Enrollment
150
Middle
DISTRICT 205 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. PAUL CITY SCHOOL·NCES 270014204150
ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
215 UNIVERSITY AVE W, SAINT PAUL, MN 55103 · (651) 225-9177 · Ramsey County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL150 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Minnesota public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
132 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 52 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 33% |
Student demographics
67%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
Students here typically continue to
ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL→St. Paul City High School
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
12.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
4.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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
8.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL
ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (8.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 150 | 88.0% | 8.3% |
| Venture Academy Middle School MINNEAPOLIS | 90 | 100.0% | 3.9% |
| Community of Peace Academy Middle SAINT PAUL | 279 | 78.5% | 19.6% |
| Olson Middle MINNEAPOLIS | 329 | 76.6% | 9.4% |
| Columbia Academy COLUMBIA HEIGHTS | 719 | 78.7% | 15.7% |
| Brooklyn Center Middle School BROOKLYN CENTER | 334 | 82.3% | 8.0% |
Matched among Minnesota middle 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.3% | #243 of 245 | #22 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.9% | #241 of 245 | #22 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.6% | #242 of 245 | #22 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 150 | #225 of 306 | #21 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.0% | #9 of 252 | #4 of 24 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
150
0 (0%) vs 2020
+53% since 2010-11, when it was 98
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 150 | 7.5 | 20.0:1 | 88% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 141 | 7.8 | 18.0:1 | 84% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 137 | 12 | 11.4:1 | 92% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 150 | 8 | 18.8:1 | 93% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 139 | 7.4 | 18.8:1 | 96% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 132 | 9 | 14.7:1 | 92% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 98 | 8 | 12.3:1 | 95% (93) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (139 to 150); teachers up 1% (7.4 to 7.5).
About ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle school in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, administered by St. Paul City School. The student body numbers 150 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Minnesota) has about 495 students.
ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a school in St. Paul City School. The district has 3 schools and 615 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL, 50% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Black, 17% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% White. By comparison, Ramsey County residents are about 8% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
The teaching staff at ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 20.0:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Minnesota is 17.5:1, lower than at this school. About 88% of students, or 132, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 57% average among public schools in Ramsey County.
allk12 grades ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL an F. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is 9.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (8.3% versus 17.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Minnesota.
ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is located in Ramsey County, where median household income is about $81,568, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 302 public schools in Ramsey County, which together enroll about 94,437 students.
Nearest public school: ST. PAUL CITY PRIMARY SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is 4th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 150 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 150. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (20.0:1) than in 2020-21 (18.8:1).
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 High SchoolHigh · 152 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 High School0.0 mi · 152
- East African Magnet School0.5 mi · 296
- Upper Mississippi High Academy0.7 mi · 102
- Upper Mississippi Middle Academy0.7 mi · 54
- Juvenile Service Center0.8 mi · 9
Frequently asked questions
About ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 150 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 20.0:1 students per teacher at ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 4% White, 50% Hispanic, 21% Black, 17% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by St. Paul City School in Ramsey County.
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