Mississippi Creative Arts Elem

Located at 1575 L'ORIENT ST, in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, Mississippi Creative Arts Elem is a heavily attended primary school that works with 570 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Saint Paul Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 66% larger than typical.

Across the 87 schools in Saint Paul Public Schools (33,152 students total), Mississippi Creative Arts Elem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Mississippi Creative Arts Elem records that the most-represented group is Asian (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 23% Black, 21% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 8% White. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Mississippi Creative Arts Elem lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Ramsey County (around 57%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Mississippi Creative Arts Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 18.4%; this one delivers 12.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Ramsey County reports that the typical household earns roughly $81,568 per year, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Ramsey County runs 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), of which Mississippi Creative Arts Elem is one.

Saint Paul Music Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mississippi Creative Arts Elem. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mississippi Creative Arts Elem at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 25.4%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 6%: 538 students in 2018 compared to 570 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment shrank from 53% to 41% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.