Hmong College Prep Academy MS

Hmong College Prep Academy MS is one of the mid-tier middle schools in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, overseen by HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY, with 724 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 46% bigger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 495 students.

Within HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY, which oversees 3 schools and 2,503 students, Hmong College Prep Academy MS is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Hmong College Prep Academy MS shows that nearly all students (97%) are Asian. The wider county runs roughly 15% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Hmong College Prep Academy MS has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.8:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Ramsey County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Hmong College Prep Academy MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 21.4%, the actual is 14.3%, a residual of -7.0 points.

In the surrounding community, Ramsey County reports that median household income runs about $81,568, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ramsey County's 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), Hmong College Prep Academy MS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY HS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hmong College Prep Academy MS at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 26.7%.

The campus sits in an urban setting. Hmong College Prep Academy MS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 44%: 1,304 students in 2018 compared to 724 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 42.0:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

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