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If you could change one rule at Frost Lake Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
593
Elementary
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 273384001581
Frost Lake Elementary School
1505 HOYT AVE E, SAINT PAUL, MN 55106 · (651) 293-8930 · Ramsey County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL593 STUDENTS
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
4
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 | 56 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 13% |
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%
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
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 · methodologyTier
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 →
Where Frost Lake Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In 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 |
| 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
593
+6 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.3:1
% White
6%
was 7%
% Hispanic
18%
was 11%
% Black
17%
was 24%
% Asian
51%
was 50%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 593 | 45.1 | 13.2:1 | 84% (499) |
| 2023-24 | 540 | 41 | 13.2:1 | 88% (476) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 42.5 | 12.0:1 | 89% (455) |
| 2017-18 | 587 | 38.4 | 15.3:1 | 84% (496) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frost Lake Elementary School.
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.
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.
The school's size has been steady, with 587 students in 2017-18 and 593 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, 18% of students were Hispanic, compared with 11% in 2017-18. Students per teacher fell from 15.3 in 2017-18 to 13.2 in 2024-25.
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
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 Ed Frost Lake0.0 mi · 18
- The Heights Community School0.9 mi · 346
- Early Education Heights Comm0.9 mi · 17
- CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 132
- John Glenn Middle1.1 mi · 1,073
- Weaver Elementary1.1 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Frost Lake Elementary SchoolWhat 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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