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Which teacher or staff member at Humboldt High School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
955
High
DISTRICT 644 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 273384001598
Humboldt High School
30 BAKER ST E, SAINT PAUL, MN 55107 · (651) 293-8600 · Ramsey County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL955 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Minnesota public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
802 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 6 | 85 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 105 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 121 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 155 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 171 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 158 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 160 | 17% |
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
19.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
5.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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
13.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Humboldt High School
Humboldt High School's state test result (13.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt High School this school | 955 | 84.0% | 13.1% |
| Washington Technology Senior High SAINT PAUL | 1,063 | 81.1% | 31.3% |
| Johnson Senior High SAINT PAUL | 1,076 | 77.3% | 26.3% |
| Community of Peace Academy High Sch SAINT PAUL | 250 | 78.0% | 26.5% |
| Harding Senior High SAINT PAUL | 1,591 | 73.0% | 19.8% |
| Como Park Senior High SAINT PAUL | 1,034 | 69.1% | 22.0% |
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 Humboldt High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #387 of 397 | #32 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.7% | #387 of 401 | #31 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #388 of 397 | #32 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 955 | #97 of 764 | #13 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #219 of 332 | #10 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #25 of 338 | #9 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.0% | #23 of 444 | #12 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.0% | #14 of 146 | #4 of 14 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
955
-148 (-13%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 666
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 955 | 52.2 | 18.3:1 | 84% (802) |
| 2023-24 | 988 | 55 | 18.0:1 | 88% (874) |
| 2022-23 | 1,031 | 55.8 | 18.5:1 | 90% (929) |
| 2020-21 | 1,103 | 65 | 17.0:1 | 89% (983) |
| 2017-18 | 1,346 | 80 | 16.8:1 | 88% (1,190) |
| 2015-16 | 1,198 | 74 | 16.2:1 | 92% (1,103) |
| 2010-11 | 902 | 68 | 13.3:1 | 91% (819) |
| 2000-01 | 992 | 56 | 17.7:1 | 69% (684) |
| 1990-91 | 666 | 47 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Humboldt High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (1,346 to 955); teachers down 35% (80 to 52.2).
About Humboldt High School
Humboldt High School is a high-enrollment high school in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. The school serves 955 students in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in Minnesota is roughly 371 students; this school is 157% above that.
Humboldt High School is one of 87 schools in Saint Paul Public Schools, which enrolls 33,152 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Asian students as the largest group at Humboldt High School, at 41%. Other groups make up 25% Black, 22% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 6% White. County-wide, 15% of Ramsey County residents are Asian. 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.
Federal data list 52.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Humboldt High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 18.3:1. This ratio sits 2.0 above the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 84%. That is higher than the 57% average for public schools in Ramsey County.
allk12 grades Humboldt High School a D. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Humboldt High School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (13.1%) and its predicted rate (19.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools.
In the county around the school, Ramsey County, the median household income is $81,568, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Ramsey County is home to 302 public schools and about 94,437 public school students.
Nearby, Open World Learning Secondary is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Humboldt High School ranks 6th of 6 nearby schools, at 13.1% versus a 27.1% average.
In the federal locale system, Humboldt High School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 13% from 2020-21, when Humboldt High School had 1,103 students, to 2024-25, when it had 955. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.0:1 in 2020-21, and 18.3:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Saint Paul Public Schools
- 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
- Washington Technology Senior HighHigh · 1,063 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
Other Humboldt High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Humboldt High. Humboldt High School is the largest of the 3.
- Humboldt High SchoolHumboldt, IA · 464 students
- Humboldt High SchoolHumboldt, KS · 176 students
Nearby schools
- Open World Learning Secondary0.1 mi · 504
- Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary0.4 mi · 128
- Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School0.4 mi · 72
- Early Education - Birth to Three0.5 mi · 311
- ECSE Inclusion0.5 mi · 329
- Cherokee Heights Elementary School0.6 mi · 228
Frequently asked questions
About Humboldt High SchoolHow large is Humboldt High School?
Humboldt High School enrolls approximately 955 students in grades 06-12.
Is Humboldt High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Humboldt High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Humboldt High School have?
Humboldt High School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Humboldt High School?
Student demographics at Humboldt High School are roughly 6% White, 22% Hispanic, 25% Black, 41% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Humboldt High School?
Humboldt High School is overseen by Saint Paul Public Schools in Ramsey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.