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Highland Park Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
975 Snelling Ave S
Saint Paul, MN 55116
Phone
(651) 293-8950
District
Saint Paul Public Schools
County
RAMSEY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
805
Classroom Teachers
40

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

4

(10 is best)

Better than 31.2% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Highland Park Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
46%
50%
53%
21%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
42%
42%
45%
23%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
42%
36%
45%
22%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
20
14
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 283 35.2%
Grade 7 249 30.9%
Grade 8 273 33.9%
Total 805 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 40.2% 24.7% 66.2%
Black 21.4% 26.0% 12.6%
Hispanic 32.7% 16.4% 11.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.6% 31.9% 7.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.1% 1.0% 2.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 53.3% 71.0% 43.4%
Free lunch eligible 44.7% 62.1% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.6% 8.9% 8.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 308,806 5,737,915
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 5,941.7 72
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.1% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 39.9% 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.5% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 11.8% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 121,212 2,282,967
Single Parent Households With Children 10.0% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.2% 93.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 42.8% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.5% 24.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.0% 19.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.1% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.8% 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.5% 12.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.4% 8.2%
$15,000 or less 9.6% 6.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,239 $395,528,000 51.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $848 $27,399,000 3.5%
Staff $1,100 $35,542,000 4.6%
General Administration $510 $16,494,000 2.1%
School Administration $881 $28,462,000 3.7%
Operation $1,245 $40,244,000 5.2%
Transportation $822 $26,567,000 3.4%
Other $305 $9,870,000 1.3%
Total Support $5,712 $184,578,000 23.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,994 $193,687,000 25.0%
Total Expenditures $23,945 $773,793,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,163 $7,977,318,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $474 $412,990,000 2.6%
Staff $772 $672,048,000 4.2%
General Administration $540 $470,027,000 2.9%
School Administration $570 $496,618,000 3.1%
Operation $973 $847,061,000 5.3%
Transportation $726 $632,446,000 3.9%
Other $394 $343,240,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,450 $3,874,430,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,912 $4,276,640,000 26.5%
Total Expenditures $18,526 $16,128,388,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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