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Schools in Zip Code 55119

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At a glance

Schools

4,980

Students

Districts

Top rankedSejong Academy Upper School225^th of 473 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

Sejong Academy Upper School up 85 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Early Childhood Special Education 10.4 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Academia Cesar Chavez Middle School

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

1★

0★

6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 55119 (St. Paul and Maplewood) contains 12 public schools serving 4,555 students, spanning PK–5 elementaries, two middle schools, and one 6–12 school, spread across five school systems: Saint Paul Public Schools, North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale, Sejong Academy of Minnesota, Academias La Paz, and Achieve Language Academy.

The standout is Sejong Academy Upper School, the only school in the ZIP rated above 1 star (3 stars, 52nd percentile), with a 93.7% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate. Sejong Academy Lower School posts the best elementary math (41.5%) and science (22.7%) results. Carver Elementary is the largest school (898 students) and holds the ZIP's highest reading score (37.7%). Most improved year over year were Eastern Heights Elementary (+7.5 math, +6.6 reading), The Heights Community School (+9.7 reading), and Battle Creek Elementary School (+8.4 science).

No school matches the state average in any subject: area-wide math, reading, and science averages sit roughly 14–24 points below Minnesota. The lowest performers are Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary (2nd percentile, with 0% 4th-grade reading), Highwood Hills Elementary (3rd percentile, reading 23.1 points below its district), Academia Cesar Chavez Middle School (5th percentile), and Battle Creek Middle (7th percentile, math 20.4 points below its district). Every school exceeds 60% free/reduced lunch, and the trend is upward — 7 schools improved in math and 7 in reading.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)								MCA-IV Science (2026)				MCA-III Math (2026)								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 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	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 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
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	$14,603
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	$14,606
Academia Cesar Chavez Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1801 Lacrosse Ave	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Academias La Paz	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 778-2940	149	0		90.6%	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	143 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	6.9	521^st of 546 public middle schools	4.6%					(n/a)				4.4	7.5	23.3		11.3		4.7		4.7				0.0	5.7	7.0		4.3
Sejong Academy Lower School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2410 Stillwater Rd E	Maplewood	55119	Ramsey County	Sejong Academy of Minnesota	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 301-8722	196	17	11.6	85.2%	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	182 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	27.5	661^st of 869 public elementary schools	23.9%		24.5	686^th of 872 public elementary schools	21.3%	25	20.0	25.8	36.4					26.5	22.7			22.7	43.3	43.3	36.4					41.5	$14,569
Sejong Academy Upper School	Public, Charter	6-12	2410 Stillwater Rd E	Maplewood	55119	Ramsey County	Sejong Academy of Minnesota	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 301-8722	136	6	22.7	85.3%	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.5	225^th of 473 public high schools	52.4%		36	310^th of 450 public high schools	31.1%	85				27.6	15.4	38.5	33.3	28.1		11.5	31.3	19.0				13.3	7.4	23.1	38.9	18.8
Early Childhood Special Education	Public	PK	1060 Sterling St N	Maplewood	55119	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	No	(651) 702-8465	373	36	10.4	46.9%	140 (37.5%)	60 (16.1%)	57 (15.3%)	83 (22.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.3%)								(n/a)																					$5,385
Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2680 Upper Afton Rd	Maplewood	55119	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 702-8200	898	51	17.7	65.1%	222 (24.7%)	183 (20.4%)	169 (18.8%)	231 (25.7%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (9.5%)	27.4	663^rd of 869 public elementary schools	23.7%		31.6	629^th of 872 public elementary schools	27.9%	34	38.6	34.4	40.0					37.7	16.4			16.4	40.2	31.7	25.9					32.6	$12,340
Beaver Lake Voluntary Pre-K	Public	PK	1060 Sterling St N	Maplewood	55119	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	No	(651) 702-8411	23	0	1.3	73.9%	2 (8.7%)	5 (21.7%)	3 (13.0%)	9 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (17.4%)								(n/a)																					$12,331
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	$15,872
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	$17,494
Battle Creek Middle	Public	6-8	2121 Park Dr N	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8960	619	36	17.0	79.0%	22 (3.6%)	169 (27.3%)	109 (17.6%)	266 (43.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.2%)	8.8	508^th of 546 public middle schools	7.0%		7.5	492^nd of 519 public middle schools	5.2%	16				18.7	14.1	19.0		17.2		5.0		5.0				5.2	7.1	9.6		7.4	$16,110
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	$19,421
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%)	13.6	764^th of 869 public elementary schools	12.1%		6.6	821^st of 872 public elementary schools	5.8%	57	19.4	15.9	38.8					25.8	8.0			8.0	25.0	27.3	20.0					23.8	$16,687
Highwood Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2188 Londin Ln	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 744-3290	292	27	10.8	90.1%	31 (10.6%)	116 (39.7%)	52 (17.8%)	82 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	4.6	841^st of 869 public elementary schools	3.2%		5.4	834^th of 872 public elementary schools	4.4%	7	7.5	9.8	16.7					11.1	8.8			8.8	7.7	14.6	8.3					10.3	$18,142
Capital City Adventist Christian School	Private, Seventh-Day Adventist	K-8	1220 McKnight Rd S	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(651) 739-7484	29	3	10.0	—	0 (0.0%)	10 (34.5%)	3 (10.3%)	15 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)								(n/a)
Gethsemane Lutheran School	Private, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	PK, KG-8	2410 Stillwater Rd E A	Maplewood	55119	Ramsey County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(651) 739-7540				—															(n/a)
Hmong Toj Siab Childrens House	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	1909 Ivy Ave E	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(651) 207-1854				—															(n/a)
Chesterton Academy	Private, Roman Catholic	9-12	2119 Stillwater Ave E	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(952) 378-1779				—															(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 55119

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saint Paul	0.54 mi	163	387^th
Maplewood	0.8 mi	13	409^th
Woodbury	1.52 mi	18	103^rd
Oakdale	2.15 mi	4	317^th
South Saint Paul	3.65 mi	8	376^th

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

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.