Enrollment
301
Elementary
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 273384001571
Daytons Bluff Elementary
262 BATES AVE, SAINT PAUL, MN 55106 · (651) 293-8915 · Ramsey County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- ·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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
250 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 | 44 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
75%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
13.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
25.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
15.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% 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 Daytons Bluff Elementary
Daytons Bluff Elementary's state test result (15.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daytons Bluff Elementary this school | 301 | 83.1% | 15.0% |
| Crossroads Science Program SAINT PAUL | 192 | 84.4% | 17.4% |
| Jenny Lind Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 236 | 83.1% | 9.3% |
| Hamline Elementary School SAINT PAUL | 272 | 77.9% | 25.7% |
| Highwood Hills Elementary SAINT PAUL | 292 | 90.1% | 13.0% |
| Zanewood Community School STEAM BROOKLYN PARK | 317 | 77.9% | 23.5% |
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 Daytons Bluff Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #796 of 844 | #77 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #722 of 844 | #54 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #817 of 844 | #85 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #641 of 1,130 | #72 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #151 of 769 | #26 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.1% | #31 of 796 | #11 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.1% | #84 of 942 | #35 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.5% | #175 of 244 | #17 of 27 |
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
301
+19 (+7%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 694
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 301 | 26 | 11.6:1 | 83% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 27 | 10.1:1 | 86% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 248 | 25.8 | 9.6:1 | 89% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 282 | 26 | 10.8:1 | 87% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 288 | 23 | 12.5:1 | 87% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 94% (326) |
| 2010-11 | 347 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 94% (326) |
| 2000-01 | 570 | 45 | 12.7:1 | 91% (519) |
| 1990-91 | 694 | 38 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Daytons Bluff Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (288 to 301); teachers up 13% (23 to 26).
About Daytons Bluff Elementary
Daytons Bluff Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. A total of 301 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
Saint Paul Public Schools has a total of 87 schools and 33,152 students, Daytons Bluff Elementary among them.
Black students are the largest group at Daytons Bluff Elementary, with 39% of enrollment. Next come 21% Asian, 15% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, and 12% White. The county population is about 12% Black. Daytons Bluff Elementary has a diversity index of 75%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 26 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Daytons Bluff Elementary was 11.6:1. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 83%. It compares with 57% for public schools in Ramsey County.
allk12 grades Daytons Bluff Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Daytons Bluff Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 15.0%, compared with a predicted 20.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Ramsey County, median household income is about $81,568, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Ramsey County number 302 and enroll about 94,437.
Nearest public school: Early Education Daytons Bluff, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Daytons Bluff Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Daytons Bluff Elementary at 5th of 7.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Daytons Bluff Elementary went from 282 students to 301.
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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
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
- Early Education Daytons Bluff0.0 mi · 4
- STEP Academy Charter School0.4 mi · 366
- STEP Academy Elementary0.4 mi · 214
- American Indian Magnet School0.6 mi · 571
- HOPE Community Academy High School0.6 mi · 124
- HOPEStart Pre-K Program0.6 mi · 20
Frequently asked questions
About Daytons Bluff ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Daytons Bluff Elementary?
Daytons Bluff Elementary enrolls approximately 301 students in grades PK-05.
Is Daytons Bluff Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Daytons Bluff Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Daytons Bluff Elementary have?
Daytons Bluff Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Daytons Bluff Elementary?
Student demographics at Daytons Bluff Elementary are roughly 12% White, 13% Hispanic, 39% Black, 21% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Daytons Bluff Elementary in?
Daytons Bluff Elementary is part of Saint Paul Public Schools.
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