Global Arts Plus Upper

Set in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, Global Arts Plus Upper is a mid-sized junior high, part of Saint Paul Public Schools. It serves 437 students across grades 5 through 8.

Across the 87 schools in Saint Paul Public Schools (33,152 students total), Global Arts Plus Upper accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Global Arts Plus Upper lists that the largest single group is Black at 29%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 27% White, 21% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 9% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Global Arts Plus Upper has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.5:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 66% of students at Global Arts Plus Upper qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Ramsey County (around 57%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Global Arts Plus Upper tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Ramsey County put the typical household earns roughly $81,568 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Global Arts Plus Upper is one of 302 public schools in Ramsey County (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students).

EARLY ED GLOBAL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Global Arts Plus Upper at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 51.0%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 19%: 541 students in 2018 compared to 437 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 10% to 21% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Global Arts Plus Upper community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.