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How has Battle Creek Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 273384001555
Battle Creek Elementary School
60 RUTH ST S, SAINT PAUL, MN 55119 · (651) 744-4130 · Ramsey County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
392 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
27.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
28.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Battle Creek Elementary School
Battle Creek Elementary School's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Creek Elementary School this school | 470 | 83.4% | 22.6% |
| Farnsworth Aerospace Lower SAINT PAUL | 466 | 84.1% | 27.0% |
| Saint Paul Music Academy SAINT PAUL | 514 | 83.5% | 24.6% |
| Eastern Heights Elementary SAINT PAUL | 318 | 81.8% | 18.5% |
| Frost Lake Elementary School SAINT PAUL | 593 | 84.1% | 16.2% |
| Como Park Elementary SAINT PAUL | 387 | 87.3% | 23.0% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Battle Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #734 of 844 | #58 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #694 of 844 | #50 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #729 of 844 | #54 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #346 of 1,130 | #30 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #107 of 769 | #20 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #134 of 796 | #34 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.4% | #80 of 942 | #34 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #221 of 244 | #22 of 27 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
470
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 470 | 41.9 | 11.2:1 | 83% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 40.7 | 10.8:1 | 85% (376) |
| 2022-23 | 438 | 39.5 | 11.1:1 | 82% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 39 | 12.2:1 | 70% (334) |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 29.8 | 15.6:1 | 74% (346) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 81% (339) |
| 2010-11 | 581 | 35 | 16.6:1 | 76% (441) |
| 2000-01 | 561 | 46 | 12.2:1 | 66% (369) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 33 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Battle Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (465 to 470); teachers up 41% (29.8 to 41.9).
About Battle Creek Elementary School
Among the schools in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, is Battle Creek Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It had 470 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students, which makes this school 37% bigger than average.
Battle Creek Elementary School is one school in Saint Paul Public Schools, a system of 87 schools with 33,152 students.
Of every 100 students at Battle Creek Elementary School, about 47 are Asian, the largest group. Smaller groups are 23% Black, 11% White, 11% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Ramsey County is roughly 15% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
Staffing at Battle Creek Elementary School comes to 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.2:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1, 2.5 more students per teacher than here. Battle Creek Elementary School counts 83% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Ramsey County averages 57%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Battle Creek Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 22% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Battle Creek Elementary School would be expected to post about 20.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 22.6%.
In Ramsey County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $81,568, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 302 public schools and about 94,437 students.
Early Ed Battle Creek, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Battle Creek Elementary School places 3rd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 475 to 470, a small change.
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Ramsey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
542,945
Census ACS
Median income
$81,568
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
302
94,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Saint Paul Public Schools
- Central Senior HighHigh · 1,682 students
- Harding Senior HighHigh · 1,591 students
- Highland Park Senior HighHigh · 1,392 students
- Johnson Senior HighHigh · 1,076 students
- Capitol Hill Magnet/RondoElementary · 1,066 students
- Washington Technology Senior HighHigh · 1,063 students
Other schools in SAINT PAUL
- Minnesota Connections Academy 7-12High · 3,536 students
- Central Senior HighHigh · 1,682 students
- Harding Senior HighHigh · 1,591 students
- Highland Park Senior HighHigh · 1,392 students
- Johnson Senior HighHigh · 1,076 students
- Capitol Hill Magnet/RondoElementary · 1,066 students
Other Battle Creek Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Battle Creek Elementary. Battle Creek Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Battle Creek Elementary SchoolSpring Hill, TN · 682 students
- Battle Creek Elementary SchoolSalem, OR · 426 students
- BATTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBATTLE CREEK, NE · 292 students
Nearby schools
- Early Ed Battle Creek0.0 mi · 13
- Battle Creek Middle0.4 mi · 619
- Highwood Hills Elementary0.7 mi · 292
- Carver Elementary1.3 mi · 898
- Nokomis Montessori South Campus1.4 mi · 258
- Eastern Heights Elementary1.6 mi · 318
Frequently asked questions
About Battle Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Battle Creek Elementary School?
Battle Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 470 students in grades PK-05.
Is Battle Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Battle Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Battle Creek Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Battle Creek Elementary School is approximately 11.2:1 (42 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Battle Creek Elementary School?
Battle Creek Elementary School reports a student body of 11% White, 11% Hispanic, 23% Black, 47% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Battle Creek Elementary School?
Battle Creek Elementary School is overseen by Saint Paul Public Schools in Ramsey County.
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