L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion

L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion is an intimate elementary school in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, part of Saint Paul Public Schools. The school hosts 282 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Saint Paul Public Schools comprises 87 schools with combined enrollment of 33,152 students; L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion is among them.

Looking at the student body, L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion lists that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 25% Black, 17% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 5% Asian. By comparison, Ramsey County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Ramsey County's rate of about 57%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.7%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Ramsey County shows median household earnings sit near $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), L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Academia Cesar Chavez Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 18.2%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 15%: 332 students in 2018 compared to 282 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 52% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.