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What's one thing OPEN WORLD LEARNING SECONDARY gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
504
High
DISTRICT 644 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 273384004443
Open World Learning Secondary
640 HUMBOLDT AVENUE, SAINT PAUL, MN 55107 · (651) 293-8670 · Ramsey County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Minnesota public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
20.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
151 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 48%
Community
1
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 6 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 70 | 14% |
Student demographics
61%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
65.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
45.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
53.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Open World Learning Secondary
Open World Learning Secondary's state test result (53.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open World Learning Secondary this school | 504 | 30.0% | 53.7% |
| ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH SAINT ANTHONY | 752 | 29.9% | 44.0% |
| ROCKFORD SECONDARY ROCKFORD | 479 | 24.6% | 44.9% |
| WARROAD HIGH SCHOOL WARROAD | 548 | 29.2% | 34.4% |
| St. Peter High School SAINT PETER | 692 | 31.8% | 47.9% |
| EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH EAST GRAND FORKS | 608 | 30.3% | 35.1% |
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 Open World Learning Secondary ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #56 of 397 | #5 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #87 of 401 | #3 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #40 of 397 | #6 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #169 of 764 | #17 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #284 of 332 | #21 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #73 of 338 | #18 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.0% | #295 of 444 | #36 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.5% | #78 of 181 | #4 of 10 |
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
504
+28 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 504 | 24.4 | 20.6:1 | 30% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 491 | 24.3 | 20.2:1 | 33% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 23.8 | 20.0:1 | 33% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 21 | 22.7:1 | 31% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 456 | 25.2 | 18.1:1 | 34% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 22 | 18.4:1 | 44% (177) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Open World Learning Secondary.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (456 to 504); teachers down 3% (25.2 to 24.4).
About Open World Learning Secondary
The public high school Open World Learning Secondary is located in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. Students in grades 6 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 504 students. For comparison, high schools in Minnesota average about 371 students.
Besides Open World Learning Secondary, Saint Paul Public Schools runs 86 other schools. The district enrolls 33,152 students.
By race and ethnicity, Open World Learning Secondary is 59% White. The rest of enrollment is 13% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 8% Black. The White share in Ramsey County as a whole is similar, at about 59%. Open World Learning Secondary has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 20.6:1. Among high schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 16.3:1. Eligible students account for 30% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Public schools in Ramsey County average 57%.
The allk12 Grade for Open World Learning Secondary is A. Compared with Minnesota public high schools, the school scored higher than 88% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Open World Learning Secondary is 4.7 points above its prediction. Actual: 53.7%. Predicted: 49.0%.
Ramsey County has these Census figures: median household income is about $81,568, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Ramsey County number 302 and enroll about 94,437.
Humboldt High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 53.7% is above the 19.0% average for nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Open World Learning Secondary went from 476 students to 504. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.7:1 to 20.6:1.
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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 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
- Humboldt High School0.1 mi · 955
- Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary0.3 mi · 128
- Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School0.3 mi · 72
- Cherokee Heights Elementary School0.5 mi · 228
- Riverview Spanish/English Dual Imme0.5 mi · 297
- ECSE Inclusion0.6 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About Open World Learning SecondaryHow large is Open World Learning Secondary?
Open World Learning Secondary enrolls approximately 504 students in grades 06-12.
Is Open World Learning Secondary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Open World Learning Secondary is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at Open World Learning Secondary?
Approximately 20.6:1 students per teacher at Open World Learning Secondary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Open World Learning Secondary?
At Open World Learning Secondary, the student body is approximately 59% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Open World Learning Secondary?
Open World Learning Secondary is overseen by Saint Paul Public Schools in Ramsey County.
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