Battle Creek Middle

Battle Creek Middle is one of the medium-sized middle schools in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, operated by Saint Paul Public Schools, with 619 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 25% bigger than the state mean of about 495.

Saint Paul Public Schools comprises 87 schools with combined enrollment of 33,152 students; Battle Creek Middle is among them.

Demographically, Battle Creek Middle reports that the largest single group is Asian at 43%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 27% Black, 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% White. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Battle Creek Middle has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 79% of students at Battle Creek Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Ramsey County's rate of about 57%.

With demographic context factored in, Battle Creek Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.6%; this one delivers 10.6%.

Across the wider county, Ramsey County reports that median household income runs about $81,568, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ramsey County's 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), Battle Creek Middle is one campus in the mix.

Early Ed Battle Creek is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Battle Creek Middle. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Battle Creek Middle ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 22.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Battle Creek Middle's enrollment has contracted 8% since 2018, when it stood at 676 (now 619). The Black share of enrollment declined from 33% to 27% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.