Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 273384001952
Benjamin E Mays IB World School
560 RONDO AVE, SAINT PAUL, MN 55103 · (651) 325-2400 · Ramsey County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
311 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 | 51 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
54%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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
5.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
4.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 5 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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
4.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 4% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Benjamin E Mays IB World School
Benjamin E Mays IB World School's state test result (4.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin E Mays IB World School this school | 336 | 92.6% | 4.1% |
| Maxfield Elementary School SAINT PAUL | 331 | 88.5% | 13.3% |
| Lucy Laney Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 386 | 88.1% | 12.8% |
| Bethune Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 213 | 88.3% | 7.0% |
| Hennepin Schools Lower Campus MINNEAPOLIS | 240 | 95.4% | 26.1% |
| Hall Academy Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 234 | 94.0% | 13.3% |
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 Benjamin E Mays IB World School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 4.1% | #842 of 844 | #91 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.4% | #841 of 844 | #92 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 5.2% | #842 of 844 | #92 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #589 of 1,130 | #64 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #105 of 769 | #19 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.1% | #330 of 796 | #60 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.6% | #25 of 942 | #10 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.5% | #99 of 499 | #12 of 55 |
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
336
-22 (-6%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 429
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 336 | 30 | 11.2:1 | 93% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 37.6 | 9.4:1 | 92% (325) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 34.4 | 9.7:1 | 92% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 35 | 10.2:1 | 87% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 445 | 32.1 | 13.9:1 | 85% (377) |
| 2015-16 | 478 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 88% (422) |
| 2010-11 | 364 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 88% (319) |
| 2000-01 | 609 | 40 | 15.2:1 | 71% (434) |
| 1990-91 | 429 | 29 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benjamin E Mays IB World School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (445 to 336); teachers down 6% (32.1 to 30).
About Benjamin E Mays IB World School
Benjamin E Mays IB World School is a mid-sized elementary school based in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. The school has 336 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Saint Paul Public Schools oversees Benjamin E Mays IB World School and 86 other schools, with 33,152 students in total.
The share of Black students at Benjamin E Mays IB World School is 65%, a majority. It is also 10% multiracial, 9% White, 8% Asian, and 7% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Ramsey County is roughly 12% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.2 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 93% of students at Benjamin E Mays IB World School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Ramsey County is 57%.
Benjamin E Mays IB World School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 0% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Benjamin E Mays IB World School is 11.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 4.1%. Predicted: 15.3%.
Ramsey County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $81,568, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ramsey County's 302 public schools enroll about 94,437 students and include Benjamin E Mays IB World School.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo, is the closest to Benjamin E Mays IB World School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Benjamin E Mays IB World School. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Benjamin E Mays IB World School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 6% decline took enrollment from 358 in 2020-21 to 336 in 2024-25.
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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
Nearby schools
- Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo0.0 mi · 1,066
- East African Magnet School0.6 mi · 296
- Maxfield Elementary School0.6 mi · 331
- ST. PAUL CITY PRIMARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 313
- St. Paul City High School0.8 mi · 152
- ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 150
Frequently asked questions
About Benjamin E Mays IB World SchoolHow many students attend Benjamin E Mays IB World School?
Benjamin E Mays IB World School enrolls approximately 336 students in grades PK-05.
Is Benjamin E Mays IB World School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Benjamin E Mays IB World School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Benjamin E Mays IB World School?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at Benjamin E Mays IB World School.
What is the student diversity at Benjamin E Mays IB World School?
Student demographics at Benjamin E Mays IB World School are roughly 9% White, 7% Hispanic, 65% Black, 8% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Benjamin E Mays IB World School in?
Benjamin E Mays IB World School is part of Saint Paul Public Schools.
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