Enrollment
279
Middle
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY·NCES 270011505136
Community of Peace Academy Middle
471 MAGNOLIA AVE E, SAINT PAUL, MN 55130 · (651) 280-4601 · Ramsey County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL279 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Minnesota public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
219 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 28% |
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
Students here typically continue to
Community of Peace Academy Middle→Community of Peace Academy High Sch
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
28.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
15.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 28 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
19.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% 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 Middle
Community of Peace Academy Middle's state test result (19.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community of Peace Academy Middle this school | 279 | 78.5% | 19.6% |
| North View Middle School BROOKLYN PARK | 509 | 79.2% | 18.1% |
| Battle Creek Middle SAINT PAUL | 619 | 79.0% | 10.6% |
| Olson Middle MINNEAPOLIS | 329 | 76.6% | 9.4% |
| E-STEM Middle School WOODBURY | 512 | 71.7% | 21.0% |
| Brooklyn Center Middle School BROOKLYN CENTER | 334 | 82.3% | 8.0% |
Matched among Minnesota middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #223 of 245 | #16 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #220 of 245 | #16 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #220 of 245 | #16 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 279 | #193 of 306 | #18 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #13 of 210 | #1 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.9% | #15 of 216 | #6 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.5% | #24 of 252 | #10 of 24 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
279
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 27.8:1
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 | 279 | 21.5 | 13.0:1 | 78% (219) |
| 2023-24 | 291 | 15.7 | 18.6:1 | 87% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 283 | 9.4 | 30.0:1 | 90% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 278 | 10 | 27.8:1 | 68% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 148 | N/A | N/A | 91% (135) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Community of Peace Academy Middle.
About Community of Peace Academy Middle
Community of Peace Academy Middle is a public middle-grades school in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. It offers grades 5 through 8 and has 279 students enrolled. By comparison, middle schools in Minnesota enroll about 495 students on average.
COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY is the district for Community of Peace Academy Middle. It has 3 schools and 855 students.
The student body at Community of Peace Academy Middle has no majority group. Asian students lead at 31%. The next largest groups are 31% Hispanic, 27% Black, 6% White, and 5% multiracial. The school's Asian share is 16 points above the 15% share among Ramsey County residents. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at Community of Peace Academy Middle are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Community of Peace Academy Middle is 13.0:1, based on 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Minnesota is 17.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Community of Peace Academy Middle counts 78% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Ramsey County is 57%.
On the allk12 Grade, Community of Peace Academy Middle lands at C-, ahead of 21% of Minnesota public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 22.9% for Community of Peace Academy Middle. The school posts 19.6%, 3.3 points below the prediction.
The school is in Ramsey County, where the median household earns about $81,568 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Ramsey County, 302 public schools serve about 94,437 students.
Community of Peace Academy High Sch, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Community of Peace Academy Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Community of Peace Academy Middle ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Community of Peace Academy Middle as City: Large. Charter status: Community of Peace Academy Middle is a public charter school.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 278 in 2020-21 and 279 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 27.8:1 in 2020-21 to 13.0:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 High SchHigh · 250 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 High Sch0.0 mi · 250
- 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 Secondary School0.7 mi · 327
Frequently asked questions
About Community of Peace Academy MiddleHow large is Community of Peace Academy Middle?
Community of Peace Academy Middle enrolls approximately 279 students in grades 05-08.
Is Community of Peace Academy Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Community of Peace Academy Middle is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Community of Peace Academy Middle?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Community of Peace Academy Middle.
How diverse is Community of Peace Academy Middle?
Community of Peace Academy Middle reports a student body of 6% White, 31% Hispanic, 27% Black, 31% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Community of Peace Academy Middle?
Community of Peace Academy Middle is overseen by COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY in Ramsey County.
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