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Nokomis Montessori South Campus

Q: Is Nokomis Montessori South Campus a good school?

Nokomis Montessori South Campus ranks in the bottom 13.1% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Nokomis Montessori South Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 258 students attended Nokomis Montessori South Campus.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Nokomis Montessori South Campus?

Students at Nokomis Montessori South Campus are 41% Asian, 24% White, 14% African American, 12% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

755^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Nokomis Montessori South Campus is a PK–5 elementary school at 525 White Bear Ave N in Saint Paul's East Side neighborhood, serving 258 students as part of Saint Paul Public Schools. It ranks 755th of 869 Minnesota elementaries in 2025–26 (13th percentile, 1 star), while its district ranks 346th of 458 statewide. The school's percentile has never risen above 18 since 2015–16, dipping as low as 9th in 2017–18, so its low comparative standing is a long-term pattern rather than a one-year dip. About 67.8% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, moderate for the area, and its student–teacher ratio of 9.9 is the lowest among nearby schools with data.

Science is the clearest bright spot. In 2025–26, all-grade science proficiency was 21.4% — above the district's 19.0% but below the state's 25.5% — the highest among same-district nearby schools and third-highest among all nearby schools, behind L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion (41.7%) and Sejong Academy Lower School (22.7%). Math and reading lag well behind: 16.7% in math and 26.0% in reading, below both district (27.8%, 34.2%) and state (44.9%, 48.6%). Math was especially low in 3rd grade (13.5%) and 5th grade (14.3%), versus district rates of 38.1% and 27.2%, while reading climbs by grade — 21.6% in 3rd, 25.8% in 4th, and 32.1% in 5th — though still below district and state at every grade. Science is tested in 5th grade here, at 21.4%.

Nearby comparisons are mixed. Nokomis South has lower poverty and smaller classes than Eastern Heights Elementary 0.56 miles away, yet lower math and reading proficiency — but far higher science. Compared with its sister campus, Nokomis Montessori North Campus, South posts higher reading and science but lower math. L'Etoile du Nord, 0.93 miles away, is a 3-star school at the 59th percentile with 49.2% math, 50.4% reading and 41.7% science, and a much lower free-lunch rate (37.6%). Statewide subgroup rankings show the school's comparative effectiveness is weakest for English Language Learner students (304th of 305, 0 percentile) and Asian students (138th of 143, 3rd percentile), with low-income students at the 18th percentile. Small classes and moderate poverty have not translated into higher math and reading results, and several nearby schools with higher poverty rates outperform it in those subjects.

258

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,309

Per pupil spending ?

67.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

95.3%

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

Exemptions: 4.7% (MMR)

525 White Bear Ave N
Saint Paul, MN 55106-6004

(651) 744-5500

District: Saint Paul Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

41.5%

White:

23.6%

African American:

13.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (21% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Math scores 28 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg29%

Minnesota avg43%

755^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	14.2	755 of 869	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	724 of 872	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	765 of 881	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	721 of 845	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	707 of 858	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	748 of 869	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	765 of 870	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	773 of 847	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	756 of 853	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.0	753 of 848	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.5	656 of 840	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	10.9	138 of 143	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	135 of 140	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	151 of 154	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	125 of 128	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	104 of 131	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	86 of 88	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	113 of 136	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	132 of 134	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	304 of 305	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	276 of 303	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	264 of 276	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	172 of 256	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	189 of 239	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	676 of 790	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	663 of 799	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	674 of 809	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	674 of 787	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	652 of 799	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	681 of 783	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	691 of 787	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	675 of 774	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	627 of 764	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	632 of 764	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	763 of 793	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	676 of 774	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	515 of 663	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	590 of 683	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	649 of 740	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	691 of 728	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	721 of 807	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	687 of 812	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	754 of 826	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	677 of 799	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	669 of 808	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	696 of 784	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	720 of 798	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	708 of 779	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	505 of 714	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	540 of 712	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	473 of 725	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)29th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)3rd percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)<1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading26%-23 vs state

Science21%-4 vs state

Math17%-28 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 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th 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 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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%)	14.2	755^th of 869 public elementary schools	13.1%		18.2	724^th of 872 public elementary schools	17.0%	31	21.6	25.8	32.1				26.0	21.4		21.4	13.5	22.6	14.3				16.7	95.3%	4.7%	$17,309
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%)	15.5	747^th of 869 public elementary schools	14.0%		8.5	804^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.8%	57	26.5	25.8	32.4				28.1	11.4		11.4	33.3	30.0	14.7				26.8	97.8%	2.2%	$19,421
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%)	59.2	357^th of 869 public elementary schools	58.9%		69.8	270^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.0%	87	38.3	52.8	63.9				50.4	41.7		41.7	45.7	52.8	50.0				49.2	95.7%	4.3%	$14,526
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%)	3.7	853^rd of 869 public elementary schools	1.8%		1.7	872^nd of 872 public elementary schools	0.0%	19	10.4	0.0	14.6				8.1	7.3		7.3	14.3	2.2	4.9				7.4	88.6%	0%	$14,606
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%)	13.6	763^rd of 869 public elementary schools	12.2%		10.6	790^th of 872 public elementary schools	9.4%	27	12.2	27.5	32.7				24.3	13.7		13.7	10.2	25.5	23.5				19.9	≥ 98%		$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%)	13.4	765^th of 869 public elementary schools	12.0%		8.1	809^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.2%	44	23.4	22.2	34.7	36.2	24.3	32.6	29.1	10.2	9.1	9.7	19.1	13.3	18.4	12.8	10.8	9.3	14.2	81.4%	0%	$14,603
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%)	25.9	675^th of 869 public elementary schools	22.3%		34	606^th of 872 public elementary schools	30.5%	69	37.5	50.0	37.5	50.0			43.1	12.5		12.5	33.3	18.8	12.5	6.3			19.4	71.4%	4.8%	$13,321
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%)	4.2	849^th of 869 public elementary schools	2.3%		3.9	848^th of 872 public elementary schools	2.8%	1	19.4	13.0	17.1	0.0	17.4	14.3	13.5	5.0	0.0	2.5	12.9	15.6	2.5	0.0	6.5	7.3	7.4	86.7%	6.7%	$5,237
Battle Creek Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	60 Ruth St S	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 744-4130	470	42	11.2	83.4%	54 (11.5%)	107 (22.8%)	53 (11.3%)	221 (47.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.2%)	20.5	718^th of 869 public elementary schools	17.4%		16.7	738^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.4%	20	36.2	21.0	35.4				30.8	12.3		12.3	34.5	22.6	30.8				29.2	95.3%	3.1%	$17,494
American Indian Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1075 3rd St E	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 778-3100	571	43	13.3	84.2%	30 (5.3%)	61 (10.7%)	127 (22.2%)	143 (25.0%)	81 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (22.6%)	5.7	831^st of 869 public elementary schools	4.4%		6.2	823^rd of 872 public elementary schools	5.6%	8	15.3	9.8	18.2	26.2	23.5	29.5	20.1	3.6	18.2	10.1	19.0	11.8	9.1	7.1	3.1	8.9	9.8	96.7%	3.3%	$17,042

Frequently Asked Questions about Nokomis Montessori South Campus

Is Nokomis Montessori South Campus a good school?

Nokomis Montessori South Campus ranks in the bottom 13.1% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is Nokomis Montessori South Campus in?

Saint Paul Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Nokomis Montessori South Campus?

Students at Nokomis Montessori South Campus are 41% Asian, 24% White, 14% African American, 12% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

How many students attend Nokomis Montessori South Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 258 students attended Nokomis Montessori South Campus.

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