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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Saint Paul, Minnesota

61 public elementary schools in Saint Paul, Minnesota appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Randolph Heights Elementary leads the list at 75.9%, against a median of 25.4% 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 % Proficient (Reading)

75.9%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

25.4%

BEST IN READING · SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Randolph Heights Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	448	75.9%
2	Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	431	75.1%
3	Horace Mann School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	445	74.8%
4	Twin Cities German Immersion Chrtr	SAINT PAUL, MN	Twin Cities German Immersion Chtr	Elementary	563	71.0%
5	Nova Classical Academy Lower School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Nova Classical Academy	Elementary	485	68.2%
6	Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	1,066	67.9%
7	Great River Elementary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	GREAT RIVER SCHOOL	Elementary	383	65.3%
8	St. Anthony Park Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	451	62.2%
9	Groveland Park Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	409	60.6%
10	L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	282	58.5%
11	St. Paul School of Northern Lights	SAINT PAUL, MN	St. Paul School of Northern Lights	Elementary	212	54.6%
12	EXPO for Excellence Elementary Sch	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	393	51.7%
13	Chelsea Heights Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	305	50.3%
14	Adams Magnet Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	605	49.5%
15	CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY	SAINT PAUL, MN	CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY	Elementary	132	47.2%
16	JJ Hill Montessori	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	360	41.7%
17	HGA Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Higher Ground Academy	Elementary	525	41.0%
18	Urban Academy	SAINT PAUL, MN	Urban Academy	Elementary	416	38.7%
19	Prodeo Academy St. Paul Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Prodeo Academy	Elementary	133	35.4%
20	Nokomis Montessori South Campus	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	258	34.6%
21	Midway Star Academy	SAINT PAUL, MN	Midway Star Academy	Elementary	393	34.0%
22	Crossroads Montessori	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	178	33.3%
23	Hamline Elementary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	272	29.8%
24	STEP Academy Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	STEP Academy	Elementary	214	29.8%
25	Como Park Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	387	28.0%
26	Battle Creek Elementary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	470	27.1%
27	Highland Park Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	406	26.9%
28	Saint Paul Music Academy	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	514	26.1%
29	Crossroads Science Program	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	192	25.8%
30	ACHIEVE LANGUAGE ACADEMY	SAINT PAUL, MN	ACHIEVE LANGUAGE ACADEMY	Elementary	451	25.7%
31	Farnsworth Aerospace Lower	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	466	25.4%
32	Riverview Spanish/English Dual Imme	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	297	25.2%
33	Nokomis Montessori North Campus	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	344	22.9%
34	Global Arts Plus Lower	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	410	22.7%
35	Frost Lake Elementary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	593	22.6%
36	New Century School	SAINT PAUL, MN	New Century School	Elementary	367	22.5%
37	LIFE Prep	SAINT PAUL, MN	LIFE PREP	Elementary	134	22.4%
38	Cherokee Heights Elementary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	228	21.8%
39	Eastern Heights Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	318	21.5%
40	MMSA Elementary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Minnesota Math and Science Academy	Elementary	243	21.3%
41	Hmong College Prep Academy ES	SAINT PAUL, MN	HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY	Elementary	988	21.0%
42	Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture Lo	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	638	20.4%
43	Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Quantum STEAM Academy Charter	Elementary	128	19.5%
44	American Indian Magnet School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	571	19.4%
45	East African Magnet School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	296	19.4%
46	Community School of Excellence Elem	SAINT PAUL, MN	Community School of Excellence	Elementary	696	18.8%
47	HOPE Community Academy Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY	Elementary	434	18.2%
48	Maxfield Elementary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	331	17.6%
49	Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	492	16.7%
50	The Heights Community School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	346	16.1%

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