St. Paul School of Northern Lights

St. Paul School of Northern Lights is a tight-knit primary school in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, overseen by St. Paul School of Northern Lights. The school instructs 212 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 38% below typical.

St. Paul School of Northern Lights comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 227 students; St. Paul School of Northern Lights is among them.

In terms of who attends, St. Paul School of Northern Lights shows that 67% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 13% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black.

Looking at school resources, On paper, St. Paul School of Northern Lights has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Ramsey County's rate of about 57%.

With demographic context factored in, St. Paul School of Northern Lights performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.9%, the actual is 42.3%, a residual of -7.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, Ramsey County reports that median household income runs about $81,568, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ramsey County runs 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), of which St. Paul School of Northern Lights is one.

The closest other public school is St. Paul Northern Lights Secondary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), St. Paul School of Northern Lights ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 35.5%.

The campus sits in an urban setting. St. Paul School of Northern Lights operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.