Enrollment
124
High
DISTRICT 200 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY·NCES 270023005538
HOPE Community Academy High School
720 PAYNE AVE, SAINT PAUL, MN 55130 · (651) 796-4500 · Ramsey County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL124 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% 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.
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
106 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 31 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 32 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 25 | 20% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
22.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
25.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 HOPE Community Academy High School
HOPE Community Academy High School's state test result (23.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOPE Community Academy High School this school | 124 | 85.5% | 23.1% |
| Sejong Academy Upper School MAPLEWOOD | 136 | 85.3% | 29.6% |
| Community School of Excellence High SAINT PAUL | 199 | 85.9% | 26.9% |
| HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY HS SAINT PAUL | 791 | 79.1% | 30.9% |
| Prairie Seeds High School Academy BROOKLYN PARK | 282 | 66.7% | 31.6% |
| Harding Senior High SAINT PAUL | 1,591 | 73.0% | 19.8% |
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 HOPE Community Academy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #362 of 397 | #25 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #267 of 401 | #14 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #382 of 397 | #30 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 124 | #415 of 764 | #39 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.5% | #21 of 444 | #10 of 45 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 124 | 7.2 | 17.2:1 | 85% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 96 | 5.3 | 18.0:1 | 88% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 80 | 4.8 | 16.6:1 | 93% (74) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HOPE Community Academy High School.
About HOPE Community Academy High School
At 720 PAYNE AVE in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, HOPE Community Academy High School operates as a small high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 124 students. The typical figure for high schools in Minnesota is about 371 students.
HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY is the local district for HOPE Community Academy High School. It runs 4 schools with 799 students.
Asian students make up 93% of enrollment at HOPE Community Academy High School. Next come 4% multiracial. That compares with about 15% Asian among all Ramsey County residents. The school's diversity index is 14%, meaning two students picked at random have a 14% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 7.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.2:1. That is 0.9 students per teacher above the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 85%. The gap from the 57% average for public schools in Ramsey County is 28 points.
The allk12 Grade for HOPE Community Academy High School is C+. Compared with Minnesota public high schools, the school scored higher than 40% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, HOPE Community Academy High School would score about 19.1%. It scores 23.1%, 4.0 points above that figure.
Ramsey County has about 542,945 residents, and the median household income is $81,568, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Ramsey County has 302 public schools and roughly 94,437 students.
HOPE Community Academy Elementary is located less than a tenth of a mile from HOPE Community Academy High School. The five-mile area around HOPE Community Academy High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, HOPE Community Academy High School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at HOPE Community Academy High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY
- HOPE Community Academy ElementaryElementary · 434 students
- HOPE Community Academy MiddleMiddle · 221 students
- HOPEStart Pre-K ProgramElementary · 20 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
- HOPE Community Academy Elementary0.0 mi · 434
- HOPE Community Academy Middle0.0 mi · 221
- HOPEStart Pre-K Program0.0 mi · 20
- STEP Academy Charter School0.5 mi · 366
- STEP Academy Elementary0.5 mi · 214
- LEAP High School0.5 mi · 220
Frequently asked questions
About HOPE Community Academy High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at HOPE Community Academy High School?
HOPE Community Academy High School enrolls approximately 124 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does HOPE Community Academy High School serve?
HOPE Community Academy High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at HOPE Community Academy High School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at HOPE Community Academy High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at HOPE Community Academy High School?
At HOPE Community Academy High School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 93% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is HOPE Community Academy High School public or private?
HOPE Community Academy High School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY.
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