Eastern Heights Elementary
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsWhat this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 21 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.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Eastern Heights Elementary
Eastern Heights Elementary, a mid-tier elementary-level community in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, overseen by Saint Paul Public Schools, serves 318 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
Eastern Heights Elementary is one of 87 schools operated by Saint Paul Public Schools, a district that instructs 33,152 students overall.
On demographics, Eastern Heights Elementary records that the largest single group is Asian at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 19% Black, 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 10% White. The wider county runs roughly 15% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly more Asian than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, Eastern Heights Elementary logs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Eastern Heights Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 82% of students at Eastern Heights Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Ramsey County (around 57%), the school's rate is north of typical.
After controlling for student poverty, Eastern Heights Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.5%.
Around the school, census data for Ramsey County shows median household income runs about $81,568, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ramsey County runs 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), of which Eastern Heights Elementary is one.
Nearest neighbor: Early Ed Eastern Heights, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Eastern Heights Elementary comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 24.2%.
Eastern Heights Elementary operates from a high-density location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eastern Heights Elementary has declined 10%, going from 352 students in 2018 to 318 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 36% to 48% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Eastern Heights Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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