Elementary · Minnesota
HGA Elementary
CharterFree meals for allHGA Elementary, a public elementary school in Saint Paul, Minnesota: grades k–5, 525 students, 17.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Higher Ground Academy.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 525
- Teachers (FTE)
- 29.7
- Students per teacher
- 17.7
- Grades
- K–5
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 93% of elementary schools in Minnesota
Median 13.3 · 967 schools compared
More students per teacher than 78% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 75% of elementary schools in Minnesota
Median 389 · 1,009 schools compared
Larger than 70% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Minnesota's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Minnesota: 49%41%proficient
+2.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 66% of elementary schools in Minnesota
Median 48% · 886 elementary schools compared
239 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment III & Minnesota Test of Academic Skills; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Minnesota: 47%48%proficient
+10.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 54% of elementary schools in Minnesota
Median 51% · 886 elementary schools compared
240 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment III & Minnesota Test of Academic Skills; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades K–5
- Type
- Charter school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Large city
- Run by
- Higher Ground Academy
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Higher Ground Academy.
Location
- Address
- 1381 Marshall Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55104
- Phone
- (651)645-1000
- City or town
- St. Paul
- County
- Ramsey County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JJ Hill MontessoriFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 360 | 13.9 | 42% | 26% |
Hamline Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 272 | 10.9 | 30% | 24% |
Maxfield Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 331 | 12.3 | 18% | 11% |
Global Arts Plus LowerFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 410 | 12.8 | 23% | 26% |
The Journey SchoolCharterFree meals for all | K–6 | 125 | 20.8 | 13% | 7.1% |
Four Seasons ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 256 | 8.7 | 3.9% | 6.3% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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