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

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public high schools in Saint Paul, Minnesota, drawn from 31 qualifying public high schools. MMSA Secondary School leads the list at 99.1%, against a median of 77.4% 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

99.1%

Median % FRL

77.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	MMSA Secondary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Minnesota Math and Science Academy	High	327	99.1%
2	New Century School Secondary	SAINT PAUL, MN	New Century School	High	284	95.8%
3	STEP Academy Charter School	SAINT PAUL, MN	STEP Academy	High	366	92.1%
4	HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS	SAINT PAUL, MN	HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS	High	181	91.7%
5	HGA Secondary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Higher Ground Academy	High	442	90.7%
6	St. Paul City High School	SAINT PAUL, MN	St. Paul City School	High	152	88.8%
7	Career Pathways	SAINT PAUL, MN	Career Pathways	High	121	87.6%
8	City Academy	SAINT PAUL, MN	City Academy	High	135	87.4%
9	Community School of Excellence High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Community School of Excellence	High	199	85.9%
10	HOPE Community Academy High School	SAINT PAUL, MN	HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY	High	124	85.5%
11	Humboldt High School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	955	84.0%
12	Washington Technology Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	1,063	81.1%
13	HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY HS	SAINT PAUL, MN	HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY	High	791	79.1%
14	Focus Beyond	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	212	78.3%
15	Community of Peace Academy High Sch	SAINT PAUL, MN	COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY	High	250	78.0%
16	Gordon Parks High School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	217	77.4%
17	Johnson Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	1,076	77.3%
18	Creative Arts Secondary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	382	75.4%
19	Harding Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	1,591	73.0%
20	Como Park Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	1,034	69.1%
21	ALC Gateway to College	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	107	68.2%
22	Twin Cities Academy	SAINT PAUL, MN	Twin Cities Academy	High	547	62.3%
23	LEAP High School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	220	61.8%
24	Highland Park Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	1,392	41.0%
25	Upper Mississippi High Academy	SAINT PAUL, MN	Upper Mississippi Academy	High	102	40.2%
26	Central Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	1,682	39.8%
27	Open World Learning Secondary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	504	30.0%
28	AVALON SCHOOL	SAINT PAUL, MN	AVALON SCHOOL	High	182	25.3%
29	Nova Classical Academy Upper School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Nova Classical Academy	High	556	20.9%
30	GREAT RIVER SCHOOL	SAINT PAUL, MN	GREAT RIVER SCHOOL	High	411	19.2%
31	ST PAUL CONSERVATORY PERFORMING ART	SAINT PAUL, MN	ST PAUL CONSERVATORY PERFORMING ART	High	336	15.8%

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