Enrollment
250
High
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY·NCES 270011504163
Community of Peace Academy High Sch
471 MAGNOLIA AVE E, SAINT PAUL, MN 55130 · (651) 280-4527 · Ramsey County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Minnesota public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
195 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 9 | 66 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 72 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 58 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 54 | 22% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
37.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
16.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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
26.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Community of Peace Academy High Sch
Community of Peace Academy High Sch's state test result (26.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community of Peace Academy High Sch this school | 250 | 78.0% | 26.5% |
| Humboldt High School SAINT PAUL | 955 | 84.0% | 13.1% |
| City Academy SAINT PAUL | 135 | 87.4% | N/A |
| Creative Arts Secondary School SAINT PAUL | 382 | 75.4% | 22.0% |
| Camden High MINNEAPOLIS | 783 | 72.4% | 14.7% |
| Brooklyn Center High School BROOKLYN CENTER | 539 | 79.0% | 13.0% |
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 Community of Peace Academy High Sch ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #333 of 397 | #22 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #340 of 401 | #22 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #305 of 397 | #20 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #295 of 764 | #25 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #96 of 332 | #5 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.3% | #15 of 338 | #8 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.0% | #32 of 444 | #16 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #128 of 146 | #13 of 14 |
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
250
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+13% since 2010-11, when it was 222
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 250 | 16.9 | 14.8:1 | 78% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 243 | 14.9 | 16.3:1 | 83% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 261 | 10.7 | 24.4:1 | 85% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 12 | 21.1:1 | 71% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 254 | 19.8 | 12.8:1 | 88% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 273 | 20 | 13.7:1 | 89% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 222 | 17 | 13.1:1 | 85% (189) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Community of Peace Academy High Sch.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (254 to 250); teachers down 15% (19.8 to 16.9).
About Community of Peace Academy High Sch
Community of Peace Academy High Sch is a small high school with its address in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. School enrollment was 250 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Minnesota average about 371 students.
COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY runs 3 schools with a combined 855 students. Community of Peace Academy High Sch is one of them.
Enrollment at Community of Peace Academy High Sch is mixed, with Asian students the largest group at 34%. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% Hispanic, 25% Black, 6% multiracial, and 6% White. In Ramsey County overall, about 15% of residents are Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Community of Peace Academy High Sch belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 73%.
With 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Community of Peace Academy High Sch was 14.8:1. The 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 78%. Across public schools in Ramsey County, the average is 57%.
The allk12 Grade for Community of Peace Academy High Sch is B-. Compared with Minnesota public high schools, the school scored higher than 45% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Community of Peace Academy High Sch's results are 3.3 points above predicted: 26.5% against 23.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Ramsey County, median household income is about $81,568, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Ramsey County number 302 and enroll about 94,437.
Community of Peace Academy Middle is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Community of Peace Academy High Sch is 1st among 7 schools close by.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large). The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 250, starting from 253. The ratio of students to teachers went from 21.1:1 to 14.8:1 over the same years.
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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 COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY
- Community of Peace Academy ElemElementary · 326 students
- Community of Peace Academy MiddleMiddle · 279 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
- Community of Peace Academy Middle0.0 mi · 279
- Community of Peace Academy Elem0.0 mi · 326
- Bruce F Vento Elementary0.2 mi · 446
- City Academy0.3 mi · 135
- Farnsworth Aerospace Upper0.6 mi · 453
- MMSA Elementary School0.7 mi · 243
Frequently asked questions
About Community of Peace Academy High SchWhat is the total enrollment at Community of Peace Academy High Sch?
Community of Peace Academy High Sch enrolls approximately 250 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Community of Peace Academy High Sch serve?
Community of Peace Academy High Sch serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Community of Peace Academy High Sch?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Community of Peace Academy High Sch.
What is the student diversity at Community of Peace Academy High Sch?
Student demographics at Community of Peace Academy High Sch are roughly 6% White, 29% Hispanic, 25% Black, 34% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Community of Peace Academy High Sch in?
Community of Peace Academy High Sch is part of COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.