Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 273384001593
Highwood Hills Elementary
2188 LONDIN LN, SAINT PAUL, MN 55119 · (651) 744-3290 · Ramsey County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
263 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 44% larger than its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · 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
15.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
11.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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
13.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 Highwood Hills Elementary
Highwood Hills Elementary's state test result (13.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highwood Hills Elementary this school | 292 | 90.1% | 13.0% |
| Hmong International Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 258 | 92.2% | 7.6% |
| Bruce F Vento Elementary SAINT PAUL | 446 | 87.0% | 7.2% |
| Daytons Bluff Elementary SAINT PAUL | 301 | 83.1% | 15.0% |
| Community of Peace Academy Elem SAINT PAUL | 326 | 81.6% | 12.6% |
| Crossroads Science Program SAINT PAUL | 192 | 84.4% | 17.4% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary 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 Highwood Hills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #805 of 844 | #83 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.9% | #804 of 844 | #80 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #809 of 844 | #83 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #659 of 1,130 | #75 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #79 of 769 | #13 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #93 of 796 | #24 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.1% | #38 of 942 | #13 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.9% | #184 of 244 | #18 of 27 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
292
+96 (+49%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 292 | 27 | 10.8:1 | 90% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 26 | 9.8:1 | 90% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 212 | 18.1 | 11.8:1 | 94% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 196 | 20 | 9.8:1 | 84% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 281 | 23.2 | 12.1:1 | 92% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 278 | 19 | 14.6:1 | 93% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 25 | 11.6:1 | 90% (260) |
| 2000-01 | 438 | 38 | 11.5:1 | 65% (283) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | 31 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highwood Hills Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (281 to 292); teachers up 16% (23.2 to 27).
About Highwood Hills Elementary
Highwood Hills Elementary operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 292 students.
Highwood Hills Elementary is run by Saint Paul Public Schools, whose 87 schools enroll 33,152 students.
The most common group at Highwood Hills Elementary is Black students, at 40%. After that, the student body is 28% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 11% White, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Ramsey County, the Black share is about 12%. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 10.8:1 comes from the school's 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.9 students per teacher below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 90% in 2024-25. That is 33 points above the 57% average for public schools in Ramsey County.
The allk12 Grade for Highwood Hills Elementary is D. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 8% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Highwood Hills Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 13.0% is 3.6 points below the 16.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Ramsey County, the median household income is $81,568, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Highwood Hills Elementary is one of 302 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Highwood Hills Elementary is Early Ed Battle Creek, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Highwood Hills Elementary is 5th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Highwood Hills Elementary is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Federal data put enrollment at 196 in 2020-21 and 292 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 9.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.8:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Highwood Hills Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Early Ed Battle Creek0.7 mi · 13
- Battle Creek Elementary School0.7 mi · 470
- Battle Creek Middle1.1 mi · 619
- Carver Elementary1.3 mi · 898
- Aris1.4 mi · 22
- WOODBURY ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About Highwood Hills ElementaryHow large is Highwood Hills Elementary?
Highwood Hills Elementary enrolls approximately 292 students in grades PK-05.
Is Highwood Hills Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Highwood Hills Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Highwood Hills Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Highwood Hills Elementary is approximately 10.8:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Highwood Hills Elementary?
Student demographics at Highwood Hills Elementary are roughly 11% White, 18% Hispanic, 40% Black, 28% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Highwood Hills Elementary public or private?
Highwood Hills Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Saint Paul Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.