St. Anthony Park Elementary, Saint Paul MN

Original Research by School Decision on St. Anthony Park Elementary

St. Anthony Park Elementary is a regular public school in Saint Paul Public Schools, serving kindergarten through sixth grade. It sits in the St. Anthony Park neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota’s capital and second-largest city, a diverse urban center with a mix of government offices, residential streets, and cultural institutions. The school is not a charter or magnet and does not have Title I status listed in available data.

Academically, the school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quarter of elementary schools when compared with other districts in Ramsey County, a strong showing. In the most recent state assessments, a solid majority of students met standards in both math and reading across the grades tested, with performance varying by grade level and subject. Reading proficiency was especially high in fifth grade, where a substantial share of students scored at or above the state standard. Math proficiency was also strong, though it tapered somewhat from the lower to the upper elementary grades. Science performance in fifth grade was lower, with a minority of students reaching proficiency; a parent may want to talk with the school about science instruction and how it aligns with the state’s expectations. Because this is the only year of testing data available for the school, there is no way to see a trend yet.

The student body is midsize for an elementary and racially diverse. The largest group is white, followed by Black, Asian, and students of two or more races, with a smaller Hispanic population and a very small American Indian presence. About two in five students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating economic diversity within the school’s attendance area. The data does not include information on special education enrollment or English learner numbers, so those details remain a question for the school directly.

The St. Anthony Park neighborhood sits in a part of Saint Paul where home values and rents run above the statewide median, reflecting a relatively high-cost housing market. The school’s economic mix suggests that families at different income levels live within its boundaries. Saint Paul itself has a rich civic life, with the state capitol complex, major parks, and a nationally ranked park system, but daily life for families centers on the school’s own network of teachers, staff, and the parent community.

St. Anthony Park Elementary is part of Saint Paul Public Schools, a large urban district that has recently opened a new environmental STEM magnet middle school and renamed one of its middle schools. Those changes do not directly affect this elementary, but they signal a district that continues to adjust its school options. No information about the school’s specific programs, such as arts, music, or after-school offerings, was available from the data, nor were there details on staffing ratios or class size. Families looking for those specifics should contact the school or visit its website.

Overall, this is a school with demonstrated academic strength relative to its peers in the county, set in an economically diverse urban neighborhood, in a district that is making some program shifts. A parent choosing this school can point to strong test performance in both math and reading and ask the school about the areas where numbers were lower, especially in science and in the upper-grade math results. The missing pieces on special education, English learner services, and enrichment offerings are gaps worth filling in conversation with the school community.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 369%

School 69% · District 38% · ▲ 31 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

Grade 462%

School 62% · District 33% · ▲ 29 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

Grade 554%

School 54% · District 26% · ▲ 28 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 34 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 362%

School 62% · District 32% · ▲ 30 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

Grade 454%

School 54% · District 30% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 571%

School 71% · District 41% · ▲ 30 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Science

Grade 539%

School 39% · District 18% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

This schoolSaint Paul Public Schools, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income50%Higher-income68%18 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income25%Higher-income68%43 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income47%Higher-income91%43 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income47%Higher-income92%45 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income50%Higher-income78%28 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income39%Higher-income73%34 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income36%Higher-income69%33 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income61%Higher-income91%29 pp gap