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Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion

1020 THIRD STREET, SAINT PAUL PARK, MN 55071 · (651) 425-3101 · Washington County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL561 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Minnesota public elementary schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • DBeats 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
561
Elementary
DISTRICT 532 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
103 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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
Kindergarten9617%
Grade 110118%
Grade 29817%
Grade 39116%
Grade 48816%
Grade 58716%

This year's kindergarten class (96) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (87).

Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
30955%
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
18032%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
163%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
61%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
478%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
28350%
Female
27850%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
50.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
55.9%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion

Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion this school56118.4%47.3%
International Spanish Language Acad
EDINA
44726.2%52.4%
LA ACADEMIA
CHASKA
44326.0%50.4%
Morris Area Elementary
MORRIS
55729.3%50.5%
La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood
PRIOR LAKE
46314.3%57.0%
LAKE ELMO ELEMENTARY
LAKE ELMO
69723.0%52.4%
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 Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Washington County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
47.3%#388 of 844#20 of 35
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
55.9%#342 of 844#20 of 35
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.8%#384 of 844#22 of 35
Enrollment
ranked largest first
561#213 of 1,130#15 of 42
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.6:1#747 of 769#35 of 36
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
58.6%#289 of 796#18 of 36
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
18.4%#853 of 942#25 of 38
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+41.7%#18 of 244#4 of 16
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
561
+95 (+20%) vs 2020
+55% since 2010-11, when it was 363
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 19.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2556130.118.6:118% (103)
2023-2453330.117.7:115% (81)
2022-2349923.821.0:116% (81)
2020-214662419.4:110% (47)
2017-1839616.324.3:115% (58)
2015-163701133.6:112% (44)
2010-113633121.0:19% (32)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion.

Since 2017-18: students up 42% (396 to 561); teachers up 85% (16.3 to 30.1).

About Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion

Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in SAINT PAUL PARK, Minnesota. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 561 students. The school's enrollment is 63% larger than the 344 average for elementary schools in Minnesota.

South Washington County Schools is the district for Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion. It has 28 schools and 19,578 students.

White students make up a majority at Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion, at 55%. Smaller groups are 32% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Washington County is roughly 78% White. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Federal data list 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion in 2024-25, for a ratio of 18.6:1. That is 4.9 students per teacher above the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 18%. On average, public schools in Washington County report 26%.

Measured against Minnesota public elementary schools, Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

On BeatsExpectations, Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion is 7.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools.

Washington County has about 276,238 residents, and the median household income is $115,345, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion, Washington County has 102 other public schools.

The nearest public school is PULLMAN ELEMENTARY, at about 0.8 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 37.1% proficiency; Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion posts 47.3%.

In the federal locale system, Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school enrolled 561 students in 2024-25, 95 more than the 466 it had in 2020-21.

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Washington County at a glance

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Population
276,238
Census ACS
Median income
$115,345
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
46,313 students

Quick facts

School name
Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion
District
South Washington County Schools
Address
1020 THIRD STREET, SAINT PAUL PARK, MN 55071
Phone
(651) 425-3101
County
Washington County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
561
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
18.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
103 (18%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
273381004232
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in South Washington County Schools
Other schools in SAINT PAUL PARK
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion
How large is Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion?
Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion enrolls approximately 561 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion serve?
Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion?
At Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion, the student body is approximately 55% White, 32% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion in?
Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion is part of South Washington County Schools.
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