Enrollment
132
Elementary
STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY·NCES 270036804523
CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY
1611 AMES AVE, SAINT PAUL, MN 55106 · (651) 774-5000 · Ramsey County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL132 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
72 students
STATE 48%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 19% larger than its 6th grade class (16).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
47.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
19.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY this school | 132 | 54.5% | 35.9% |
| Churchill Elementary School ROCHESTER | 192 | 47.9% | N/A |
| OEC ELC OWATONNA | 109 | 55.0% | N/A |
| Birch Lake Elementary WHITE BEAR LAKE | 239 | 46.0% | 32.3% |
| Northfield Community Education Cntr NORTHFIELD | 117 | 48.7% | N/A |
| Mankato Schools Center for Learning MANKATO | 165 | 46.7% | N/A |
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 CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #590 of 844 | #34 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #757 of 844 | #67 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #449 of 844 | #30 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 132 | #887 of 1,130 | #98 of 119 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.5% | #281 of 942 | #63 of 101 |
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
132
-3 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 132 | 10.6 | 12.4:1 | 55% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 138 | 10.6 | 13.0:1 | 57% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 138 | 8.6 | 16.0:1 | 55% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 135 | 9 | 15.0:1 | 40% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 137 | 7.6 | 18.0:1 | 43% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 132 | 8 | 16.5:1 | 50% (66) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (137 to 132); teachers up 39% (7.6 to 10.6).
About CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY
CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY is an elementary school in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, and it is part of CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY. It teaches 132 students in kindergarten through 6. Elementary schools in Minnesota have about 344 students on average; enrollment here is 62% lower.
CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY operates as its own local education agency.
The biggest share of students at CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY, 36%, is White. Other reported shares: 20% Hispanic, 17% Black, 16% multiracial, and 10% Asian. That compares with about 59% White among all Ramsey County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 76%.
Its staff includes 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.4 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 55% of students at CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Ramsey County is close, at 57%.
Among Minnesota public elementary schools, CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY outscored 32%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 35.8% for a school in Minnesota with CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY's free or reduced-price lunch share. CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY posts 35.9%.
In Ramsey County, home to about 542,945 people, the median household earns about $81,568 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Ramsey County number 302, with about 94,437 students.
CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY's nearest public school is L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion (about 0.4 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 22.0%; CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY's is 35.9%, ranking 2nd of 7.
CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. NCES lists CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY as a charter school.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 135 to 132, a small change. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.0:1 in 2020-21, and 12.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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- L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion0.4 mi · 282
- Hazel Park Preparatory Academy0.4 mi · 489
- Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary0.5 mi · 336
- Academia Cesar Chavez Middle School0.5 mi · 149
- The Heights Community School0.8 mi · 346
- Early Education Heights Comm0.8 mi · 17
Frequently asked questions
About CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARYHow large is CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY?
CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 132 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY serve?
CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY have?
CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY?
At CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 36% White, 20% Hispanic, 17% Black, 10% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY?
CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY is overseen by CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY in Ramsey County.
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