Hamline Elementary School

Hamline Elementary School is a compact elementary school in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, one of the schools within Saint Paul Public Schools. The school caters to 272 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 21% leaner than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Within Saint Paul Public Schools, which oversees 87 schools and 33,152 students, Hamline Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Hamline Elementary School lists that 45% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 20% White, 13% Asian, 12% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Ramsey County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Hamline Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.7%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Ramsey County) reports that median household earnings sit near $81,568, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Ramsey County's 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), Hamline Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hidden River Middle School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hamline Elementary School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 22.8%.

Hamline Elementary School operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hamline Elementary School has fell 6%, going from 289 students in 2018 to 272 in 2025. The White share of enrollment increased from 15% to 20% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Hamline Elementary School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.