Enrollment
152
High
DISTRICT 205 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. PAUL CITY SCHOOL·NCES 270014205264
St. Paul City High School
215 UNIVERSITY AVE W, SAINT PAUL, MN 55103 · (651) 225-9177 · Ramsey County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL152 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Minnesota public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
14.1:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
135 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 | 39 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 49 | 32% |
| Grade 11 | 31 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 33 | 22% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within St. Paul City School. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
13.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
0.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 0 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
9.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 St. Paul City High School
St. Paul City High School's state test result (9.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul City High School this school | 152 | 88.8% | 9.3% |
| Venture Academy High School MINNEAPOLIS | 199 | 100.0% | 10.4% |
| Lincoln International High School MINNEAPOLIS | 158 | 100.0% | 10.7% |
| MTS HIGH SCHOOL MINNEAPOLIS | 158 | 93.0% | 11.8% |
| Columbia Heights Senior High COLUMBIA HEIGHTS | 1,141 | 72.2% | 23.5% |
| Hiawatha Collegiate High School MINNEAPOLIS | 744 | 82.9% | 25.4% |
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 St. Paul City High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.3% | #394 of 397 | #33 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 0.0% | #397 of 401 | #34 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.9% | #393 of 397 | #33 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 152 | #381 of 764 | #34 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #16 of 444 | #6 of 45 |
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
152
+84 (+124%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 7.6:1
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 | 152 | 10.8 | 14.1:1 | 89% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 150 | 10.8 | 13.9:1 | 84% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 106 | 13 | 8.2:1 | 82% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 68 | 9 | 7.6:1 | 60% (41) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St. Paul City High School.
About St. Paul City High School
St. Paul City High School is a small high school in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, one of the schools in St. Paul City School. Enrollment stands at 152 students, covering grades 9 through 12. It has 59% fewer students than the average for high schools in Minnesota (about 371).
St. Paul City High School is among 3 schools run by St. Paul City School, which serves 615 students.
The student body at St. Paul City High School is 59% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 26% Black, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 3% White. Among all residents of Ramsey County, the Hispanic share is about 8%. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at St. Paul City High School are from different groups.
With 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.1:1. Statewide, high schools in Minnesota average 16.3:1. Roughly 89% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Ramsey County report 57%.
On the allk12 Grade, St. Paul City High School lands at D, ahead of 11% of Minnesota public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, St. Paul City High School falls in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools: 9.3% actual against 17.3% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Ramsey County, median household income comes to about $81,568, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 302, with about 94,437 students.
ST. PAUL CITY PRIMARY SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from St. Paul City High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around St. Paul City High School holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 18.5%, higher than St. Paul City High School's 9.3%.
In the federal locale system, St. Paul City High School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. St. Paul City High School operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 68 to 152. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. By 2024-25, the school had 14.1 students per teacher, compared with 7.6 in 2020-21.
St. Paul City High School 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 St. Paul City School
- ST. PAUL CITY PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 313 students
- ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 150 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
- ST. PAUL CITY PRIMARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 313
- ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 150
- East African Magnet School0.5 mi · 296
- Upper Mississippi Middle Academy0.7 mi · 54
- Upper Mississippi High Academy0.7 mi · 102
- Juvenile Service Center0.8 mi · 9
Frequently asked questions
About St. Paul City High SchoolHow large is St. Paul City High School?
St. Paul City High School enrolls approximately 152 students in grades 09-12.
Is St. Paul City High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
St. Paul City High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at St. Paul City High School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at St. Paul City High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at St. Paul City High School?
At St. Paul City High School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 59% Hispanic, 26% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is St. Paul City High School public or private?
St. Paul City High School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by St. Paul City School.
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