%	66	22.2	23.9	13.2				19.3	16.7	19.6	26.4				21.5	$19,421
Frost Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1505 Hoyt Ave E	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8930	593	45	13.1	84.1%	33 (5.6%)	101 (17.0%)	108 (18.2%)	302 (50.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.1%)	7.8	811^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.0%		5.5	837^th of 881 public elementary schools	5.0%	26	24.3	11.5	6.7				13.7	22.9	12.6	36.0				22.6	$17,828
Nokomis Montessori South Campus	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	525 White Bear Ave N	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 744-5500	258	26	9.9	67.8%	61 (23.6%)	35 (13.6%)	24 (9.3%)	107 (41.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.6%)	18.2	724^th of 872 public elementary schools	17.0%		14.3	765^th of 881 public elementary schools	13.2%	41	34.2	23.5	8.6				22.4	29.0	29.4	45.7				34.6	$17,309

Frequently Asked Questions about Hazel Park Preparatory Academy

How many students attend Hazel Park Preparatory Academy?

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

Is Hazel Park Preparatory Academy a good school?

Hazel Park Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 2.8% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Hazel Park Preparatory Academy attend?

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

Middle : Battle Creek Middle
High : Johnson Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Hazel Park Preparatory Academy?

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

What district is Hazel Park Preparatory Academy in?

Saint Paul Public Schools

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