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Which teacher or staff member at HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
761
Middle
DISTRICT 773 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST ST. PAUL-MENDOTA HEIGHTS-EAGAN·NCES 274227001774
HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL
121 W BUTLER AVE, WEST SAINT PAUL, MN 55118 · (651) 403-7401 · Dakota County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL761 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Minnesota public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
396 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 48%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 186 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 180 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 222 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 173 | 23% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
53.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
30.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL
HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL this school | 761 | 52.0% | 39.2% |
| INVER GROVE HEIGHTS MIDDLE INVER GROVE HEIGHTS | 817 | 49.4% | 31.0% |
| Highland Park Middle School SAINT PAUL | 811 | 48.2% | 34.4% |
| I.J. Holton Intermediate School AUSTIN | 712 | 59.0% | 25.2% |
| Ellis Middle AUSTIN | 726 | 58.3% | 23.2% |
| RICHFIELD MIDDLE RICHFIELD | 808 | 57.7% | 29.4% |
Matched among Minnesota middle 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 HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #134 of 245 | #11 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #177 of 245 | #16 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #93 of 245 | #10 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 761 | #86 of 306 | #14 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #41 of 210 | #2 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #41 of 216 | #4 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.0% | #59 of 252 | #2 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #66 of 66 | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25Enrollment
761
-37 (-5%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 598
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 761 | 51.9 | 14.7:1 | 52% (396) |
| 2023-24 | 760 | 35.6 | 21.4:1 | 53% (406) |
| 2022-23 | 768 | 56.2 | 13.7:1 | 51% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 798 | 47 | 17.0:1 | 48% (386) |
| 2017-18 | 759 | 47.4 | 16.0:1 | 49% (373) |
| 2015-16 | 741 | 47 | 15.8:1 | 58% (433) |
| 2010-11 | 679 | 41 | 16.6:1 | 56% (380) |
| 2000-01 | 758 | 46 | 16.5:1 | 21% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 598 | 39 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (759 to 761); teachers up 9% (47.4 to 51.9).
About HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL
Students in WEST SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, attend HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL, a high-enrollment middle-grades school. There are 761 students enrolled, covering grades 5 through 8. That puts enrollment 54% larger than the 495-student average for middle schools in Minnesota.
West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan has 13 schools and 5,452 students, and HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL is one of those schools.
No group is above 50% at HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL; the largest is White, at 44%. After that, the student body is 34% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% multiracial, and 2% Native American. Among all residents of Dakota County, the White share is about 74%. The diversity index for HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 51.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. Middle schools in Minnesota average 17.5:1, 2.8 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 52% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Dakota County averages 34%, lower than here.
HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 64% of Minnesota public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL is 2.1 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 39.2% actual, 37.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Minnesota.
Looking at the county, Dakota County, median household income comes to about $106,318, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 170 public schools and about 74,687 students.
MORELAND ART/HEALTH SCIENCE MAGNET is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 29.6% on proficiency, and HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL is above that at 39.2%.
HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment decreased 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.7:1, from 17.0:1.
The allk12 page for HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Dakota County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
445,771
Census ACS
Median income
$106,318
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
170
74,687 students
Quick facts
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- Early Learning and Family ResourceElementary · 31 students
Nearby schools
- MORELAND ART/HEALTH SCIENCE MAGNET0.3 mi · 369
- Cherokee Heights Elementary School0.9 mi · 228
- Humboldt High School0.9 mi · 955
- Open World Learning Secondary1.0 mi · 504
- Early Education - Birth to Three1.0 mi · 311
- ECSE Inclusion1.0 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOLHow large is HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL?
HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL enrolls approximately 761 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL serve?
HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL have?
HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL are roughly 44% White, 34% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL?
HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL is overseen by West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan in Dakota County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.