Highland Park Senior High

Summary:

Highland Park Senior High is a public high school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,390 students. The school is part of the Saint Paul Public Schools district, which is ranked 346 out of 463 districts in Minnesota and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highland Park Senior High consistently performs above the district and state averages in MCA-III proficiency rates for Math, Reading, and Science across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 11th-grade Math proficiency rate was 57.61%, compared to 18.24% for the Saint Paul Public Schools district and 34.99% for the state of Minnesota. The school's 10th-grade Reading proficiency rate was 61.45%, compared to 41.74% for the district and 52.22% for the state. Additionally, the school's End of Course Science proficiency rate was 42.7%, compared to 30.59% for the district and 43.47% for the state. Highland Park Senior High has also consistently maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.4% to 92.3% over the past five years, with a dropout rate fluctuating between 0.6% and 5.0%, generally lower than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Highland Park Senior High stands out as a high-performing institution, with stronger academic outcomes and higher graduation rates. Schools like Central Senior High and Nova Classical Academy Upper School, which are also within the Saint Paul Public Schools district, have similar or higher academic performance, but Highland Park Senior High maintains a more balanced racial composition. In contrast, some of the other nearby schools, such as Saint Paul Online High School, Focus Beyond, and the schools under the Cyber Village Academy, have significantly lower academic performance and higher dropout rates.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1015 Snelling Ave S
       Saint Paul, MN  55116-2497


(651) 293-8940

District: Saint Paul Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
98th of 480 Minnesota High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,099 Help


Feeder schools for Highland Park Senior High:

Elementary:    Expo For Excellence Elementary School
    Horace Mann School
Middle:    Highland Park Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  23.5 Help
Number of students:  1,456

Racial breakdown:

White:
36.1%
Hispanic:
22.7%
African American:
21.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  46.2% Help


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Compare Details Highland Park Senior High ranks better than 79.6% of high schools in Minnesota. It also ranks 2nd among 10 ranked high schools in the Saint Paul Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.74. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Highland Park Senior High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Highland Park Senior High is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (36.1%), Hispanic (22.7%), African American (21.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 46.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Highland Park Senior High is 23.5. 14 high schools in the Saint Paul Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Highland Park Senior High is $15,099. 13 high schools in the Saint Paul Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Highland Park Senior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Highland Park Senior High 98th of 480 Minnesota public high schools. (See Highland Park Senior High in the ranking list.)

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Saint Paul Public Schools:

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


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Rank History for Highland Park Senior High

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Rank History for all students at Highland Park Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 44.34 338th 433 21.9%
2005 43.24 351st 452 22.3%
2006 60.44 222nd 450 50.7%
2007 57.90 239th 463 48.4%
2008 59.71 238th 460 48.3%
2010 40.49 361st 540 33.1%
2011 46.01 350th 545 35.8%
2012 56.73 295th 539 45.3%
2013 48.77 329th 534 38.4%
2014 45.43 313th 483 35.2%
2015 61.36 224th 504 55.6%
2016 50.90 283rd 489 42.1%
2017 43.43 331st 489 32.3%
2018 52.88 281st 494 43.1%
2019 63.04 200th 492 59.3%
2021 58.67 192nd 428 55.1%
2022 80.58 64th 472 86.4%
2023 70.99 117th 476 75.4%
2024 76.74 98th 480 79.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Highland Park Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.72 27th 78 65.4%
2019 58.93 22nd 85 74.1%
2022 61.18 17th 87 80.5%
2024 50.34 34th 102 66.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Highland Park Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.94 117th 195 40.0%
2019 72.92 38th 220 82.7%
2023 91.23 13th 216 94.0%
2024 77.36 27th 221 87.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Highland Park Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.25 270th 374 27.8%
2019 45.95 209th 370 43.5%
2021 36.30 192nd 270 28.9%
2022 76.34 51st 312 83.7%
2023 39.38 252nd 393 35.9%
2024 51.34 202nd 389 48.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Highland Park Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.30 301st 395 23.8%
2019 55.61 201st 401 49.9%
2021 62.69 133rd 339 60.8%
2022 74.82 69th 388 82.2%
2023 74.53 84th 396 78.8%
2024 74.64 81st 403 79.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Highland Park Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.44 202nd 398 49.2%
2019 56.74 190th 411 53.8%
2021 50.72 179th 351 49.0%
2022 78.32 66th 403 83.6%
2023 59.64 153rd 398 61.6%
2024 70.65 107th 405 73.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Highland Park Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.90 45th 76 40.8%
2019 41.52 50th 78 35.9%
2022 50.99 30th 68 55.9%
2023 39.79 42nd 71 40.8%
2024 54.25 33rd 78 57.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Highland Park Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.48 46th 106 56.6%
2019 65.03 32nd 103 68.9%
2021 34.29 46th 68 32.4%
2022 68.58 27th 102 73.5%
2023 54.28 41st 98 58.2%
2024 38.46 67th 109 38.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Highland Park Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.82 88th 129 31.8%
2019 50.16 62nd 132 53.0%
2021 39.55 57th 101 43.6%
2022 56.44 53rd 135 60.7%
2023 56.36 52nd 136 61.8%
2024 69.10 32nd 145 77.9%
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Rank History for White students at Highland Park Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.48 54th 414 87.0%
2019 87.40 25th 412 93.9%
2021 92.05 11th 364 97.0%
2022 93.51 10th 401 97.5%
2023 87.41 30th 398 92.5%
2024 89.17 21st 402 94.8%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Highland Park Senior High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 883 284 272 36 18 n/a n/a 0 1493
1989 787 265 272 27 14 n/a n/a 0 1365
1990 711 238 339 36 12 n/a n/a 0 1336
1991 849 283 274 33 6 n/a n/a -285 1160
1992 597 214 242 47 10 n/a n/a 0 1110
1993 543 237 206 39 8 n/a n/a 0 1033
1994 552 247 237 39 10 n/a n/a 0 1085
1995 563 320 247 57 8 n/a n/a 0 1195
1996 563 320 247 57 8 n/a n/a 0 1195
1997 532 286 231 49 8 n/a n/a 0 1106
1998 625 354 290 55 13 n/a n/a 0 1337
1999 624 321 307 61 13 n/a n/a 0 1326
2000 672 298 354 75 15 n/a n/a 0 1414
2001 691 249 358 82 19 n/a n/a 0 1399
2002 690 266 337 132 19 n/a n/a 0 1444
2003 690 266 337 132 19 n/a n/a 0 1444
2004 702 252 312 142 16 n/a n/a 0 1424
2005 700 275 294 130 17 n/a n/a 0 1416
2006 694 296 271 145 25 n/a n/a 0 1431
2007 672 307 256 152 19 n/a n/a 0 1406
2008 608 366 270 169 24 n/a n/a 0 1437
2009 563 407 284 201 17 n/a n/a 0 1472
2010 532 409 307 198 21 n/a n/a 0 1467
2011 510 427 315 215 16 0 11 0 1494
2012 492 373 264 211 16 1 16 0 1373
2013 507 294 209 219 10 1 20 0 1260
2014 506 276 166 219 9 1 18 0 1195
2015 519 275 175 219 10 1 19 0 1218
2016 547 278 159 253 12 0 18 0 1267
2017 500 296 165 284 11 0 18 0 1274
2018 494 286 196 298 14 0 20 0 1308
2019 474 300 197 310 12 0 35 0 1328
2020 477 284 193 296 8 0 49 0 1307
2021 497 311 189 298 6 0 80 0 1381
2022 476 299 169 301 4 1 90 0 1340
2023 530 285 157 322 6 1 89 0 1390
2024 525 319 175 330 10 1 96 0 1456

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 Highland Park Senior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1493 73.4 20.3 0
1989 1365 71.7 19.0 34.4
1990 1336 61.4 21.7 52
1991 1160 58.2 19.9 35.9
1992 1110 59.5 18.6 36.8
1993 1033 57.0 18.1 0
1994 1085 59.4 18.3 41.6
1995 1195 0.0 0.0 37.4
1996 1195 0.0 0.0 37.4
1997 1106 51.1 21.6 38.6
1998 1337 n/a 0.0 43.5
1999 1326 82.4 16.1 37.6
2000 1414 71.1 19.9 42.1
2001 1399 77.3 18.1 41.6
2002 1444 67.1 21.5 45.1
2003 1444 67.1 21.5 45.1
2004 1424 65.9 21.6 44
2005 1416 69.8 20.3 47.5
2006 1431 64.0 22.4 49.3
2007 1406 64.0 22.0 47.8
2008 1437 59.9 24.0 51.7
2009 1472 61.2 24.1 51.2
2010 1467 59.9 24.4 55.8
2011 1494 72.7 20.5 57.4
2012 1373 61.6 22.2 54.6
2013 1260 59.2 21.2 49.8
2014 1195 57.8 20.6 46.5
2015 1218 66.0 18.4 45.2
2016 1267 59.0 21.4 43.5
2017 1274 63.9 19.9 46.5
2018 1308 65.7 19.9 45.6
2019 1328 66.5 19.9 45.6
2020 1307 70.3 18.5 43.9
2021 1381 58.4 23.6 43.8
2022 1340 58.4 22.9 36.3
2023 1390 55.3 25.1 46.8
2024 1456 61.8 23.5 46.2

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 Highland Park Senior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1493 73.4 20.3 0
1989 1365 71.7 19.0 34.4
1990 1336 61.4 21.7 52
1991 1160 58.2 19.9 35.9
1992 1110 59.5 18.6 36.8
1993 1033 57.0 18.1 0
1994 1085 59.4 18.3 41.6
1995 1195 0.0 0.0 37.4
1996 1195 0.0 0.0 37.4
1997 1106 51.1 21.6 38.6
1998 1337 n/a 0.0 43.5
1999 1326 82.4 16.1 37.6
2000 1414 71.1 19.9 42.1
2001 1399 77.3 18.1 41.6
2002 1444 67.1 21.5 45.1
2003 1444 67.1 21.5 45.1
2004 1424 65.9 21.6 44
2005 1416 69.8 20.3 47.5
2006 1431 64.0 22.4 49.3
2007 1406 64.0 22.0 47.8
2008 1437 59.9 24.0 51.7
2009 1472 61.2 24.1 51.2
2010 1467 59.9 24.4 55.8
2011 1494 72.7 20.5 57.4
2012 1373 61.6 22.2 54.6
2013 1260 59.2 21.2 49.8
2014 1195 57.8 20.6 46.5
2015 1218 66.0 18.4 45.2
2016 1267 59.0 21.4 43.5
2017 1274 63.9 19.9 46.5
2018 1308 65.7 19.9 45.6
2019 1328 66.5 19.9 45.6
2020 1307 70.3 18.5 43.9
2021 1381 58.4 23.6 43.8
2022 1340 58.4 22.9 36.3
2023 1390 55.3 25.1 46.8
2024 1456 61.8 23.5 46.2

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Highland Park Senior High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $15,099

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Highland Park Senior High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 200th of 492 High schoolsRanks 117th of 476 High schools
 16.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade Reading (Highland Park Senior High)63.460.9
 2.5%
   10th Grade Reading (Saint Paul Public Schools)45.937.8
 8.1%
   10th Grade Reading (Minnesota)60.451.7
 8.7%
11th Grade Math (Highland Park Senior High)46.137
 9.1%
   11th Grade Math (Saint Paul Public Schools)27.419.4
 7.9%
   11th Grade Math (Minnesota)4536
 9%
End of Course Science (Highland Park Senior High)45.140.4
 4.7%
   End of Course Science (Saint Paul Public Schools)35.426.2
 9.2%
   End of Course Science (Minnesota)54.441.8
 12.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students13281390
 4.7%
African American300285
 5%
American Indian126
 50%
Asian197157
 20.3%
Hispanic310322
 3.9%
Pacific Islander01
White474530
 11.8%
Two or More Races3589
 154.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients45.6%46.8%
 1.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Park Senior High

Highland Park Senior High ranks 98th of 480 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Highland Park Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Expo For Excellence Elementary School
Elementary : Horace Mann School
Middle : Highland Park Middle School

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,456 students attended Highland Park Senior High.

Students at Highland Park Senior High are 36% White, 23% Hispanic, 22% African American, 12% Asian, 7% Two or more races.


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