Water Lily Montessori

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Saint Paul, Minnesota

Water Lily Montessori in Saint Paul, Minnesota enrolled 3 students in 2024-25 with 1.0 full-time teachers, 3.0 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

Enrollment fell 75% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

12 students in 2022-23, 7 students in 2023-24, 3 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.0 to 1.0.

Students enrolled at Water Lily Montessori by school year2022-23: 12, 2023-24: 7, 2024-25: 30510152022-23122023-2472024-253
Students enrolled at Water Lily Montessori by school year2022-23: 12, 2023-24: 7, 2024-25: 30510152022-23122023-2472024-253
Students enrolled at Water Lily Montessori by school year2022-23: 12, 2023-24: 7, 2024-25: 30510152022-23122023-2472024-253
Students enrolled at Water Lily Montessori by school year2022-23: 12, 2023-24: 7, 2024-25: 30510152022-23122023-2472024-253
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23121.012.0
2023-2471.07.0
2024-2531.03.0

3.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 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.

Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Water Lily Montessori 3.0; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWater Lily Montessori 3.0state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Water Lily Montessori 3.0; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWater Lily Montessori 3.0state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Water Lily Montessori 3.0; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWater Lily Montessori 3.0state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Water Lily Montessori 3.0; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWater Lily Montessori 3.0state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Water Lily Montessori enrolled 5 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent25.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

66.7% of students were Asian, 33.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Asian66.7%
  2. Hispanic33.3%

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.

Elementary schools in Saint Paul

68 public elementary schools in Saint Paul report 2024-25 enrollment.

All public schools in Saint Paul →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Water Lily Montessori

  1. St. Paul City Primary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 313 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. HOPE Community Academy ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 434 students, 8.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare Water Lily Montessori with St. Paul City Primary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Minnesota Wildflower Montessori School spends per student$12,640 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,640
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaWater Lily Montessori is the number 992 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#992 of 994
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher3.0 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.3.0:1
  7. 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 Water Lily Montessori

  1. How many students attend Water Lily Montessori?
    3 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 12 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Saint Paul, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Water Lily Montessori?
    3.0 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.
  3. Is Water Lily Montessori a Title I school?
    Water Lily Montessori was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Water Lily Montessori in?
    Minnesota Wildflower Montessori School, NCES district ID 2700446. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270044605234 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
  • 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