MMSA Elementary School

MMSA Elementary School is an elementary school of compact scale in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, one of the schools within Minnesota Math and Science Academy, serveing 243 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 29% leaner than typical.

Within Minnesota Math and Science Academy, which oversees 2 schools and 570 students, MMSA Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, MMSA Elementary School logs that nearly all students (94%) are Black; the rest breaks down as 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 12% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 100% 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 meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, MMSA Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 11.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 13.8%.

Zooming out to the county, Ramsey County reports that median household earnings sit near $81,568, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. MMSA Elementary School is one of 302 public schools in Ramsey County (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students).

The closest other public school is MMSA Secondary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, MMSA Elementary School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 22.7%.

MMSA Elementary School operates from an urban location. As a public charter, MMSA Elementary School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MMSA Elementary School has shrank 49%, going from 472 students in 2018 to 243 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment rose from 90% to 94% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

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