Enrollment
199
High
DISTRICT 485 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE·NCES 270030405221
Community School of Excellence High
270 LARPENTEUR AVE W, SAINT PAUL, MN 55113 · (651) 917-0073 · Ramsey County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL199 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% 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.
- ABeats 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
19.4:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 75.9:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
171 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 54 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 50 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 48 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 47 | 24% |
Student demographics
1%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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
38.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
4.2%
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 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% 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 →
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Community School of Excellence High's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community School of Excellence High this school | 199 | 85.9% | 26.9% |
| Sejong Academy Upper School MAPLEWOOD | 136 | 85.3% | 29.6% |
| HOPE Community Academy High School SAINT PAUL | 124 | 85.5% | 23.1% |
| HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY HS SAINT PAUL | 791 | 79.1% | 30.9% |
| Prairie Seeds High School Academy BROOKLYN PARK | 282 | 66.7% | 31.6% |
| Harding Senior High SAINT PAUL | 1,591 | 73.0% | 19.8% |
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 School of Excellence High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #329 of 397 | #20 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.2% | #391 of 401 | #32 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #294 of 397 | #17 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 199 | #339 of 764 | #30 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.9% | #20 of 444 | #9 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
199
+112 (+129%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 199 | 10.2 | 19.4:1 | 86% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 8.6 | 22.7:1 | 89% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 175 | 7.1 | 24.8:1 | 93% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 87 | 5 | 17.4:1 | 87% (76) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Community School of Excellence High.
About Community School of Excellence High
Community School of Excellence High, located in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, is a small high school. It enrolled 199 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Minnesota average about 371 students each.
Community School of Excellence is made up of 3 schools with 1,455 students in all.
Asian students are the large majority at Community School of Excellence High, with 100% of enrollment. By comparison, Ramsey County residents are about 15% Asian. By the diversity index, Community School of Excellence High comes in at 1%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 19.4:1, with 10.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, high schools in Minnesota average 16.3:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 86%. Across public schools in Ramsey County, the average is 57%.
Measured against Minnesota public high schools, Community School of Excellence High receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Community School of Excellence High would be expected to post about 18.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.9%.
In the county around the school, Ramsey County, median household income is about $81,568, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Community School of Excellence High is among the 302 public schools in Ramsey County.
Nearest public school: Community School of Excellence - MS, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Community School of Excellence High is 4th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Community School of Excellence High had 87 students in 2020-21 and 199 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.4:1) than in 2020-21 (17.4:1).
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 ElemElementary · 696 students
- Community School of Excellence - MSMiddle · 560 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 Elem0.0 mi · 696
- 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 Primary1.0 mi · 116
Frequently asked questions
About Community School of Excellence HighWhat is the total enrollment at Community School of Excellence High?
Community School of Excellence High enrolls approximately 199 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Community School of Excellence High serve?
Community School of Excellence High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Community School of Excellence High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Community School of Excellence High is approximately 19.4:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Community School of Excellence High?
Student demographics at Community School of Excellence High are roughly 100% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Community School of Excellence High public or private?
Community School of Excellence High is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Community School of Excellence.
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