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What's the most underrated thing about North Senior High that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,649
High
DISTRICT 589 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH ST. PAUL-MAPLEWOOD OAKDALE·NCES 272385001174
North Senior High
2416 E 11TH AVE, NORTH SAINT PAUL, MN 55109 · (651) 748-6000 · Ramsey County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,649 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Minnesota public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
1,047 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 396 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 414 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 441 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 398 | 24% |
Student demographics
77%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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
32.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
21.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
30.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 North Senior High
North Senior High's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Senior High this school | 1,649 | 63.5% | 26.8% |
| Tartan Senior High OAKDALE | 1,687 | 59.2% | 28.4% |
| PARK CENTER IB WORLD SCHOOL BROOKLYN PARK | 2,061 | 63.4% | 23.0% |
| Como Park Senior High SAINT PAUL | 1,034 | 69.1% | 22.0% |
| Camden High MINNEAPOLIS | 783 | 72.4% | 14.7% |
| Twin Cities Academy SAINT PAUL | 547 | 62.3% | 18.7% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 North Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #331 of 397 | #21 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #302 of 401 | #17 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #353 of 397 | #25 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,649 | #46 of 764 | #6 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #316 of 332 | #26 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.4% | #3 of 338 | #2 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.5% | #68 of 444 | #24 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #83 of 146 | #11 of 14 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,649
-4 (0%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 1,205
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 24.7:1
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 | 1,649 | 71.8 | 23.0:1 | 63% (1,047) |
| 2023-24 | 1,639 | 95.3 | 17.2:1 | 67% (1,105) |
| 2022-23 | 1,594 | 87.5 | 18.2:1 | 65% (1,039) |
| 2020-21 | 1,653 | 67 | 24.7:1 | 39% (643) |
| 2017-18 | 1,797 | 84.6 | 21.2:1 | 56% (998) |
| 2015-16 | 1,853 | 93 | 19.9:1 | 50% (931) |
| 2010-11 | 1,967 | 86 | 22.9:1 | 38% (741) |
| 2000-01 | 1,945 | 88 | 22.1:1 | 12% (235) |
| 1990-91 | 1,205 | 57 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,797 to 1,649); teachers down 15% (84.6 to 71.8).
About North Senior High
In NORTH SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, North Senior High is a large high school. In all, 1,649 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. The school is 344% larger than the average for high schools in Minnesota.
North Senior High is in North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale, a district with 10,754 students across 20 schools.
About 32% of students at North Senior High are Asian, the largest single group. The school is also 22% White, 19% Hispanic, 18% Black, and 8% multiracial. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 15%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 77, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 71.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 23.0:1. Across high schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 16.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 63%.
North Senior High earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 32% of Minnesota public high schools.
The model predicts 30.9% for a school in Minnesota with North Senior High's free or reduced-price lunch share. North Senior High posts 26.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Ramsey County show that the median household earns about $81,568 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Ramsey County has 302 public schools with about 94,437 students, including North Senior High.
622 Alternative Middle/High School sits about 0.2 miles from North Senior High. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, North Senior High ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for North Senior High is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
North Senior High had 1,653 students in 2020-21 and 1,649 in 2024-25, nearly the same. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 24.7:1 to 23.0:1.
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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 North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale
- Tartan Senior HighHigh · 1,687 students
- John Glenn MiddleMiddle · 1,073 students
- Skyview Community MiddleMiddle · 1,029 students
- Carver ElementaryElementary · 898 students
- Justice Alan Page Elementary SchoolElementary · 804 students
- Eagle Point ElementaryElementary · 792 students
Other schools in NORTH SAINT PAUL
- Richardson ElementaryElementary · 654 students
- Cowern ElementaryElementary · 413 students
- North Metro Flex AcademyElementary · 146 students
- The Next StepHigh · 84 students
- 622 Online High SchoolHigh · 74 students
- Lionsgate Academy AIMHigh · 51 students
Nearby schools
- 622 Alternative Middle/High School0.2 mi · 30
- 622 Online High School0.2 mi · 74
- North Metro Flex Academy0.2 mi · 146
- North Metro Flex Middle School0.2 mi · 44
- Lionsgate Academy AIM0.3 mi · 51
- Richardson Elementary0.4 mi · 654
Frequently asked questions
About North Senior HighHow large is North Senior High?
North Senior High enrolls approximately 1,649 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does North Senior High serve?
North Senior High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Senior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Senior High is approximately 23.0:1 (72 FTE teachers).
How diverse is North Senior High?
North Senior High reports a student body of 22% White, 19% Hispanic, 18% Black, 32% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees North Senior High?
North Senior High is overseen by North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale in Ramsey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.