Como Park Senior High

Summary:

Como Park Senior High is a public high school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving 1,078 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Saint Paul Public Schools district, which is ranked 346 out of 463 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Como Park Senior High stands out for its diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 18.92% White, 30.89% African American, 11.22% Hispanic, 30.15% Asian, 0.74% Native American, and 8.07% two or more races. However, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Minnesota high schools, with lower academic performance, graduation rates, and higher dropout rates compared to the state and district averages. The school also has a high percentage of students from low-income families, ranging from 62.12% to 74.77% over the past three years.

When comparing Como Park Senior High to nearby schools, the patterns are mixed. While the nearby A.G.A.P.E. Teen Parent and Gordon Parks High School also struggle with low academic performance and high dropout rates, the Washington Technology Senior High and the local charter schools, such as HGA Secondary, Hmong College Prep Academy High School, Great River School, and Minnesota Connections Academy 7-12, tend to perform better academically.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 740 Rose Ave W
       Saint Paul, MN  55117-4098


(651) 293-8800

District: Saint Paul Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
390th of 480 Minnesota High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,599 Help


Feeder schools for Como Park Senior High:

Elementary:    Chelsea Heights Elementary
    Como Park Elementary
    Hamline Elementary School
    St. Anthony Park Elementary
Middle:    Murray Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  20.6 Help
Number of students:  1,078

Racial breakdown:

African American:
30.9%
Asian:
30.1%
White:
18.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  74.8% Help


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Compare Details Como Park Senior High ranks worse than 81.3% of high schools in Minnesota. It also ranks 7th 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 20.52. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Como Park Senior High freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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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 Como Park Senior High is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (30.9%), Asian (30.1%), White (18.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 74.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Como Park Senior High is 20.6. 11 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 Como Park Senior High is $15,599, which is the 11th highest among 10 high schools in the Saint Paul Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Como Park Senior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Como Park Senior High 390th of 480 Minnesota public high schools. (See Como 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 Como Park Senior High

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Rank History for all students at Como Park Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 37.63 352nd 433 18.7%
2005 44.61 349th 452 22.8%
2006 46.65 304th 450 32.4%
2007 51.87 278th 463 40.0%
2008 40.51 333rd 460 27.6%
2010 29.74 380th 540 29.6%
2011 24.70 397th 545 27.2%
2012 31.99 379th 539 29.7%
2013 26.64 391st 534 26.8%
2014 21.35 387th 483 19.9%
2015 19.13 402nd 504 20.2%
2016 34.39 355th 489 27.4%
2017 31.14 363rd 489 25.8%
2018 31.24 370th 494 25.1%
2019 21.31 393rd 492 20.1%
2021 23.64 353rd 428 17.5%
2022 17.60 394th 472 16.5%
2023 23.05 385th 476 19.1%
2024 20.52 390th 480 18.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Como Park Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 20.12 65th 74 12.2%
2023 28.94 48th 64 25.0%
2024 42.93 42nd 72 41.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Como Park Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.13 11th 78 85.9%
2019 48.95 31st 85 63.5%
2021 35.59 23rd 47 51.1%
2022 46.84 40th 87 54.0%
2023 42.60 42nd 90 53.3%
2024 36.73 64th 102 37.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Como Park Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.38 156th 195 20.0%
2019 27.20 177th 220 19.5%
2021 23.03 145th 173 16.2%
2022 21.20 189th 214 11.7%
2023 32.90 163rd 216 24.5%
2024 33.28 158th 221 28.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Como Park Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.21 302nd 374 19.3%
2019 19.37 312th 370 15.7%
2021 17.97 239th 270 11.5%
2022 18.69 265th 312 15.1%
2023 19.83 338th 393 14.0%
2024 12.69 355th 389 8.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Como Park Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.44 335th 395 15.2%
2019 12.11 360th 401 10.2%
2021 11.18 315th 339 7.1%
2022 11.00 360th 388 7.2%
2023 19.69 340th 396 14.1%
2024 13.25 361st 403 10.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Como Park Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.02 328th 398 17.6%
2019 17.93 354th 411 13.9%
2021 30.94 275th 351 21.7%
2022 15.46 356th 403 11.7%
2023 18.20 347th 398 12.8%
2024 19.21 351st 405 13.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Como Park Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.33 72nd 76 5.3%
2019 4.83 75th 78 3.8%
2021 8.55 48th 49 2.0%
2022 8.31 64th 68 5.9%
2023 13.70 66th 71 7.0%
2024 7.80 77th 78 1.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Como Park Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.43 58th 106 45.3%
2019 23.89 81st 103 21.4%
2021 15.36 64th 68 5.9%
2022 12.56 98th 102 3.9%
2023 15.50 90th 98 8.2%
2024 20.60 93rd 109 14.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Como Park Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.30 78th 129 39.5%
2019 15.85 121st 132 8.3%
2022 11.28 129th 135 4.4%
2023 27.44 107th 136 21.3%
2024 33.73 97th 145 33.1%
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Rank History for White students at Como Park Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.17 81st 414 80.4%
2019 73.23 92nd 412 77.7%
2021 70.65 91st 364 75.0%
2022 54.30 201st 401 49.9%
2023 59.15 156th 398 60.8%
2024 67.16 116th 402 71.1%
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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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Data source: Minnesota Department of Education

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by a parent
Sunday, December 4, 2016

Open Quote As an alumni of the school, and now parent, I can honestly say my children will never attend this awful school. I've managed to succeed at life and establish myself as an active member of my community, but in all honesty I had the absolute worst experience at this school and do not recommend it to other parents. Some of the teachers here really tried their hardest for their students, but the overall network they need is not there. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Como 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 796 190 254 67 37 n/a n/a 0 1344
1989 697 193 317 67 29 n/a n/a 0 1303
1990 636 184 350 54 14 n/a n/a 0 1238
1991 793 245 506 48 20 n/a n/a -283 1329
1992 652 194 435 54 20 n/a n/a 0 1355
1993 635 230 404 55 16 n/a n/a 0 1340
1994 592 239 353 46 13 n/a n/a 0 1243
1995 636 290 430 49 20 n/a n/a 0 1425
1996 636 290 430 49 20 n/a n/a 0 1425
1997 576 202 455 48 18 n/a n/a 0 1299
1998 596 217 587 58 19 n/a n/a 0 1477
1999 548 220 662 71 10 n/a n/a 0 1511
2000 580 236 719 76 4 n/a n/a 0 1615
2001 556 182 732 65 4 n/a n/a 0 1539
2002 626 223 598 80 11 n/a n/a 0 1538
2003 626 223 598 80 11 n/a n/a 0 1538
2004 586 208 538 83 8 n/a n/a 0 1423
2005 568 280 449 84 13 n/a n/a 0 1394
2006 561 304 430 106 17 n/a n/a 0 1418
2007 527 320 410 102 18 n/a n/a 0 1377
2008 490 420 426 118 22 n/a n/a 0 1476
2009 465 409 464 113 23 n/a n/a 0 1474
2010 439 433 499 137 20 n/a n/a 0 1528
2011 404 424 553 140 18 0 15 0 1554
2012 392 409 519 145 9 1 15 0 1490
2013 339 347 421 114 13 0 21 0 1255
2014 325 430 404 120 12 0 26 0 1317
2015 309 467 410 126 20 0 33 0 1365
2016 302 431 399 126 20 1 28 0 1307
2017 268 398 455 116 17 0 24 0 1278
2018 260 426 444 120 16 0 25 0 1291
2019 249 454 426 121 16 0 41 0 1307
2020 230 381 381 111 16 0 39 0 1158
2021 227 370 358 120 20 0 68 0 1163
2022 191 352 335 126 14 0 67 0 1085
2023 204 333 325 121 8 0 87 0 1078

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 Como Park Senior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1344 67.8 19.8 39.3
1989 1303 64.6 20.1 40.8
1990 1238 62.6 19.7 41.6
1991 1329 61.4 21.6 57.3
1992 1355 61.3 22.1 48
1993 1340 64.8 20.7 47.8
1994 1243 58.0 21.4 52.1
1995 1425 0.0 0.0 45.2
1996 1425 0.0 0.0 45.2
1997 1299 60.3 21.5 48.2
1998 1477 n/a 0.0 53.2
1999 1511 78.8 19.2 56.1
2000 1615 73.4 22.0 61.9
2001 1539 71.6 21.5 59.8
2002 1538 58.4 26.3 55.9
2003 1538 58.4 26.3 55.9
2004 1423 69.1 20.6 55.3
2005 1394 66.6 20.9 58.5
2006 1418 66.1 21.5 61.7
2007 1377 63.6 21.7 61.2
2008 1476 62.8 23.5 61.6
2009 1474 67.8 21.7 65
2010 1528 67.4 22.6 72.1
2011 1554 74.5 20.8 71.2
2012 1490 76.4 19.4 72
2013 1255 74.1 16.9 71.8
2014 1317 72.4 18.1 72.4
2015 1365 79.0 17.2 74.2
2016 1307 74.0 17.6 67.2
2017 1278 73.0 17.5 67.8
2018 1291 78.7 16.3 66.2
2019 1307 75.6 17.2 64.3
2020 1158 73.8 15.6 62.1
2021 1163 56.3 20.6 66.6
2022 1085 55.0 19.7 62.1
2023 1078 52.3 20.6 74.8

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 Como Park Senior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1344 67.8 19.8 39.3
1989 1303 64.6 20.1 40.8
1990 1238 62.6 19.7 41.6
1991 1329 61.4 21.6 57.3
1992 1355 61.3 22.1 48
1993 1340 64.8 20.7 47.8
1994 1243 58.0 21.4 52.1
1995 1425 0.0 0.0 45.2
1996 1425 0.0 0.0 45.2
1997 1299 60.3 21.5 48.2
1998 1477 n/a 0.0 53.2
1999 1511 78.8 19.2 56.1
2000 1615 73.4 22.0 61.9
2001 1539 71.6 21.5 59.8
2002 1538 58.4 26.3 55.9
2003 1538 58.4 26.3 55.9
2004 1423 69.1 20.6 55.3
2005 1394 66.6 20.9 58.5
2006 1418 66.1 21.5 61.7
2007 1377 63.6 21.7 61.2
2008 1476 62.8 23.5 61.6
2009 1474 67.8 21.7 65
2010 1528 67.4 22.6 72.1
2011 1554 74.5 20.8 71.2
2012 1490 76.4 19.4 72
2013 1255 74.1 16.9 71.8
2014 1317 72.4 18.1 72.4
2015 1365 79.0 17.2 74.2
2016 1307 74.0 17.6 67.2
2017 1278 73.0 17.5 67.8
2018 1291 78.7 16.3 66.2
2019 1307 75.6 17.2 64.3
2020 1158 73.8 15.6 62.1
2021 1163 56.3 20.6 66.6
2022 1085 55.0 19.7 62.1
2023 1078 52.3 20.6 74.8

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 Como Park Senior High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $15,599

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Como Park Senior High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 393rd of 492 High schoolsRanks 385th of 476 High schools
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Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade Reading (Como Park Senior High)29.231.7
 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 (Como Park Senior High)22.416.7
 5.7%
   11th Grade Math (Saint Paul Public Schools)27.419.4
 7.9%
   11th Grade Math (Minnesota)4536
 9%
End of Course Science (Como Park Senior High)3321.6
 11.4%
   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 Students13071078
 17.5%
African American454333
 26.7%
American Indian168
 50%
Asian426325
 23.7%
Hispanic121121
Pacific Islander00
White249204
 18.1%
Two or More Races4187
 112.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients64.3%74.8%
 10.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Como Park Senior High

Students at Como Park Senior High are 31% African American, 30% Asian, 19% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,078 students attended Como Park Senior High.

Como Park Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chelsea Heights Elementary
Elementary : Como Park Elementary
Elementary : Hamline Elementary School
Elementary : St. Anthony Park Elementary
Middle : Murray Middle School

Como Park Senior High ranks in the bottom 18.8% of Minnesota high schools.


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

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