Enrollment
382
High
DISTRICT 644 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 273384004680
Creative Arts Secondary School
65 KELLOGG BLVD E, SAINT PAUL, MN 55101 · (651) 292-3480 · Ramsey County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% 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.
- BBeats 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
18.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
288 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 6 | 82 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 32 | 8% |
Student demographics
78%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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
27.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
7.8%
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 8 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
24.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Creative Arts Secondary School
Creative Arts Secondary School's state test result (22.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Arts Secondary School this school | 382 | 75.4% | 22.0% |
| Camden High MINNEAPOLIS | 783 | 72.4% | 14.7% |
| Brooklyn Center High School BROOKLYN CENTER | 539 | 79.0% | 13.0% |
| Fridley Senior High FRIDLEY | 796 | 70.0% | 26.1% |
| Edison High MINNEAPOLIS | 865 | 70.3% | 29.9% |
| ROBBINSDALE COOPER SENIOR HIGH NEW HOPE | 1,396 | 70.4% | 25.3% |
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 Creative Arts Secondary School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #367 of 397 | #27 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.8% | #384 of 401 | #30 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #371 of 397 | #28 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #215 of 764 | #20 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #221 of 332 | #11 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.4% | #1 of 338 | #1 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.4% | #38 of 444 | #19 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #60 of 146 | #10 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
382
-64 (-14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 382 | 20.8 | 18.4:1 | 75% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 20.9 | 17.0:1 | 79% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 20.7 | 17.1:1 | 82% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 20 | 22.3:1 | 71% (317) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 30.4 | 14.2:1 | 71% (307) |
| 2015-16 | 459 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 76% (350) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Creative Arts Secondary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (433 to 382); teachers down 32% (30.4 to 20.8).
About Creative Arts Secondary School
At 65 KELLOGG BLVD E in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, Creative Arts Secondary School operates as a mid-sized high school. Enrollment stands at 382 students, covering grades 6 through 12.
Within Saint Paul Public Schools, Creative Arts Secondary School is one of 87 schools. The district enrolls 33,152 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Creative Arts Secondary School is Black, with 31% of students. Next come 23% White, 18% Hispanic, 16% Asian, and 12% multiracial. The county population is about 12% Black. The diversity index for Creative Arts Secondary School is 78%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 18.4:1 is based on 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Minnesota average 16.3:1, 2.0 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 75%. On average, public schools in Ramsey County report 57%.
Among Minnesota public high schools, Creative Arts Secondary School outscored 28%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Creative Arts Secondary School is -2.5 points: 22.0% actual, 24.5% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Ramsey County show that median household income comes to about $81,568, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Ramsey County, 302 public schools serve about 94,437 students.
ST PAUL CONSERVATORY PERFORMING ART is about 0.2 miles from Creative Arts Secondary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES assigns Creative Arts Secondary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 446 (2020-21) to 382 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 18.4:1, from 22.3:1.
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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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- Upper Mississippi Middle Academy0.4 mi · 54
- Water Lily Montessori0.5 mi · 3
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Frequently asked questions
About Creative Arts Secondary SchoolHow many students attend Creative Arts Secondary School?
Creative Arts Secondary School enrolls approximately 382 students in grades 06-12.
Is Creative Arts Secondary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Creative Arts Secondary School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Creative Arts Secondary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Creative Arts Secondary School is approximately 18.4:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Creative Arts Secondary School?
At Creative Arts Secondary School, the student body is approximately 23% White, 18% Hispanic, 31% Black, 16% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Creative Arts Secondary School in?
Creative Arts Secondary School is part of Saint Paul Public Schools.
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