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Nokomis Montessori North Campus

985 RUTH ST N, SAINT PAUL, MN 55119 · (651) 744-7440 · Ramsey County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Minnesota public elementary schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • FBeats 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

Enrollment
344
Elementary
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
213 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K41%
Kindergarten6419%
Grade 15817%
Grade 25917%
Grade 35215%
Grade 45616%
Grade 55115%

This year's kindergarten class (64) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (51).

Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
6218%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
4212%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
185%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
17852%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
4012%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 1%
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
Male
18052%
Female
16448%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
22.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
21.5%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Nokomis Montessori North Campus

Nokomis Montessori North Campus's state test result (21.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Nokomis Montessori North Campus this school34461.9%21.1%
Weaver Elementary
MAPLEWOOD
44271.5%35.3%
Nokomis Montessori South Campus
SAINT PAUL
25867.8%26.8%
EDGERTON ELEMENTARY
MAPLEWOOD
38574.5%35.3%
Richardson Elementary
NORTH SAINT PAUL
65473.1%27.7%
PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY
BROOKLYN PARK
49363.1%26.3%
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 Nokomis Montessori North Campus ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Ramsey County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
21.1%#752 of 844#62 of 93
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
21.5%#743 of 844#60 of 93
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
22.9%#761 of 844#65 of 93
Enrollment
ranked largest first
344#580 of 1,130#62 of 119
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.1:1#98 of 769#18 of 83
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
66.8%#187 of 796#44 of 86
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
61.9%#208 of 942#60 of 101
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-1.4%#477 of 499#52 of 55
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 2024-25
Enrollment
344
-17 (-5%) vs 2020
-34% since 2000-01, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253443111.1:162% (213)
2023-2435531.811.2:168% (243)
2022-233513211.0:170% (247)
2020-213613012.0:162% (224)
2017-1834923.714.7:162% (216)
2015-163292214.9:164% (211)
2010-114182516.7:158% (242)
2000-015242818.7:146% (240)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nokomis Montessori North Campus.

Since 2017-18: students down 1% (349 to 344); teachers up 31% (23.7 to 31).

About Nokomis Montessori North Campus

Nokomis Montessori North Campus is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. The school had 344 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.

Saint Paul Public Schools enrolls 33,152 students, and its 87 schools include Nokomis Montessori North Campus.

Roughly 52% of students at Nokomis Montessori North Campus are Asian. The rest of enrollment is 18% White, 12% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 5% Black. Among all residents of Ramsey County, the Asian share is about 15%. Nokomis Montessori North Campus's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.

Teachers at Nokomis Montessori North Campus total 31 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.1:1. That is 2.6 students per teacher below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 62%.

Nokomis Montessori North Campus 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.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 31.8% at Nokomis Montessori North Campus; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 21.1%.

Federal survey data for Ramsey County show that the median household income is $81,568, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Ramsey County is home to 302 public schools and about 94,437 public school students.

The school nearest to Nokomis Montessori North Campus is ACHIEVE LANGUAGE ACADEMY, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Nokomis Montessori North Campus is 3rd of 7 nearby schools with test data.

For locale, NCES codes Nokomis Montessori North Campus as City: Large.

The school enrolled 344 students in 2024-25, 17 fewer than the 361 it had in 2020-21.

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Ramsey County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Nokomis Montessori North Campus
District
Saint Paul Public Schools
Address
985 RUTH ST N, SAINT PAUL, MN 55119
Phone
(651) 744-7440
County
Ramsey County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
344
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
11.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
213 (62%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
273384001194
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Nokomis Montessori North Campus
What is the total enrollment at Nokomis Montessori North Campus?
Nokomis Montessori North Campus enrolls approximately 344 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Nokomis Montessori North Campus serve?
Nokomis Montessori North Campus serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Nokomis Montessori North Campus have?
Nokomis Montessori North Campus employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Nokomis Montessori North Campus?
Student demographics at Nokomis Montessori North Campus are roughly 18% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 52% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Nokomis Montessori North Campus public or private?
Nokomis Montessori North Campus is a public K-12 school, overseen by Saint Paul Public Schools.
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