Great River Elementary School

Located at 1326 ENERGY PARK DR, in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, Great River Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that educates 383 students (grades 1 through 6), operated by GREAT RIVER SCHOOL.

Within GREAT RIVER SCHOOL, which oversees 2 schools and 794 students, Great River Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Great River Elementary School lists that 75% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Ramsey County (around 57%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Great River Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.2%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Ramsey County put median household earnings sit near $81,568, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Great River Elementary School is one of 302 public schools in Ramsey County (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students).

GREAT RIVER SCHOOL 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. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Great River Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 26.4%.

The school occupies a high-density site. Great River Elementary School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Great River Elementary School has grew 83%, going from 209 students in 2018 to 383 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share edged down from 12% to 2%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 today.

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