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Enrollment
724
Middle
DISTRICT 834 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY·NCES 270034203700
Hmong College Prep Academy MS
1515 BREWSTER ST, SAINT PAUL, MN 55108 · (651) 209-8002 · Ramsey County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL724 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Minnesota public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
588 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 6 | 243 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 248 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 233 | 32% |
Student demographics
6%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
Hmong College Prep Academy MS→HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY HS
Feeds from
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
19.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
10.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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
14.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 MS
Hmong College Prep Academy MS's state test result (14.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hmong College Prep Academy MS this school | 724 | 81.2% | 14.3% |
| Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture U SAINT PAUL | 337 | 78.9% | 25.2% |
| HOPE Community Academy Middle SAINT PAUL | 221 | 90.0% | 13.1% |
| Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy BROOKLYN PARK | 219 | 68.0% | 18.1% |
| Noble Academy Middle School BROOKLYN PARK | 138 | 73.9% | 29.0% |
| Farnsworth Aerospace Upper SAINT PAUL | 453 | 82.6% | 18.6% |
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 Hmong College Prep Academy MS ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #232 of 245 | #18 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #235 of 245 | #20 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #233 of 245 | #18 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 724 | #95 of 306 | #9 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #134 of 210 | #14 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.7% | #214 of 216 | #19 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.2% | #17 of 252 | #7 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -44.5% | #1 of 129 | #1 of 10 |
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
724
+80 (+12%) vs 2020
+123% since 2010-11, when it was 325
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 724 | 40.7 | 17.8:1 | 81% (588) |
| 2023-24 | 682 | 43.2 | 15.8:1 | 83% (569) |
| 2022-23 | 624 | 41.3 | 15.1:1 | 85% (533) |
| 2020-21 | 644 | 37 | 17.4:1 | 80% (515) |
| 2017-18 | 1,304 | 31 | 42.0:1 | 81% (1,058) |
| 2015-16 | 935 | 43 | 21.7:1 | 84% (787) |
| 2010-11 | 325 | 18 | 18.1:1 | 99% (321) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hmong College Prep Academy MS.
Since 2017-18: students down 44% (1,304 to 724); teachers up 31% (31 to 40.7).
About Hmong College Prep Academy MS
Hmong College Prep Academy MS is a middle-grades school in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, reachable at (651) 209-8002. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 724 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Minnesota) has about 495 students.
HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY, which runs Hmong College Prep Academy MS, has 3 schools and 2,503 students.
Asian students make up 97% of enrollment at Hmong College Prep Academy MS. Census figures show Ramsey County is about 15% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 6% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.8:1. That is close to the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 81%. That is 24 points above the 57% average for public schools in Ramsey County.
allk12 grades Hmong College Prep Academy MS a D. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Hmong College Prep Academy MS are 7.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (14.3% actual, 21.4% predicted).
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 roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Hmong College Prep Academy MS is one of 302 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY HS, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Hmong College Prep Academy MS ranks 7th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Hmong College Prep Academy MS is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. Hmong College Prep Academy MS is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 80 more students in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Hmong College Prep Academy MS covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 ESElementary · 988 students
- HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY HSHigh · 791 students
Other schools in SAINT PAUL
- Minnesota Connections Academy 7-12High · 3,536 students
- Central Senior HighHigh · 1,682 students
- 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 ES0.0 mi · 988
- HGA Secondary0.1 mi · 442
- Midway Star Academy0.2 mi · 393
- New Century School0.5 mi · 367
- New Century School Secondary0.5 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About Hmong College Prep Academy MSHow many students attend Hmong College Prep Academy MS?
Hmong College Prep Academy MS enrolls approximately 724 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hmong College Prep Academy MS serve?
Hmong College Prep Academy MS serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hmong College Prep Academy MS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hmong College Prep Academy MS is approximately 17.8:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hmong College Prep Academy MS?
Student demographics at Hmong College Prep Academy MS are roughly 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 97% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Hmong College Prep Academy MS public or private?
Hmong College Prep Academy MS 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.