NCES CCD 2024-25 7 schools MN

Best-Resourced Schools in West Saint Paul, MN

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7 public K-12 schools in West Saint Paul from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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7
Schools
1,892
Students
46.9/100
Avg Resource Index
11.1:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

One campus shapes the city average

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, West Saint Paul has more public-school enrollment than 11% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Heritage E-Stem Magnet School enrolls 40.2% of West Saint Paul's public-school students. That is enough concentration for one institution to pull the citywide enrollment, staffing, and Resource Index averages toward its own profile. The smaller campuses below should therefore be compared directly rather than inferred from the headline mean; their grade configurations and program footprints can be materially different even inside the same district.

Secondary campuses occupy an unusually large share

3 of the 7 listed West Saint Paul schools are classified as high schools, a substantial share of the local portfolio. Advanced-course access, counseling, and graduation-stage staffing therefore have more weight in the city Resource Index average than they do in an elementary-heavy system.

A small portfolio contains radically different campus scales

West Saint Paul lists only 7 schools, yet reported enrollment runs from 29 to 761 students, a 26-fold range. In a portfolio this compact, the smallest record may be a specialized or nonstandard setting rather than a miniature version of the largest campus. That distinction affects how ratios and program fields should be read. Compare similarly configured grade levels first; combining the extremes into one city average conceals more than it explains.

City enrollment
Top 89%
School count
Top 65%
Resource Index average
78th percentile
Teacher staffing
94th percentile

Heritage E-Stem Magnet School accounts for 40.2% of all West Saint Paul public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means West Saint Paul-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: Elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

West Saint Paul school enrollment varies 26× across entities

West Saint Paul school enrollment ranges from 29 students (lowest) to 761 students (highest), a spread of 732 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

West Saint Paul student-teacher ratio is 11.1:1 — low (typically associated with smaller schools or per-school staffing investment that often correlates with stronger per-student supports)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

1 of West Saint Paul's 7 listed schools are charters

14% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Academic Arts High School 72
2. Heritage E-Stem Magnet School 49
3. West Heights Alc 47
4. Garlough Environmental Magnet 45
5. Moreland Art/Health Science Magnet 44
6. Branch Out Transitional Services 37
7. Early Learning Resource Center 34

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in West Saint Paul

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Moreland Art/Health Science Magnet 71.2/100
  2. 2 Academic Arts High School 69.7/100
  3. 3 Heritage E-Stem Magnet School 67.8/100
  4. 4 Garlough Environmental Magnet 67.5/100
  5. 5 West Heights Alc 66.1/100

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Which West Saint Paul school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Academic Arts High School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the West Saint Paul schools in this federal-data comparison at 72/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in West Saint Paul, MN? ▼

West Saint Paul has 7 public schools with a total enrollment of 1,892 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 11.1:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.