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Enrollment
1,034
High
DISTRICT 644 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 273384001955
Como Park Senior High
740 ROSE AVE W, SAINT PAUL, MN 55117 · (651) 293-8800 · Ramsey County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,034 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Minnesota public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
714 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 270 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 254 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 276 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 234 | 23% |
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · 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
32.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
9.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Como Park Senior High
Como Park Senior High's state test result (22.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Como Park Senior High this school | 1,034 | 69.1% | 22.0% |
| PARK CENTER IB WORLD SCHOOL BROOKLYN PARK | 2,061 | 63.4% | 23.0% |
| North Senior High NORTH SAINT PAUL | 1,649 | 63.5% | 26.8% |
| Camden High MINNEAPOLIS | 783 | 72.4% | 14.7% |
| Creative Arts Secondary School SAINT PAUL | 382 | 75.4% | 22.0% |
| Tartan Senior High OAKDALE | 1,687 | 59.2% | 28.4% |
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 Como Park Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #368 of 397 | #28 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.6% | #380 of 401 | #28 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #347 of 397 | #24 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,034 | #93 of 764 | #12 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #265 of 332 | #17 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.0% | #5 of 338 | #4 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.1% | #55 of 444 | #21 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #25 of 146 | #6 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
1,034
-129 (-11%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 1,329
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 1,034 | 52.3 | 19.8:1 | 69% (714) |
| 2023-24 | 1,074 | 55.1 | 19.5:1 | 74% (792) |
| 2022-23 | 1,078 | 52.3 | 20.6:1 | 75% (806) |
| 2020-21 | 1,163 | 56 | 20.8:1 | 67% (774) |
| 2017-18 | 1,291 | 78.7 | 16.4:1 | 66% (855) |
| 2015-16 | 1,307 | 73 | 17.9:1 | 67% (878) |
| 2010-11 | 1,554 | 74 | 21.0:1 | 71% (1,107) |
| 2000-01 | 1,539 | 71 | 21.7:1 | 60% (920) |
| 1990-91 | 1,329 | 61 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Como Park Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (1,291 to 1,034); teachers down 34% (78.7 to 52.3).
About Como Park Senior High
Como Park Senior High is a large high school in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, under Saint Paul Public Schools. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 1,034 students. An average school in this group (high schools in Minnesota) has about 371 students.
Saint Paul Public Schools counts 33,152 students in its 87 schools, and Como Park Senior High is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Como Park Senior High is Black (31%). Smaller groups are 31% Asian, 17% White, 12% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Ramsey County is roughly 12% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Como Park Senior High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 76%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 19.8:1, with 52.3 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 69%. It compares with 57% for public schools in Ramsey County.
Como Park Senior High is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Minnesota public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Como Park Senior High is 27.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 22.0%.
Across Ramsey County, median household income is about $81,568, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The public schools of Ramsey County number 302 and enroll about 94,437.
The nearest public school is Saint Paul Online High School, at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, Como Park Senior High ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Como Park Senior High inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Como Park Senior High had 1,163 students in 2020-21 and 1,034 in 2024-25, an 11% decrease.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Public Schools
- 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
- Washington Technology Senior HighHigh · 1,063 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
- Saint Paul Online High School0.2 mi · 324
- Early Education Como0.2 mi · 17
- Saint Paul Online Middle School0.2 mi · 145
- Saint Paul Online Elementary School0.2 mi · 109
- Como Park Elementary0.2 mi · 387
- Rivereast Program0.5 mi · 54
Frequently asked questions
About Como Park Senior HighHow many students attend Como Park Senior High?
Como Park Senior High enrolls approximately 1,034 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Como Park Senior High serve?
Como Park Senior High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Como Park Senior High?
Approximately 19.8:1 students per teacher at Como Park Senior High.
How diverse is Como Park Senior High?
Como Park Senior High reports a student body of 17% White, 12% Hispanic, 31% Black, 31% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Como Park Senior High in?
Como Park Senior High is part of Saint Paul Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.