St. Paul City High School is a public charter high school serving 106 students in grades 9-12 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with a diverse student population that is majority Hispanic and African American.
The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking among the lowest-performing high schools in Minnesota. Only 3.7% of students are proficient or better in Math, and 18.18% are proficient or better in Reading, well below the state averages. The school also struggles with low graduation rates of just 38.4%, compared to the state average of 83.3%, and high dropout rates of 15.3%, much higher than the state average of 2.4%. The school serves a high-needs population, with 82.08% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, more than double the state average.
While Como Park Senior High and Creative Arts Secondary School in the Saint Paul Public Schools district show more balanced racial compositions, Upper Mississippi High Academy and MMSA Secondary School have significantly higher percentages of White and African American students, respectively. These nearby charter schools also show varying levels of academic performance, with Upper Mississippi High Academy performing better than St. Paul City High School but still below the state average, while MMSA Secondary School struggles with even lower academic outcomes.
St. Paul City School
In the 2022-23 school year, 106 students attended St. Paul City High School.
St. Paul City High School ranks in the bottom 4.4% of Minnesota high schools.
Students at St. Paul City High School are 51% Hispanic, 30% African American, 7% White, 5% American Indian, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.