Enrollment
121
High
STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAREER PATHWAYS·NCES 270040204836
Career Pathways
1355 PIERCE BUTLER RT, SAINT PAUL, MN 55104 · (651) 400-1781 · Ramsey County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL121 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
106 students
STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 4 | 3% |
| Grade 7 | 5 | 4% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 51 | 42% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
5.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
4.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 6 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
6.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Career Pathways
Career Pathways's state test result (6.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Career Pathways this school | 121 | 87.6% | 6.7% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS SAINT PAUL | 181 | 91.7% | 22.4% |
| AUGSBURG FAIRVIEW ACADEMY MINNEAPOLIS | 88 | 93.2% | 7.6% |
| FACE TO FACE ACADEMY SAINT PAUL | 83 | 79.5% | 51.2% |
| Downtown Campus MINNEAPOLIS | 87 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Jennings Community School SAINT PAUL | 57 | 77.2% | N/A |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 Career Pathways ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.7% | #396 of 397 | #34 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.2% | #392 of 401 | #33 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 5.9% | #395 of 397 | #34 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 121 | #417 of 764 | #41 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.6% | #18 of 444 | #7 of 45 |
Ranked against other public high 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
121
+14 (+13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 35.7:1
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 | 121 | 10.7 | 11.3:1 | 88% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 111 | 8.5 | 13.0:1 | 84% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 123 | 4.8 | 25.8:1 | 83% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 107 | 3 | 35.7:1 | 86% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 76 | 8 | 9.4:1 | 79% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 116 | 8 | 14.5:1 | 100% (116) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Career Pathways.
Since 2017-18: students up 59% (76 to 121); teachers up 33% (8 to 10.7).
About Career Pathways
Career Pathways is a very small high school in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, under Career Pathways. It is open to students in grades 6 through 12 and enrolls 121 students. It has 67% fewer students than the average for high schools in Minnesota (about 371).
Career Pathways operates as its own local education agency.
About 65% of the student body at Career Pathways is Black. Enrollment also includes 12% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 6% White, and 5% Asian. Among people living in Ramsey County, the Black share is about 12%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
Based on 10.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Career Pathways has a ratio of 11.3:1. The gap from the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota is 5.0 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 88%. Compared with the 57% average for public schools in Ramsey County, the school's rate is higher.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Career Pathways falls in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools: 6.7% actual against 18.0% predicted.
Looking at the county, Ramsey County, the median household earns about $81,568 a year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Career Pathways, Ramsey County has 302 public schools.
Minnesota Connections Academy 7-12, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Career Pathways, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Career Pathways places 6th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. Career Pathways is run as a public charter school.
The school's enrollment rose 13% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 35.7:1 to 11.3:1.
Career Pathways has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- 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
- Minnesota Connections Academy 7-120.1 mi · 3,536
- Minnesota Connections Academy K-60.1 mi · 1,017
- New Century School0.1 mi · 367
- New Century School Secondary0.1 mi · 284
- NCS Online Program0.1 mi · 23
- GREAT RIVER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 411
Frequently asked questions
About Career PathwaysWhat is the total enrollment at Career Pathways?
Career Pathways enrolls approximately 121 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Career Pathways serve?
Career Pathways serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Career Pathways have?
Career Pathways employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
How diverse is Career Pathways?
Career Pathways reports a student body of 6% White, 12% Hispanic, 65% Black, 5% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Career Pathways public or private?
Career Pathways is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Career Pathways.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.