Enrollment
192
Elementary
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 273384003000
Crossroads Science Program
543 FRONT AVE, SAINT PAUL, MN 55117 · (651) 767-8540 · Ramsey County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL192 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
162 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
73%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
25.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
20.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
17.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Crossroads Science Program
Crossroads Science Program's state test result (17.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossroads Science Program this school | 192 | 84.4% | 17.4% |
| Jenny Lind Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 236 | 83.1% | 9.3% |
| Daytons Bluff Elementary SAINT PAUL | 301 | 83.1% | 15.0% |
| CREST VIEW ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK | 193 | 76.7% | 12.3% |
| Hamline Elementary School SAINT PAUL | 272 | 77.9% | 25.7% |
| LIFE Prep SAINT PAUL | 134 | 89.6% | 14.9% |
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 Crossroads Science Program ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #782 of 844 | #73 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #748 of 844 | #62 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #742 of 844 | #60 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 192 | #804 of 1,130 | #88 of 119 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.4% | #71 of 942 | #28 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.8% | #43 of 499 | #7 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
192
-55 (-22%) vs 2020
-31% since 2000-01, when it was 277
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 192 | 14.8 | 13.0:1 | 84% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 204 | 17.5 | 11.7:1 | 92% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 185 | 14.8 | 12.5:1 | 90% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 247 | 14 | 17.6:1 | 80% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 299 | 18.7 | 16.0:1 | 78% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 19 | 19.3:1 | 78% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 374 | 22 | 17.0:1 | 77% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 277 | 19 | 14.6:1 | 60% (166) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crossroads Science Program.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (299 to 192); teachers down 21% (18.7 to 14.8).
About Crossroads Science Program
Crossroads Science Program is an elementary school in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, according to federal school records. It reported 192 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Minnesota have about 344 students on average; enrollment here is 44% lower.
The district, Saint Paul Public Schools, operates 87 schools serving 33,152 students.
The biggest share of students at Crossroads Science Program, 42%, is Black. The rest of enrollment is 18% Asian, 18% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, and 8% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Ramsey County's population at about 12%. The diversity index for Crossroads Science Program is 73%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 13.0:1 is based on 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Ramsey County average 57%.
On BeatsExpectations, Crossroads Science Program is 2.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools.
The county, Ramsey County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $81,568 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Ramsey County has 302 public schools with about 94,437 students, including Crossroads Science Program.
Crossroads Montessori, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Crossroads Science Program is 4th among 5 schools close by.
Federal data place Crossroads Science Program in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 55 students, from 247 to 192. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.6:1 to 13.0:1.
The allk12 page for Crossroads Science Program lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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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- Highland Park Senior HighHigh · 1,392 students
- Johnson Senior HighHigh · 1,076 students
- Capitol Hill Magnet/RondoElementary · 1,066 students
Nearby schools
- Crossroads Montessori0.0 mi · 178
- Rivereast Program0.1 mi · 54
- Como Park Senior High0.5 mi · 1,034
- Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary0.6 mi · 492
- Saint Paul Online Middle School0.7 mi · 145
- Saint Paul Online High School0.7 mi · 324
Frequently asked questions
About Crossroads Science ProgramHow large is Crossroads Science Program?
Crossroads Science Program enrolls approximately 192 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Crossroads Science Program serve?
Crossroads Science Program serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Crossroads Science Program?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Crossroads Science Program.
How diverse is Crossroads Science Program?
Crossroads Science Program reports a student body of 8% White, 15% Hispanic, 42% Black, 18% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Is Crossroads Science Program public or private?
Crossroads Science Program is a public K-12 school, overseen by Saint Paul Public Schools.
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