Daytons Bluff Elementary

Summary:

Daytons Bluff Elementary is a public elementary school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. With a diverse student population, the school faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state.

Daytons Bluff Elementary struggles with low proficiency rates in Math and Reading assessments, with only around 13% of students proficient in reading and 34% in math across all grades. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th grade, with only 12.5% of students proficient in reading and 25% in math. The school's academic challenges extend to various student subgroups, including female students, male students, African American students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, all of which rank in the bottom 20-30% of Minnesota elementary schools. However, the school performs relatively better for its Asian student population, ranking in the top 30% of schools for this subgroup.

Compared to nearby schools in the Saint Paul Public Schools district, such as Riverview Spanish/English Dual Immersion and American Indian Magnet School, Daytons Bluff Elementary's academic performance is generally lower. These nearby schools, while still struggling academically, tend to have higher proficiency rates in Math and Reading compared to Daytons Bluff. The high percentage of students from low-income households at Daytons Bluff (over 86%) is likely a significant factor contributing to the school's academic challenges, a pattern consistent with nearby HOPE Community Academy and Community of Peace Academy charter schools, which also serve a high proportion of students from low-income backgrounds and struggle with academic performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 262 Bates Ave
       Saint Paul, MN  55106-5598


(651) 293-8915

District: Saint Paul Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
773rd of 881 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,892 Help


Students who attend Daytons Bluff Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Battle Creek Middle
High:    Harding Senior High

Student/teacher ratio:  9.6 Help
Number of students:  248

Racial breakdown:

African American:
32.7%
Asian:
26.6%
Two or more races:
14.9%
more

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  89.1% Help


 See top rated Minnesota elementary schools

 Compare Daytons Bluff Elementary to nearby elementary schools!

Performance Trends
Help
Compare Details Daytons Bluff Elementary ranks worse than 87.7% of elementary schools in Minnesota. It also ranks 18th among 38 ranked elementary schools in the Saint Paul Public Schools District. (See more...)
Help
Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.8. (See more...)
Student Body
Help
Compare Details Student population at Daytons Bluff Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (32.7%), Asian (26.6%), two or more races (14.9%). (See more...)
Help
Compare Details 89.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
Help
Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Daytons Bluff Elementary is 9.6, which is the 4th best among 38 elementary schools in the Saint Paul Public Schools District. (See more...)
Help
Compare Daytons Bluff Elementary employs 25.8 full-time teachers.
Finance
Help
Compare Details The average total spent per student at Daytons Bluff Elementary is $18,892, which is the 7th highest among 38 elementary schools in the Saint Paul Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Daytons Bluff Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Daytons Bluff Elementary 773rd of 881 Minnesota public elementary schools. (See Daytons Bluff Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Low Socio Economic Status students:
Female students:
Male students:
Asian students:
African American students:


Saint Paul Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Saint Paul Public Schools 346th of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


What do you think?

Your rating for Daytons Bluff Elementary?

Rank History for Daytons Bluff Elementary

Help
Compare

Rank History for all students at Daytons Bluff Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 12.24 618th 674 8.3%
2004 34.37 529th 676 21.7%
2005 13.91 630th 685 8.0%
2006 18.60 681st 756 9.9%
2007 32.39 643rd 777 17.2%
2008 32.56 641st 781 17.9%
2010 45.22 574th 803 28.5%
2011 24.18 699th 814 14.1%
2012 22.38 716th 820 12.7%
2013 5.68 776th 824 5.8%
2014 2.59 796th 826 3.6%
2015 1.83 822nd 840 2.1%
2016 1.84 828th 848 2.4%
2017 1.27 836th 853 2.0%
2018 2.30 824th 847 2.7%
2019 2.31 852nd 870 2.1%
2021 3.20 844th 869 2.9%
2022 1.82 850th 858 0.9%
2023 3.68 815th 845 3.6%
2024 12.80 773rd 881 12.3%
See the entire list of Minnesota Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Daytons Bluff Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.58 86th 242 64.5%
2019 32.52 184th 239 23.0%
2022 32.10 193rd 256 24.6%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Daytons Bluff Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.13 457th 463 1.3%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Daytons Bluff Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.55 711th 728 2.3%
2019 8.16 711th 740 3.9%
2021 10.17 650th 683 4.8%
2022 5.28 657th 663 0.9%
2023 8.53 730th 774 5.7%
2024 21.57 664th 793 16.3%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Daytons Bluff Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.20 748th 774 3.4%
2019 2.31 775th 787 1.5%
2021 4.81 747th 783 4.6%
2022 2.11 792nd 799 0.9%
2023 4.05 761st 787 3.3%
2024 8.01 754th 809 6.8%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Daytons Bluff Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 2.05 767th 779 1.5%
2019 3.17 781st 798 2.1%
2021 2.29 777th 784 0.9%
2022 1.85 803rd 808 0.6%
2023 3.76 774th 799 3.1%
2024 16.40 707th 826 14.4%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Daytons Bluff Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.19 113th 134 15.7%
2019 11.76 128th 136 5.9%
2024 32.66 98th 154 36.4%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Daytons Bluff Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.45 257th 266 3.4%
2019 10.30 279th 283 1.4%
2022 9.84 277th 282 1.8%
2023 17.37 243rd 279 12.9%
2024 26.59 240th 310 22.6%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Daytons Bluff Elementary Test Scores
Tests: 
  
Grades: 
  
Years: 
  
Group by: 
District Scores:
State Scores:    
  
Subgroup: 






Data source: Minnesota Department of Education

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 5)
100%

0%

0%

0%

0%

  

Reviews:
by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Open Quote Dayton's Bluff elementary is a wonderful school and let me tell you why. They have an on site dentrestry and a great friendly staff. They watch out for the safety of the children by only releasing them to the parents/ guardians and they also have great school lunch's. No tolerance for violence or racism. Every day my child comes home from school he is always pleased with his day. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Daytons Bluff Elementary

Help
Compare
Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 514 40 86 28 10 n/a n/a 0 678
1989 474 42 118 40 11 n/a n/a 0 685
1990 472 71 128 42 14 n/a n/a 0 727
1991 477 99 161 50 16 n/a n/a -109 694
1992 341 134 126 45 8 n/a n/a 0 654
1993 264 172 162 51 14 n/a n/a 0 663
1994 217 156 146 48 16 n/a n/a 0 583
1995 145 162 154 60 17 n/a n/a 0 538
1996 145 162 154 60 17 n/a n/a 0 538
1997 124 177 152 47 23 n/a n/a 0 523
1998 115 179 174 48 19 n/a n/a 0 535
1999 95 171 195 57 19 n/a n/a 0 537
2000 85 162 192 42 18 n/a n/a 0 499
2001 70 222 184 68 26 n/a n/a 0 570
2002 54 172 123 50 9 n/a n/a 0 408
2003 54 172 123 50 9 n/a n/a 0 408
2004 52 167 94 49 3 n/a n/a 0 365
2005 46 150 65 42 9 n/a n/a 0 312
2006 36 125 50 55 7 n/a n/a 0 273
2007 49 146 55 75 10 n/a n/a 0 335
2008 53 142 68 74 4 n/a n/a 0 341
2009 54 120 60 75 5 n/a n/a 0 314
2010 55 134 59 60 7 n/a n/a 0 315
2011 58 157 56 61 10 1 4 0 347
2012 55 185 89 67 9 1 9 0 415
2013 49 175 124 76 6 1 19 0 450
2014 29 174 97 76 10 0 31 0 417
2015 31 137 97 68 3 0 38 0 374
2016 27 121 74 70 13 1 41 0 347
2017 30 115 80 46 5 1 30 0 307
2018 29 112 68 40 6 1 32 0 288
2019 33 127 86 52 3 1 26 0 328
2020 39 113 85 36 0 2 25 0 300
2021 31 106 84 30 0 0 31 0 282
2022 28 83 67 31 0 1 29 0 239
2023 30 81 66 31 2 1 37 0 248

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Daytons Bluff Elementary

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 678 37.0 18.3 58.7
1989 685 38.0 18.0 51.7
1990 727 39.1 18.5 48.8
1991 694 38.7 17.9 63.8
1992 654 37.3 17.5 76.3
1993 663 46.8 14.2 78
1994 583 40.3 14.5 81
1995 538 0.0 0.0 73.2
1996 538 0.0 0.0 73.2
1997 523 34.0 15.4 85.7
1998 535 n/a 0.0 85.8
1999 537 50.5 10.6 87.5
2000 499 53.5 9.3 85.2
2001 570 45.5 12.5 91.1
2002 408 42.5 9.6 91.9
2003 408 42.5 9.6 91.9
2004 365 37.2 9.8 88.2
2005 312 33.5 9.3 92.3
2006 273 22.8 12.0 91.6
2007 335 34.1 9.8 91
2008 341 27.1 12.6 89.4
2009 314 28.2 11.1 91.1
2010 315 24.9 12.6 92.1
2011 347 24.6 14.0 93.9
2012 415 27.1 15.3 95.2
2013 450 34.1 13.1 95.1
2014 417 30.9 13.4 93.3
2015 374 30.0 12.4 93.3
2016 347 24.0 14.4 93.9
2017 307 20.2 15.1 92.5
2018 288 22.9 12.5 86.8
2019 328 24.6 13.2 81.7
2020 300 26.4 11.3 87.3
2021 282 26.7 10.5 86.9
2022 239 27.8 8.5 87.4
2023 248 25.8 9.6 89.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Daytons Bluff Elementary

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 678 37.0 18.3 58.7
1989 685 38.0 18.0 51.7
1990 727 39.1 18.5 48.8
1991 694 38.7 17.9 63.8
1992 654 37.3 17.5 76.3
1993 663 46.8 14.2 78
1994 583 40.3 14.5 81
1995 538 0.0 0.0 73.2
1996 538 0.0 0.0 73.2
1997 523 34.0 15.4 85.7
1998 535 n/a 0.0 85.8
1999 537 50.5 10.6 87.5
2000 499 53.5 9.3 85.2
2001 570 45.5 12.5 91.1
2002 408 42.5 9.6 91.9
2003 408 42.5 9.6 91.9
2004 365 37.2 9.8 88.2
2005 312 33.5 9.3 92.3
2006 273 22.8 12.0 91.6
2007 335 34.1 9.8 91
2008 341 27.1 12.6 89.4
2009 314 28.2 11.1 91.1
2010 315 24.9 12.6 92.1
2011 347 24.6 14.0 93.9
2012 415 27.1 15.3 95.2
2013 450 34.1 13.1 95.1
2014 417 30.9 13.4 93.3
2015 374 30.0 12.4 93.3
2016 347 24.0 14.4 93.9
2017 307 20.2 15.1 92.5
2018 288 22.9 12.5 86.8
2019 328 24.6 13.2 81.7
2020 300 26.4 11.3 87.3
2021 282 26.7 10.5 86.9
2022 239 27.8 8.5 87.4
2023 248 25.8 9.6 89.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Daytons Bluff Elementary

Help

YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $18,892

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Daytons Bluff Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 852nd of 870 Elementary schoolsRanks 815th of 845 Elementary schools
 1.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Daytons Bluff Elementary)20.411.8
 8.7%
   3rd Grade Math (Saint Paul Public Schools)39.735.8
 3.8%
   3rd Grade Math (Minnesota)65.659.1
 6.5%
3rd Grade Reading (Daytons Bluff Elementary)1811.8
 6.2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Saint Paul Public Schools)35.331
 4.2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Minnesota)54.647.4
 7.2%
4th Grade Math (Daytons Bluff Elementary)20.918.5
 2.4%
   4th Grade Math (Saint Paul Public Schools)3934.9
 4.1%
   4th Grade Math (Minnesota)63.957.1
 6.8%
4th Grade Reading (Daytons Bluff Elementary)16.311.1
 5.2%
   4th Grade Reading (Saint Paul Public Schools)34.632.1
 2.6%
   4th Grade Reading (Minnesota)55.448.4
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Daytons Bluff Elementary)12.55.3
 7.2%
   5th Grade Math (Saint Paul Public Schools)31.328.3
 3%
   5th Grade Math (Minnesota)5244.4
 7.6%
5th Grade Reading (Daytons Bluff Elementary)20.421.1
 0.6%
   5th Grade Reading (Saint Paul Public Schools)46.641
 5.6%
   5th Grade Reading (Minnesota)65.858.7
 7%
5th Grade Science (Daytons Bluff Elementary)10.65.3
 5.4%
   5th Grade Science (Saint Paul Public Schools)29.828.9
 0.9%
   5th Grade Science (Minnesota)54.948.4
 6.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students328248
 24.4%
African American12781
 36.2%
American Indian32
 33.3%
Asian8666
 23.3%
Hispanic5231
 40.4%
Pacific Islander11
White3330
 9.1%
Two or More Races2637
 42.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients81.7%89.1%
 7.4%


Schools Near Daytons Bluff Elementary









Frequently Asked Questions about Daytons Bluff Elementary

Daytons Bluff Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.3% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Students who attend Daytons Bluff Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Battle Creek Middle
High : Harding Senior High

Students at Daytons Bluff Elementary are 33% African American, 27% Asian, 15% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 12% White.

In the 2022-23 school year, 248 students attended Daytons Bluff Elementary.


Rate Daytons Bluff Elementary!



Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Daytons Bluff Elementary!




SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.





Diagnostics

None retrieved from Database in 84 milliseconds.