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Enrollment
988
Elementary
DISTRICT 834 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY·NCES 270034205102
Hmong College Prep Academy ES
1515 BREWSTER STREET, SAINT PAUL, MN 55108 · (651) 209-8002 · Ramsey County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL988 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
10.9:1
91 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
849 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 121 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 132 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 155 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 190 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 192 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 198 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (198).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
21.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
19.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
17.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Hmong College Prep Academy ES
Hmong College Prep Academy ES's state test result (17.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hmong College Prep Academy ES this school | 988 | 85.9% | 17.5% |
| New Millennium Academy Charter BROOKLYN CENTER | 845 | 81.9% | 21.7% |
| Community School of Excellence Elem SAINT PAUL | 696 | 85.1% | 22.5% |
| Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture Lo SAINT PAUL | 638 | 78.1% | 24.2% |
| HOPE Community Academy Elementary SAINT PAUL | 434 | 89.2% | 15.6% |
| Urban Academy SAINT PAUL | 416 | 98.8% | 32.9% |
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 Hmong College Prep Academy ES ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #778 of 844 | #72 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #758 of 844 | #68 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #775 of 844 | #73 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 988 | #7 of 1,130 | #2 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #82 of 769 | #15 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.3% | #779 of 796 | #82 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.9% | #60 of 942 | #24 of 101 |
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
988
-61 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 988 | 90.8 | 10.9:1 | 86% (849) |
| 2023-24 | 1,015 | 89.8 | 11.3:1 | 85% (865) |
| 2022-23 | 1,031 | 101.1 | 10.2:1 | 86% (885) |
| 2020-21 | 1,049 | 86 | 12.2:1 | 79% (824) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hmong College Prep Academy ES.
About Hmong College Prep Academy ES
Hmong College Prep Academy ES is a large elementary school in Minnesota, located in SAINT PAUL. A federal count lists 988 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 344, so this school runs 187% above that.
HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY, which runs Hmong College Prep Academy ES, has 3 schools and 2,503 students.
Asian students are the large majority at Hmong College Prep Academy ES, with 96% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 2% multiracial. Among people living in Ramsey County, the Asian share is about 15%. The chance that two students picked at random at Hmong College Prep Academy ES belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 7%.
Hmong College Prep Academy ES's 90.8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.9:1. That ratio is under the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 86%. Among public schools in Ramsey County, the average eligibility rate is 57%.
Hmong College Prep Academy ES is graded D by allk12, scoring above 12% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Minnesota, Hmong College Prep Academy ES is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 17.5% actual against a predicted 18.9%.
Ramsey County has these Census figures: median household income is about $81,568, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The public schools of Ramsey County number 302 and enroll about 94,437.
HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY HS is the public school closest to Hmong College Prep Academy ES, less than a tenth of a mile away. Hmong College Prep Academy ES has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 26.2% on proficiency, and Hmong College Prep Academy ES is below that at 17.5%.
Hmong College Prep Academy ES is coded as City: Large in federal locale data. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 6%, from 1,049 to 988. The ratio was 12.2:1 in 2020-21 and 10.9:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Hmong College Prep Academy ES may include school safety, transportation, and start times. 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
Related schools
Other schools in HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY
- HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY HSHigh · 791 students
- Hmong College Prep Academy MSMiddle · 724 students
Other schools in SAINT PAUL
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- Harding Senior HighHigh · 1,591 students
- Highland Park Senior HighHigh · 1,392 students
- Johnson Senior HighHigh · 1,076 students
- Capitol Hill Magnet/RondoElementary · 1,066 students
Nearby schools
- HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY HS0.0 mi · 791
- Hmong College Prep Academy MS0.0 mi · 724
- HGA Secondary0.1 mi · 442
- Midway Star Academy0.2 mi · 393
- New Century School0.5 mi · 367
- NCS Online Program0.5 mi · 23
Frequently asked questions
About Hmong College Prep Academy ESHow large is Hmong College Prep Academy ES?
Hmong College Prep Academy ES enrolls approximately 988 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Hmong College Prep Academy ES serve?
Hmong College Prep Academy ES serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Hmong College Prep Academy ES have?
Hmong College Prep Academy ES employs 91 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hmong College Prep Academy ES?
At Hmong College Prep Academy ES, the student body is approximately 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 96% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Hmong College Prep Academy ES public or private?
Hmong College Prep Academy ES is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.