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The highest-poverty public high schools in Ramsey County, Minnesota

Across Ramsey County, Minnesota, 45 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. MMSA Secondary School leads the list at 99.1%, against a median of 66.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Ramsey County, Minnesota

Top % FRL

99.1%

Median % FRL

66.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · RAMSEY COUNTY, 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	Sejong Academy Upper School	MAPLEWOOD, MN	Sejong Academy of Minnesota	High	136	85.3%
12	Humboldt High School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	955	84.0%
13	Washington Technology Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	1,063	81.1%
14	HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY HS	SAINT PAUL, MN	HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY	High	791	79.1%
15	Focus Beyond	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	212	78.3%
16	Community of Peace Academy High Sch	SAINT PAUL, MN	COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY	High	250	78.0%
17	Gordon Parks High School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	217	77.4%
18	Johnson Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	1,076	77.3%
19	Creative Arts Secondary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	382	75.4%
20	Harding Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	1,591	73.0%
21	Como Park Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	1,034	69.1%
22	ALC Gateway to College	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	107	68.2%
23	East View Academy	LITTLE CANADA, MN	Northeast Metro 916	High	122	66.4%
24	North Senior High	NORTH SAINT PAUL, MN	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	High	1,649	63.5%
25	Twin Cities Academy	SAINT PAUL, MN	Twin Cities Academy	High	547	62.3%
26	Mounds View ALC	MOUNDS VIEW, MN	Mounds View Public School District	High	114	62.3%
27	LEAP High School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	220	61.8%
28	Quora Secondary School	LITTLE CANADA, MN	Northeast Metro 916	High	115	60.0%
29	White Bear Area Learning Center	WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN	White Bear Lake School District	High	140	60.0%
30	AFSA High School	VADNAIS HEIGHTS, MN	AFSA High School	High	246	55.7%
31	ROSEVILLE AREA SENIOR HIGH	ROSEVILLE, MN	ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	2,276	45.6%
32	Irondale Senior High	NEW BRIGHTON, MN	Mounds View Public School District	High	1,812	45.3%
33	Highland Park Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	1,392	41.0%
34	Upper Mississippi High Academy	SAINT PAUL, MN	Upper Mississippi Academy	High	102	40.2%
35	Central Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	1,682	39.8%
36	Open World Learning Secondary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	504	30.0%
37	Lionsgate Academy - Shoreview	SHOREVIEW, MN	LIONSGATE ACADEMY	High	189	28.6%
38	White Bear Lake Area High School	WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN	White Bear Lake School District	High	2,572	25.4%
39	AVALON SCHOOL	SAINT PAUL, MN	AVALON SCHOOL	High	182	25.3%
40	WHITE BEAR SOUTH CAMPUS SENIOR	WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN	WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,196	24.1%
41	Nova Classical Academy Upper School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Nova Classical Academy	High	556	20.9%
42	GREAT RIVER SCHOOL	SAINT PAUL, MN	GREAT RIVER SCHOOL	High	411	19.2%
43	Mounds View Senior High	ARDEN HILLS, MN	Mounds View Public School District	High	1,833	16.2%
44	ST PAUL CONSERVATORY PERFORMING ART	SAINT PAUL, MN	ST PAUL CONSERVATORY PERFORMING ART	High	336	15.8%
45	Gentry Academy High	VADNAIS HEIGHTS, MN	Gentry Academy Charter School	High	134	15.7%

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