Enrollment
258
Elementary
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 273384004684
Nokomis Montessori South Campus
525 WHITE BEAR AVE N, SAINT PAUL, MN 55106 · (651) 744-5500 · Ramsey County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
9.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
175 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 9 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
73%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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
34.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
22.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 35 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 South Campus
Nokomis Montessori South Campus's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nokomis Montessori South Campus this school | 258 | 67.8% | 26.8% |
| Weaver Elementary MAPLEWOOD | 442 | 71.5% | 35.3% |
| EDGERTON ELEMENTARY MAPLEWOOD | 385 | 74.5% | 35.3% |
| Cowern Elementary NORTH SAINT PAUL | 413 | 71.9% | 27.9% |
| Nokomis Montessori North Campus SAINT PAUL | 344 | 61.9% | 21.1% |
| CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY ROSEVILLE | 411 | 69.3% | 26.9% |
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 Nokomis Montessori South Campus ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #701 of 844 | #48 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #738 of 844 | #59 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #653 of 844 | #41 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #705 of 1,130 | #80 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #35 of 769 | #5 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.2% | #64 of 796 | #17 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.8% | #177 of 942 | #56 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.5% | #135 of 244 | #13 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
258
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 258 | 25.9 | 9.9:1 | 68% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 24.9 | 10.4:1 | 68% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 264 | 24.1 | 10.9:1 | 69% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 52% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 240 | 16.3 | 14.8:1 | 57% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 205 | 14 | 14.6:1 | 50% (102) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nokomis Montessori South Campus.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (240 to 258); teachers up 60% (16.3 to 25.9).
About Nokomis Montessori South Campus
Nokomis Montessori South Campus is a small elementary school in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, administered by Saint Paul Public Schools. It reported 258 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota enroll about 344 students on average.
The 87 schools of Saint Paul Public Schools, including Nokomis Montessori South Campus, enroll 33,152 students.
About 41% of students at Nokomis Montessori South Campus are Asian, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 24% White, 14% Black, 12% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. Among all residents of Ramsey County, the Asian share is about 15%. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at Nokomis Montessori South Campus are from different groups.
Based on 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Nokomis Montessori South Campus has a ratio of 9.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota, 13.7:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 68% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Ramsey County is 57%.
On the allk12 Grade, Nokomis Montessori South Campus lands at C-, ahead of 18% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Nokomis Montessori South Campus is 1.8 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools.
Ramsey County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $81,568 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Nokomis Montessori South Campus shares Ramsey County with 301 other public schools.
Nokomis Montessori South Campus is about 0.5 miles from Harding Senior High, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Nokomis Montessori South Campus at 2nd of 7.
In the federal locale system, Nokomis Montessori South Campus is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 258 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 266. The ratio was 13.3:1 in 2020-21 and 9.9:1 in 2024-25.
Nokomis Montessori South Campus has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Harding Senior High0.5 mi · 1,591
- Early Ed Eastern Heights0.6 mi · 6
- Eastern Heights Elementary0.6 mi · 318
- Twin Cities Academy0.7 mi · 547
- L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion0.9 mi · 282
- Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary1.0 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About Nokomis Montessori South CampusWhat is the total enrollment at Nokomis Montessori South Campus?
Nokomis Montessori South Campus enrolls approximately 258 students in grades PK-05.
Is Nokomis Montessori South Campus an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nokomis Montessori South Campus is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Nokomis Montessori South Campus have?
Nokomis Montessori South Campus employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nokomis Montessori South Campus?
At Nokomis Montessori South Campus, the student body is approximately 24% White, 9% Hispanic, 14% Black, 41% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Nokomis Montessori South Campus public or private?
Nokomis Montessori South Campus is a public K-12 school, overseen by Saint Paul Public Schools.
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