Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Saint Paul, Minnesota
Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary in Saint Paul, Minnesota enrolled 492 students in 2024-25 with 48.3 full-time teachers, 10.2 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 12% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%
507 students in 2022-23, 497 students in 2023-24, 492 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.2 to 48.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 507 | 43.2 | 11.7 |
| 2023-24 | 497 | 45.2 | 11.0 |
| 2024-25 | 492 | 48.3 | 10.2 |
10.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 of every 100 Minnesota elementary schools
Among the 949 Minnesota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 474 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary enrolled 474 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 38 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 474 of the 474 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions38
- Chronically absent42.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
45.9% of students were Hispanic, 20.7% Asian, 17.9% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic45.9%
- Asian20.7%
- Black17.9%
- White10.4%
- Two or more races5.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary scored proficient or above: 20% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 20% | 35% | 51.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 12% | 25% (2021-22) | 45.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Saint Paul
68 public elementary schools in Saint Paul report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo | 1,066 | 21.7 | 34.0% |
| Minnesota Connections Academy K-6 | 1,017 | 30.2 | 63.0% |
| Hmong College Prep Academy Elementary School | 988 | 10.9 | 68.2% |
| Community School of Excellence | 696 | 10.5 | 71.8% |
| Phalen Lake Hmong Studies Magnet | 638 | 11.3 | 62.2% |
| Adams Magnet Elementary | 605 | 14.7 | 34.2% |
| Frost Lake Elementary School | 593 | 13.2 | 72.2% |
| American Indian Magnet School | 571 | 13.3 | 79.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary
- Prodeo Academy St. Paul PrimaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 116 students, 10.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Prodeo Academy St. Paul ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 133 students, 9.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Compare Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary with Prodeo Academy St. Paul PrimaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Saint Paul Public Schools spends per student$21,634 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,634
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaPaul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary is the number 306 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#306 of 994
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher10.2 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.10.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary
How many students attend Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary?
492 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 507 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Saint Paul, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary?
10.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary a Title I school?
Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary scored proficient or above: 20% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary in?
Saint Paul Public Schools, NCES district ID 2733840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 273384002454 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.