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Weaver Elementary
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Weaver Elementary
Weaver Elementary operates as a mid-tier elementary school in MAPLEWOOD, Minnesota, part of North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale. Current enrollment sits at 442 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 28% bigger than typical.
North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 10,754 students; Weaver Elementary is among them.
Looking at the student body, Weaver Elementary lists that 44% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 22% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 10% Black. By comparison, Ramsey County as a whole is about 15% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.
On the resource side, On paper, Weaver Elementary has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Ramsey County's rate of about 57%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Weaver Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.6%, the actual is 35.3%, a residual of +8.6 points.
In the surrounding community, Ramsey County reports that the typical household earns roughly $81,568 per year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ramsey County's 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), Weaver Elementary is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: John Glenn Middle, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Weaver Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Weaver Elementary at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 25.6%.
The school occupies a residential site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Weaver Elementary has shrank 20%, going from 554 students in 2018 to 442 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 33% to 22%.
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