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Enrollment
696
Elementary
DISTRICT 485 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE·NCES 270030403728
Community School of Excellence Elem
270 LARPENTEUR AVE W, SAINT PAUL, MN 55113 · (651) 917-0073 · Ramsey County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL696 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 75.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
592 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 40 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 139 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 143 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 132 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 12% smaller than its 4th grade class (132).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · 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 School of Excellence Elem→Community School of Excellence - MS
Based on grade levels within Community School of Excellence. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
18.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
29.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
22.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 School of Excellence Elem
Community School of Excellence Elem's state test result (22.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community School of Excellence Elem this school | 696 | 85.1% | 22.5% |
| Hmong College Prep Academy ES SAINT PAUL | 988 | 85.9% | 17.5% |
| New Millennium Academy Charter BROOKLYN CENTER | 845 | 81.9% | 21.7% |
| Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture Lo SAINT PAUL | 638 | 78.1% | 24.2% |
| HOPE Community Academy Elementary SAINT PAUL | 434 | 89.2% | 15.6% |
| Prairie Seeds El School Academy BROOKLYN PARK | 359 | 69.9% | 21.2% |
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 Community School of Excellence Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #737 of 844 | #59 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #690 of 844 | #47 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #792 of 844 | #78 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 696 | #84 of 1,130 | #11 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #66 of 769 | #10 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.7% | #792 of 796 | #85 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.1% | #67 of 942 | #26 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.8% | #32 of 499 | #5 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
696
-655 (-48%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 635
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
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 | 696 | 66.4 | 10.5:1 | 85% (592) |
| 2023-24 | 728 | 64.8 | 11.2:1 | 87% (633) |
| 2022-23 | 1,319 | 64.6 | 20.4:1 | 89% (1,170) |
| 2020-21 | 1,351 | 64 | 21.1:1 | 81% (1,096) |
| 2017-18 | 1,102 | 64.1 | 17.2:1 | 84% (927) |
| 2015-16 | 989 | 72 | 13.7:1 | 89% (879) |
| 2010-11 | 635 | 50 | 12.7:1 | 90% (572) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Community School of Excellence Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (1,102 to 696); teachers up 4% (64.1 to 66.4).
About Community School of Excellence Elem
As a large elementary school, Community School of Excellence Elem serves students in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. It reported 696 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Minnesota have about 344 students on average; enrollment here is 102% higher.
Community School of Excellence Elem is one of the 3 schools that make up Community School of Excellence (1,455 students in total).
Community School of Excellence Elem is 99% Asian by enrollment. In Ramsey County overall, about 15% of residents are Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 2%.
With 66.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Community School of Excellence Elem, 85% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Ramsey County is 57%.
Schools in Minnesota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 19.3%. Community School of Excellence Elem scores 22.5%.
For the population of Ramsey County, the median household earns about $81,568 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Community School of Excellence Elem shares Ramsey County with 301 other public schools.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Community School of Excellence Elem from the closest public school, Community School of Excellence - MS. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Community School of Excellence Elem ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 22.5% against a local average of 26.0%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Community School of Excellence Elem holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
The school counted 1,351 students in 2020-21 and 696 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. The ratio of students to teachers went from 21.1:1 to 10.5:1 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 School of Excellence
- Community School of Excellence - MSMiddle · 560 students
- Community School of Excellence HighHigh · 199 students
- CSE - OLL 6-8Middle
- CSE - OLL EC-5Elementary
- CSE - OLL HSHigh
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 School of Excellence - MS0.0 mi · 560
- Community School of Excellence High0.0 mi · 199
- Washington Technology Senior High0.3 mi · 1,063
- Washington Technology Middle School0.3 mi · 693
- Mississippi Creative Arts Elem1.0 mi · 570
- Prodeo Academy St. Paul Elementary1.0 mi · 133
Frequently asked questions
About Community School of Excellence ElemHow large is Community School of Excellence Elem?
Community School of Excellence Elem enrolls approximately 696 students in grades PK-04.
Is Community School of Excellence Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Community School of Excellence Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Community School of Excellence Elem have?
Community School of Excellence Elem employs 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
How diverse is Community School of Excellence Elem?
Community School of Excellence Elem reports a student body of 99% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Community School of Excellence Elem public or private?
Community School of Excellence Elem is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Community School of Excellence.
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