Nokomis Montessori South Campus

Located at 525 WHITE BEAR AVE N, in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, Nokomis Montessori South Campus is an intimate elementary school that instructs 258 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Saint Paul Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 25% smaller than typical.

Saint Paul Public Schools comprises 87 schools with combined enrollment of 33,152 students; Nokomis Montessori South Campus is among them.

Demographically, Nokomis Montessori South Campus logs that 41% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 24% White, 14% Black, 12% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. By comparison, Ramsey County as a whole is about 15% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Nokomis Montessori South Campus has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Nokomis Montessori South Campus tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 68% of students at Nokomis Montessori South Campus qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Ramsey County's rate of about 57%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Nokomis Montessori South Campus tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Ramsey County shows median household earnings sit near $81,568, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Ramsey County's 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), Nokomis Montessori South Campus is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Harding Senior High, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Nokomis Montessori South Campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Nokomis Montessori South Campus at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 23.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 8%: 240 students in 2018 compared to 258 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 14% to 9% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.