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Frost Lake Elementary School

1505 HOYT AVE E, SAINT PAUL, MN 55106 · (651) 293-8930 · Ramsey County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL593 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% 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.

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

Enrollment
593
Elementary
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
499 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K569%
Kindergarten9516%
Grade 19316%
Grade 29216%
Grade 37112%
Grade 410618%
Grade 58013%

This year's kindergarten class (95) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (80).

Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
336%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
10818%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
10117%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
30251%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
488%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 1%
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
Male
32254%
Female
27146%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
22.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
13.7%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
16.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 16% 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 Frost Lake Elementary School

Frost Lake Elementary School's state test result (16.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Frost Lake Elementary School this school59384.1%16.2%
Saint Paul Music Academy
SAINT PAUL
51483.5%24.6%
Battle Creek Elementary School
SAINT PAUL
47083.4%22.6%
Farnsworth Aerospace Lower
SAINT PAUL
46684.1%27.0%
Mississippi Creative Arts Elem
SAINT PAUL
57086.8%12.3%
Eastern Heights Elementary
SAINT PAUL
31881.8%18.5%
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 Frost Lake Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Ramsey County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
16.2%#791 of 844#75 of 93
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
13.7%#795 of 844#77 of 93
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
22.6%#763 of 844#67 of 93
Enrollment
ranked largest first
593#171 of 1,130#16 of 119
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.2:1#320 of 769#40 of 83
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
66.9%#186 of 796#43 of 86
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
84.1%#73 of 942#30 of 101
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+1.0%#222 of 244#23 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 2024-25
Enrollment
593
+93 (+19%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 636
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2559345.113.2:184% (499)
2023-245404113.2:188% (476)
2022-2350942.512.0:189% (455)
2020-215004112.2:180% (399)
2017-1858738.415.3:184% (496)
2015-165283813.9:186% (455)
2010-115573914.3:187% (487)
2000-015374811.2:165% (351)
1990-916363219.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frost Lake Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 1% (587 to 593); teachers up 17% (38.4 to 45.1).

About Frost Lake Elementary School

Frost Lake Elementary School, located in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, is a large elementary school. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 593 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students each.

Saint Paul Public Schools enrolls 33,152 students in 87 schools, including Frost Lake Elementary School.

Asian students make up a majority at Frost Lake Elementary School, at 51%. Smaller groups are 18% Hispanic, 17% Black, 8% multiracial, and 6% White. For comparison, the population of Ramsey County is roughly 15% Asian. Frost Lake Elementary School's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.

A ratio of 13.2:1 comes from the school's 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 84% in 2024-25. That is 27 points above the 57% average for public schools in Ramsey County.

allk12 grades Frost Lake Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Frost Lake Elementary School scores 16.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 19.8%.

Ramsey County has about 542,945 residents, and the median household income is $81,568, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Ramsey County has 302 public schools and roughly 94,437 students.

The shortest distance from Frost Lake Elementary School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Early Ed Frost Lake. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Frost Lake Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.

For locale, NCES codes Frost Lake Elementary School as City: Large.

Enrollment is up 19% from 2020-21, when Frost Lake Elementary School had 500 students, to 2024-25, when it had 593.

Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Ramsey County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Frost Lake Elementary School
District
Saint Paul Public Schools
Address
1505 HOYT AVE E, SAINT PAUL, MN 55106
Phone
(651) 293-8930
County
Ramsey County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
593
Teachers (FTE)
45
Student–teacher ratio
13.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
499 (84%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
273384001581
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Frost Lake Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Frost Lake Elementary School?
Frost Lake Elementary School enrolls approximately 593 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Frost Lake Elementary School serve?
Frost Lake Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Frost Lake Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Frost Lake Elementary School is approximately 13.2:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Frost Lake Elementary School?
Frost Lake Elementary School reports a student body of 6% White, 18% Hispanic, 17% Black, 51% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Frost Lake Elementary School?
Frost Lake Elementary School is overseen by Saint Paul Public Schools in Ramsey County.
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