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The public high schools with the highest share of Black students in Saint Paul, Minnesota

31 public high schools in Saint Paul, Minnesota appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. STEP Academy Charter School leads the list at 98.9%, against a median of 24.7% 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 % Black

98.9%

Median % Black

24.7%

MOST BLACK · SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	STEP Academy Charter School	SAINT PAUL, MN	STEP Academy	366	362	98.9%
2	New Century School Secondary	SAINT PAUL, MN	New Century School	284	274	96.5%
3	HGA Secondary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Higher Ground Academy	442	420	95.0%
4	MMSA Secondary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Minnesota Math and Science Academy	327	307	93.9%
5	HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS	SAINT PAUL, MN	HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS	181	132	72.9%
6	Career Pathways	SAINT PAUL, MN	Career Pathways	121	79	65.3%
7	Gordon Parks High School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	217	110	50.7%
8	ALC Gateway to College	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	107	40	37.4%
9	Focus Beyond	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	212	71	33.5%
10	City Academy	SAINT PAUL, MN	City Academy	135	42	31.1%
11	Como Park Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	1,034	319	30.9%
12	Creative Arts Secondary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	382	117	30.6%
13	Twin Cities Academy	SAINT PAUL, MN	Twin Cities Academy	547	157	28.7%
14	St. Paul City High School	SAINT PAUL, MN	St. Paul City School	152	39	25.7%
15	Community of Peace Academy High Sch	SAINT PAUL, MN	COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY	250	62	24.8%
16	Humboldt High School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	955	236	24.7%
17	Central Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	1,682	405	24.1%
18	Washington Technology Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	1,063	253	23.8%
19	Johnson Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	1,076	243	22.6%
20	Highland Park Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	1,392	302	21.7%
21	Harding Senior High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	1,591	265	16.7%
22	LEAP High School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	220	33	15.0%
23	Nova Classical Academy Upper School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Nova Classical Academy	556	71	12.8%
24	Upper Mississippi High Academy	SAINT PAUL, MN	Upper Mississippi Academy	102	—	9.8%
25	AVALON SCHOOL	SAINT PAUL, MN	AVALON SCHOOL	182	14	7.7%
26	Open World Learning Secondary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	504	38	7.5%
27	ST PAUL CONSERVATORY PERFORMING ART	SAINT PAUL, MN	ST PAUL CONSERVATORY PERFORMING ART	336	21	6.3%
28	GREAT RIVER SCHOOL	SAINT PAUL, MN	GREAT RIVER SCHOOL	411	25	6.1%
29	HOPE Community Academy High School	SAINT PAUL, MN	HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY	124	1	0.8%
30	HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY HS	SAINT PAUL, MN	HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY	791	2	0.3%
31	Community School of Excellence High	SAINT PAUL, MN	Community School of Excellence	199	0	0.0%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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