Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 273384001587
The Heights Community School
1863 CLEAR AVE E, SAINT PAUL, MN 55119 · (651) 293-8815 · Ramsey County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- DTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
293 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 57 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 80% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
73%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
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at The Heights Community School.
START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
16.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
19.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
16.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 The Heights Community School
The Heights Community School's state test result (16.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Heights Community School this school | 346 | 84.7% | 16.4% |
| Como Park Elementary SAINT PAUL | 387 | 87.3% | 23.0% |
| Mississippi Creative Arts Elem SAINT PAUL | 570 | 86.8% | 12.3% |
| Saint Paul Music Academy SAINT PAUL | 514 | 83.5% | 24.6% |
| Eastern Heights Elementary SAINT PAUL | 318 | 81.8% | 18.5% |
| Battle Creek Elementary School SAINT PAUL | 470 | 83.4% | 22.6% |
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 The Heights Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #790 of 844 | #74 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #755 of 844 | #66 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #805 of 844 | #82 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #578 of 1,130 | #61 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #73 of 769 | #11 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #61 of 796 | #15 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.7% | #70 of 942 | #27 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.2% | #70 of 499 | #11 of 55 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
346
-23 (-6%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 614
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 346 | 32.3 | 10.7:1 | 85% (293) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 29.1 | 10.0:1 | 89% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 29.3 | 9.7:1 | 85% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 369 | 30 | 12.3:1 | 75% (277) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 33.3 | 14.7:1 | 76% (370) |
| 2015-16 | 535 | 33 | 16.2:1 | 77% (414) |
| 2010-11 | 275 | 23 | 12.0:1 | 75% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 39 | 13.6:1 | 64% (341) |
| 1990-91 | 614 | 31 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The Heights Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (489 to 346); teachers down 3% (33.3 to 32.3).
About The Heights Community School
The Heights Community School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 346 students.
Enrollment across the 87 schools in Saint Paul Public Schools totals 33,152 students.
Federal enrollment data show Asian students as the largest group at The Heights Community School, at 40%. The rest of enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 20% Black, 9% White, and 9% multiracial. Among all residents of Ramsey County, the Asian share is about 15%. The Heights Community School's diversity index is 73%, against a US figure of 70%.
The Heights Community School operates with 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 10.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota have 13.7:1, compared with 10.7:1 here. The Heights Community School reports 85% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 57% average for public schools in Ramsey County is 28 points.
Measured against Minnesota public elementary schools, The Heights Community School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, The Heights Community School would be expected to post about 19.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 16.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Ramsey County show that the median household income is $81,568, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Besides The Heights Community School, Ramsey County has 301 other public schools.
Nearby, Early Education Heights Comm is less than a tenth of a mile away. The Heights Community School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The Heights Community School is 4th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 23 students since 2020-21, to 346. Students per teacher fell from 12.3 in 2020-21 to 10.7 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at The Heights Community School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Early Education Heights Comm0.0 mi · 17
- Hazel Park Preparatory Academy0.5 mi · 489
- CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 132
- Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary0.8 mi · 336
- Academia Cesar Chavez Middle School0.8 mi · 149
- Nokomis Montessori North Campus0.8 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About The Heights Community SchoolHow many students attend The Heights Community School?
The Heights Community School enrolls approximately 346 students in grades PK-05.
Is The Heights Community School an elementary, middle, or high school?
The Heights Community School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does The Heights Community School have?
The Heights Community School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the student diversity at The Heights Community School?
Student demographics at The Heights Community School are roughly 9% White, 22% Hispanic, 20% Black, 40% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is The Heights Community School in?
The Heights Community School is part of Saint Paul Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.