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Enrollment
570
Elementary
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 273384001611
Mississippi Creative Arts Elem
1575 L'ORIENT ST, SAINT PAUL, MN 55117 · (651) 293-8840 · Ramsey County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
495 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
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
13.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
14.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
12.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Mississippi Creative Arts Elem
Mississippi Creative Arts Elem's state test result (12.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Creative Arts Elem this school | 570 | 86.8% | 12.3% |
| Como Park Elementary SAINT PAUL | 387 | 87.3% | 23.0% |
| Saint Paul Music Academy SAINT PAUL | 514 | 83.5% | 24.6% |
| The Heights Community School SAINT PAUL | 346 | 84.7% | 16.4% |
| Frost Lake Elementary School SAINT PAUL | 593 | 84.1% | 16.2% |
| Hazel Park Preparatory Academy SAINT PAUL | 489 | 92.2% | 10.9% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary 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 Mississippi Creative Arts Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #811 of 844 | #86 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #789 of 844 | #76 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.9% | #815 of 844 | #84 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #200 of 1,130 | #18 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #360 of 769 | #46 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #83 of 796 | #22 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.8% | #59 of 942 | #23 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.9% | #157 of 244 | #15 of 27 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
570
+31 (+6%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 578
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 570 | 42.5 | 13.4:1 | 87% (495) |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 50.1 | 11.1:1 | 93% (514) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 45.9 | 12.3:1 | 93% (529) |
| 2020-21 | 539 | 42 | 12.8:1 | 88% (477) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 43.3 | 12.4:1 | 88% (472) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 93% (448) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 40 | 12.7:1 | 92% (469) |
| 2000-01 | 557 | 49 | 11.4:1 | 74% (412) |
| 1990-91 | 578 | 30 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mississippi Creative Arts Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (538 to 570); teachers down 2% (43.3 to 42.5).
About Mississippi Creative Arts Elem
In SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, part of Ramsey County, Mississippi Creative Arts Elem is an elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 570 students. The school's enrollment is 66% above the 344 average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Saint Paul Public Schools, which runs Mississippi Creative Arts Elem, has 87 schools and 33,152 students.
The most common group at Mississippi Creative Arts Elem is Asian students, at 41%. The school is also 23% Black, 21% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 8% White. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 15%. 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.
At Mississippi Creative Arts Elem, 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.4:1. That is close to the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Roughly 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 57% average for public schools in Ramsey County is 30 points.
Mississippi Creative Arts Elem is graded F by allk12, scoring above 4% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Mississippi Creative Arts Elem, the prediction is 18.4% and the result is 12.3%.
Among Ramsey County residents, the median household income is $81,568, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Mississippi Creative Arts Elem is one of 302 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Saint Paul Music Academy, about 1.0 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Mississippi Creative Arts Elem ranks 9th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Enrollment climbed 6% from its 2020-21 level of 539.
Community posts for Mississippi Creative Arts Elem can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Nearby schools
- Saint Paul Music Academy1.0 mi · 514
- Washington Technology Middle School1.0 mi · 693
- Washington Technology Senior High1.0 mi · 1,063
- EDGERTON ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 385
- Community School of Excellence High1.0 mi · 199
- Community School of Excellence - MS1.0 mi · 560
Frequently asked questions
About Mississippi Creative Arts ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Mississippi Creative Arts Elem?
Mississippi Creative Arts Elem enrolls approximately 570 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Mississippi Creative Arts Elem serve?
Mississippi Creative Arts Elem serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Mississippi Creative Arts Elem?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Mississippi Creative Arts Elem.
What is the student diversity at Mississippi Creative Arts Elem?
Student demographics at Mississippi Creative Arts Elem are roughly 8% White, 21% Hispanic, 23% Black, 41% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Mississippi Creative Arts Elem in?
Mississippi Creative Arts Elem is part of Saint Paul Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.