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Enrollment
442
Elementary
DISTRICT 559 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH ST. PAUL-MAPLEWOOD OAKDALE·NCES 272385001178
Weaver Elementary
2135 BIRMINGHAM ST, MAPLEWOOD, MN 55109 · (651) 748-7000 · Ramsey County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
316 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 34 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
72%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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
38.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
39.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Weaver Elementary
Weaver Elementary's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weaver Elementary this school | 442 | 71.5% | 35.3% |
| EDGERTON ELEMENTARY MAPLEWOOD | 385 | 74.5% | 35.3% |
| Richardson Elementary NORTH SAINT PAUL | 654 | 73.1% | 27.7% |
| Nokomis Montessori South Campus SAINT PAUL | 258 | 67.8% | 26.8% |
| Cowern Elementary NORTH SAINT PAUL | 413 | 71.9% | 27.9% |
| Nokomis Montessori North Campus SAINT PAUL | 344 | 61.9% | 21.1% |
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 Weaver Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #602 of 844 | #36 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #583 of 844 | #30 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #600 of 844 | #39 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #400 of 1,130 | #40 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #641 of 769 | #68 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #89 of 796 | #23 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.5% | #152 of 942 | #51 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #155 of 499 | #17 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
442
-89 (-17%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 442 | 27.4 | 16.1:1 | 71% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 32.4 | 13.7:1 | 73% (325) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 28.4 | 16.9:1 | 73% (348) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 45% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 554 | 34.3 | 16.2:1 | 64% (355) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 31 | 16.9:1 | 59% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 471 | 30 | 15.7:1 | 52% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 24 | 19.7:1 | 23% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 587 | 26 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Weaver Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (554 to 442); teachers down 20% (34.3 to 27.4).
About Weaver Elementary
Weaver Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in MAPLEWOOD, Minnesota. A federal count lists 442 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 344, so this school runs 28% above that.
Across its 20 schools, North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale enrolls 10,754 students. Weaver Elementary is one of those schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Weaver Elementary. The largest is Asian students, at 44%. The next largest groups are 22% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 10% Black. In Ramsey County overall, about 15% of residents are Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Weaver Elementary was 16.1:1. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota have 13.7:1, compared with 16.1:1 here. Weaver Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 71%. On average, public schools in Ramsey County report 57%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 26.6%.
Within Ramsey County, 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%. In all, Ramsey County has 302 public schools and roughly 94,437 students.
The closest public school, John Glenn Middle, is about 0.4 miles from Weaver Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Weaver Elementary places 2nd out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, Weaver Elementary's enrollment dropped 17%, to 442. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.8:1 in 2020-21 to 16.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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 North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale
- Tartan Senior HighHigh · 1,687 students
- North Senior HighHigh · 1,649 students
- John Glenn MiddleMiddle · 1,073 students
- Skyview Community MiddleMiddle · 1,029 students
- Carver ElementaryElementary · 898 students
- Justice Alan Page Elementary SchoolElementary · 804 students
Other schools in MAPLEWOOD
- John Glenn MiddleMiddle · 1,073 students
- Carver ElementaryElementary · 898 students
- Justice Alan Page Elementary SchoolElementary · 804 students
- EDGERTON ELEMENTARYElementary · 385 students
- Early Childhood Special EducationElementary · 373 students
- Harambee Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
Other Weaver Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Weaver Elementary. Weaver Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Weaver Elementary SchoolWeaver, AL · 544 students
- Weaver Elementary SchoolGARLAND, TX · 460 students
- WEAVER ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MO · 264 students
- WEAVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWEST MEMPHIS, AR · 228 students
Nearby schools
- John Glenn Middle0.4 mi · 1,073
- Frost Lake Elementary School1.1 mi · 593
- Early Ed Frost Lake1.1 mi · 18
- Therapeutic Education Collective (T1.6 mi · 9
- Webster K-121.6 mi · 52
- Fairview Adolescent Education Progr1.7 mi · 20
Frequently asked questions
About Weaver ElementaryHow large is Weaver Elementary?
Weaver Elementary enrolls approximately 442 students in grades PK-05.
Is Weaver Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Weaver Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Weaver Elementary?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Weaver Elementary.
How diverse is Weaver Elementary?
Weaver Elementary reports a student body of 22% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% Black, 44% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Weaver Elementary?
Weaver Elementary is overseen by North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale in Ramsey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.