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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Across Saint Paul, Minnesota, 65 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary leads the list at 100%, against a median of 83.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

83.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Quantum STEAM Academy Charter	Elementary	128	100%
2	Midway Star Academy	SAINT PAUL, MN	Midway Star Academy	Elementary	393	99.7%
3	MMSA Elementary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Minnesota Math and Science Academy	Elementary	243	99.6%
4	Urban Academy	SAINT PAUL, MN	Urban Academy	Elementary	416	98.8%
5	STEP Academy Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	STEP Academy	Elementary	214	94.4%
6	HGA Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Higher Ground Academy	Elementary	525	94.3%
7	Prodeo Academy St. Paul Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Prodeo Academy	Elementary	133	93.2%
8	East African Magnet School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	296	92.9%
9	New Century School	SAINT PAUL, MN	New Century School	Elementary	367	92.6%
10	Benjamin E Mays IB World School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	336	92.6%
11	Hazel Park Preparatory Academy	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	489	92.2%
12	Four Seasons Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	256	91.4%
13	Highwood Hills Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	292	90.1%
14	Prodeo Academy St. Paul Primary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Prodeo Academy	Elementary	116	89.7%
15	LIFE Prep	SAINT PAUL, MN	LIFE PREP	Elementary	134	89.6%
16	ST. PAUL CITY PRIMARY SCHOOL	SAINT PAUL, MN	St. Paul City School	Elementary	313	89.5%
17	HOPE Community Academy Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY	Elementary	434	89.2%
18	Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Academias La Paz	Elementary	336	88.7%
19	Maxfield Elementary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	331	88.5%
20	Como Park Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	387	87.3%
21	Bruce F Vento Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	446	87.0%
22	Mississippi Creative Arts Elem	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	570	86.8%
23	Hmong College Prep Academy ES	SAINT PAUL, MN	HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY	Elementary	988	85.9%
24	Community School of Excellence Elem	SAINT PAUL, MN	Community School of Excellence	Elementary	696	85.1%
25	The Heights Community School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	346	84.7%
26	Crossroads Science Program	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	192	84.4%
27	American Indian Magnet School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	571	84.2%
28	Frost Lake Elementary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	593	84.1%
29	Farnsworth Aerospace Lower	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	466	84.1%
30	The Journey School	SAINT PAUL, MN	The Journey School	Elementary	125	84.0%
31	Saint Paul Music Academy	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	514	83.5%
32	Battle Creek Elementary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	470	83.4%
33	Daytons Bluff Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	301	83.1%
34	Eastern Heights Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	318	81.8%
35	Community of Peace Academy Elem	SAINT PAUL, MN	COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY	Elementary	326	81.6%
36	ACHIEVE LANGUAGE ACADEMY	SAINT PAUL, MN	ACHIEVE LANGUAGE ACADEMY	Elementary	451	81.2%
37	Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	492	79.1%
38	Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture Lo	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	638	78.1%
39	Hamline Elementary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	272	77.9%
40	Crossroads Montessori	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	178	75.3%
41	Highland Park Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	406	72.4%
42	Cherokee Heights Elementary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	228	71.9%
43	Riverview Spanish/English Dual Imme	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	297	69.0%
44	Nokomis Montessori South Campus	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	258	67.8%
45	Global Arts Plus Lower	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	410	67.8%
46	Early Education - Birth to Three	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	311	64.6%
47	Nokomis Montessori North Campus	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	344	61.9%
48	ECSE Inclusion	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	329	60.8%
49	CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY	SAINT PAUL, MN	CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY	Elementary	132	54.5%
50	EXPO for Excellence Elementary Sch	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	393	45.3%

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