Enrollment
181
High
STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS·NCES 270016002955
HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS
1166 UNIVERSITY AVE, SAINT PAUL, MN 55104 · (651) 287-0890 · Ramsey County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL181 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of Minnesota public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
166 students
STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 8 | 4% |
| Grade 10 | 8 | 4% |
| Grade 11 | 37 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 128 | 71% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
29.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
8.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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
22.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS
HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS's state test result (22.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS this school | 181 | 91.7% | 22.4% |
| Career Pathways SAINT PAUL | 121 | 87.6% | 6.7% |
| Unity Campus MINNEAPOLIS | 103 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Downtown Campus MINNEAPOLIS | 87 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Universal Academy Middle/High MINNEAPOLIS | 154 | 89.6% | 35.0% |
| AUGSBURG FAIRVIEW ACADEMY MINNEAPOLIS | 88 | 93.2% | 7.6% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #366 of 397 | #26 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.3% | #383 of 401 | #29 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #361 of 397 | #26 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 181 | #357 of 764 | #33 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.7% | #12 of 444 | #4 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -44.1% | #4 of 146 | #2 of 14 |
Ranked against other public high 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
181
-142 (-44%) vs 2020
+34% since 2000-01, when it was 135
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 181 | 11 | 16.4:1 | 92% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 214 | 9.2 | 23.3:1 | 86% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 241 | 10.1 | 23.8:1 | 88% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | 15 | 21.5:1 | 72% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 13.1 | 24.8:1 | 86% (280) |
| 2015-16 | 315 | 12 | 26.3:1 | 84% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 220 | 9 | 24.4:1 | 85% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 135 | 3 | 45.0:1 | 67% (91) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS.
Since 2017-18: students down 44% (324 to 181); teachers down 16% (13.1 to 11).
About HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS
HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS is a low-enrollment high school located in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. In all, 181 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. It has 51% fewer students than the average for high schools in Minnesota (about 371).
HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
The share of Black students at HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS is 73%, a majority. Other students are 13% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 3% White. That is higher than the 12% Black share among all Ramsey County residents. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS are from different groups.
The school lists 11 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. The average ratio among high schools in Minnesota is similar, at 16.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 92% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Ramsey County is 57%.
On the allk12 Grade, HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS lands at C+, ahead of 42% of Minnesota public high schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS would be expected to post about 15.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 22.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Ramsey County show that median household income comes to about $81,568, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ramsey County counts 302 public schools with about 94,437 students.
Gordon Parks High School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS places 6th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS enrolled 323 in 2020-21 and 181 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 21.5:1 to 16.4:1.
The discussion board for HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTSWhat is the total enrollment at HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS enrolls approximately 181 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS serve?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS is approximately 16.4:1 (11 FTE teachers).
How diverse is HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS reports a student body of 3% White, 10% Hispanic, 73% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS is overseen by HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS in Ramsey County.
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