Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo

Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo operates as a substantial elementary campus in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, run under Saint Paul Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 1,066 students spanning grades 1 through 8. That puts it 210% above the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Saint Paul Public Schools runs 87 schools in total, collectively educating 33,152 students. Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo shows that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 22% Black, 17% Asian, 12% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Ramsey County's rate of about 57%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo sits in the top 10% of Minnesota schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 42.7%; actual is 59.6%, +16.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Ramsey County indicate the typical household earns roughly $81,568 per year, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ramsey County runs 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), of which Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo is one.

Benjamin E Mays IB World School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 9.3%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 15%: 1,258 students in 2018 compared to 1,066 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment contracted from 26% to 17% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 22.8:1 in 2018 to 21.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.