St. Paul Reporter

There were 16,476 Black students enrolled in Ramsey County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.5% less than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Data showed that Ramsey County welcomed 80,249 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 20.5% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 182 schools in the county, HGA Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 513.

According to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Minnesota's fourth graders scored 241 in math, just above the national average of 237. Their reading score of 216 was on par with the U.S. average, but shows a slight decline over recent years. Eighth graders scored 284 in math and 264 in reading, both above the national averages. 

However, despite these results, both grade levels remain below pre-pandemic levels in math and reading.

As of 2024, according to Public School Review, the student-to-teacher ratio in Minnesota's public schools stands at 1:16, slightly worse than the national average of 1:15. This is part of a larger framework within Minnesota's educational system, which is the 10th largest in the United States, accommodating over 869,000 students across 2,709 public schools.

School Name	No. of Black Students	% of Black Students	Total School Enrollment
Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary School	125	100%	125
HGA Secondary School	399	99.5%	401
Midway Star Academy	419	99.5%	421
STEP Academy Charter School	370	98.9%	374
STEP Academy Elementary	226	98.7%	229
New Century School	351	98.6%	356
HGA Junior High	175	98.3%	178
New Century School Secondary Program	224	97.4%	230
HGA Elementary School	513	97.3%	527
Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School	61	96.8%	63
East African Magnet School	138	95.2%	145
MMSA Secondary School	229	93.9%	244
MMSA Elementary School	192	92.8%	207
Global Academy	367	82.7%	444
Rondo Campus	36	76.6%	47
The Journey School Middle	19	73.1%	26
High School for Recording Arts	147	68.7%	214
Career Pathways	72	64.9%	111
The Journey School	73	64.6%	113
Benjamin E Mays IB World School	221	62.6%	353
Maxfield Elementary School	203	60.4%	336
Face to Face Academy	45	56.3%	80
Fairview School Readiness Plus	19	54.3%	35
LIFE Prep	79	53.4%	148
Highland Park Elementary School	189	53.4%	354
Gordon Parks High School	94	51.9%	181
Hamline Elementary School	144	49%	294
Crossroads Science Program	97	47.6%	204
North Metro Flex Middle School	17	42.5%	40
Harambee Elementary School	120	42.4%	283
Highwood Hills Elementary School	100	39.2%	255
Four Seasons Elementary School	96	39%	246
Jennings Experiential High School	18	38.3%	47
North Metro Flex Academy	53	35.3%	150
East View Academy	36	35.3%	102
Hazel Park Preparatory Academy	138	34.5%	400
City Academy	42	34.4%	122
Daytons Bluff Elementary School	92	34%	271
Creative Arts Secondary School	116	32.6%	356
Bruce F. Vento Elementary School	156	32.6%	478
Hidden River Middle School	191	32.5%	588
Como Park Senior High School	346	32.2%	1,074
ALC Gateway to College	46	32.2%	143
Fairview Alternative High School	24	31.6%	76
Cherokee Heights Elementary School	64	31.2%	205
Community of Peace Academy Elementary School	104	31%	335
St. Paul City High School	45	30%	150
Washington Technology Middle School	211	28.8%	732
Willow Lane Elementary School	76	28.5%	267
Global Arts Plus Upper	120	28.2%	426
Community of Peace Academy Middle School	82	28.2%	291
EXPO for Excellence Elementary School	114	27.3%	417
Community of Peace Academy High School	66	27.2%	243
Central Senior High School	426	27.1%	1,574
Twin Cities Academy	140	26.8%	523
Crossroads Montessori	49	26.5%	185
Murray Middle School	141	25.7%	548
St. Paul City Middle School	35	24.8%	141
Battle Creek Middle School	150	24.5%	613
Humboldt High School	241	24.4%	988
Como Park Elementary School	77	23.9%	322
Groveland Park Elementary School	94	23.8%	395
Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary School	118	23.7%	497
St. Paul City Primary School	70	23.4%	299
L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion	63	22.6%	279
Mississippi Creative Arts Elementary School	124	22.3%	555
Mounds View Adult Education	2	22.2%	9
Highland Park Senior High School	319	21.9%	1,456
Global Arts Plus Lower	86	21.9%	393
Battle Creek Elementary School	96	21.8%	440
Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo	230	21.6%	1,065
Central Park Elementary School	88	21.5%	410
Johnson Senior High School	234	21.3%	1,097
Cowern Elementary School	84	21.2%	397
The Heights Community School	61	21%	290
Washington Technology Senior High School	214	20.7%	1,033
Carver Elementary School	181	20.4%	886
Prodeo Academy St. Paul Elementary	25	20.3%	123
Justice Alan Page Elementary School	168	20.2%	830
Eastern Heights Elementary School	56	20.1%	278
Frost Lake Elementary School	108	20%	540
Beaver Lake Voluntary Pre-K	4	20%	20
Brimhall Elementary School	113	19.7%	573
JJ Hill Montessori	67	19.6%	342
Pike Lake Kindergarten Center	109	19.3%	564
Mounds View Alternative Learning Center	19	19%	100
Farnsworth Aerospace Upper	83	18.8%	441
St. Anthony Park Elementary School	91	18.8%	483
Sunrise Park Area Learning Center	13	18.6%	70
Highland Park Middle School	143	18.5%	773
Richardson Elementary School	120	18.2%	658
Parkview Center School	129	18%	717
John Glenn Middle School	186	17.8%	1,047
North Senior High School	289	17.6%	1,639
Roseville Area Senior High School	395	17.1%	2,316
Irondale Senior High School	296	17.1%	1,732
Harding Senior High School	271	17%	1,597
Farnsworth Aerospace Lower	75	16.6%	453
Roseville Area Middle School	136	16.2%	840
Valentine Hills Elementary School	113	15.8%	717
Saint Paul Music Academy	74	15.7%	472
Prodeo Academy St. Paul Middle	14	15.6%	90
Chelsea Heights Elementary School	50	15.5%	323
Nova Classical Academy Lower School	74	15.3%	483
Level Up Academy Middle School	11	15.3%	72
Edgewood Middle School	94	14.8%	637
Nokomis Montessori South Campus	38	14.7%	259
Highview Middle School	119	14.5%	822
Water Lily Montessori	1	14.3%	7
AFSA Elementary School	20	14%	143
Prodeo Academy St. Paul Primary	15	13.9%	108
Williams Elementary School	63	13.8%	458
Sunnyside Elementary School	65	13.3%	488
Upper Mississippi Middle Academy	7	13%	54
Cornerstone Montessori Elementary School	18	13%	138
Pinewood Elementary School	67	12.9%	521
Level Up Academy	18	12.8%	141
Bel Air Elementary School	91	12.6%	723
LEAP High School	22	12.6%	174
Edgerton Elementary School	50	12.5%	399
Urban Academy	52	11.8%	441
American Indian Magnet School	60	11.6%	517
Weaver Elementary School	51	11.5%	445
Achieve Language Academy	52	11.2%	464
Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter	12	10.6%	113
Little Canada Elementary School	65	10.3%	634
Nova Classical Academy Upper School	54	10.1%	535
Randolph Heights Elementary School	44	10%	440
Upper Mississippi High Academy	10	9.8%	102
Sunrise Park Middle School	73	9.7%	750
Matoska International	56	9.4%	598
St. Paul School of Northern Lights Secondary	2	9.1%	22
Birch Lake Elementary School	22	8.9%	246
Lionsgate Academy - Shoreview	16	8.7%	183
Riverview Spanish/English Dual Immersion	22	8.7%	253
AFSA High School	22	8.6%	255
Rise Academy	14	8.5%	164
Falcon Heights Elementary School	39	8.5%	461
Vadnais Heights Elementary School	32	8.1%	397
Horace Mann School	33	7.9%	418
Island Lake Elementary School	55	7.5%	730
Mounds View Senior High School	140	7.4%	1,901
White Bear Area Learning Center	12	7.4%	162
Great River School	28	7%	401
Open World Learning Secondary School	34	6.9%	491
Adams Magnet Elementary School	38	6.6%	579
White Bear North Campus Senior	84	6.4%	1,322
Avalon School	11	6.3%	176
Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy	26	6.2%	417
Nokomis Montessori North Campus	22	6.2%	355
Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists	21	5.8%	365
St. Paul School of Northern Lights	10	5.4%	185
White Bear South Campus Senior	60	5%	1,196
Snail Lake Kindergarten Center	14	4.6%	304
Lakeaires Elementary School	17	4.4%	387
Chippewa Middle School	48	4.4%	1,081
Avalon Middle School	3	4.2%	72
Central Middle School	38	3.9%	969
Twin Cities German Immersion Charter School	22	3.8%	587
Oak Hill Montessori Community School	6	3.6%	165
Sejong Academy Upper School	4	3.6%	111
Otter Lake Elementary School	15	3.3%	457
Gentry Academy Middle	6	3.1%	192
HOPE Community Academy Middle School	6	2.9%	205
Turtle Lake Elementary School	27	2.8%	957
Lincoln Elementary School	13	2.7%	475
Txuj Ci HMong Language and Culture Upper	3	2.5%	118
HOPE Community Academy Elementary	11	2.3%	478
Great River Elementary School	9	2.3%	385
HOPE Community Academy High School	2	2.1%	96
Gentry Academy High	2	1.5%	131
Sejong Academy Lower School	2	0.8%	251
Txuj Ci HMong Language and Culture Lower	4	0.6%	695
Community School of Excellence High School	1	0.5%	194
Academia Cesar Chavez Charter School	2	0.4%	511
Hmong College Prep Academy Middle School	2	0.3%	682
Hmong College Prep Academy Elementary School	3	0.3%	1,015
Hmong College Prep Academy High School	1	0.1%	811
Community School of Excellence - MS	0	0%	575
Community School of Excellence Elementary School	0	0%	728
Project Return	0	0%	1
622 Alternative Middle/High School	0	0%	1