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Benjamin E Mays Magnet Primary School
560 Concordia Ave
Saint Paul MN, 55103, Ramsey County
Phone: 651-325-2400
Ranking:
(1,199 out of 1,269, bottom 6%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: St. Paul Public School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 41 | 58 | NA | NA | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
Total Students: | 493 | 658 | 402 | 364 | 362 | 360 | 355 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 104 | 21.1% | 130 | 19.8% | 87 | 21.6% | 58 | 15.9% | 61 | 16.9% | 52 | 14.4% | 49 | 13.8% |
Grade 1: | 82 | 16.6% | 111 | 16.9% | 57 | 14.2% | 56 | 15.4% | 52 | 14.4% | 50 | 13.9% | 59 | 16.6% |
Grade 2: | 82 | 16.6% | 87 | 13.2% | 58 | 14.4% | 54 | 14.8% | 50 | 13.8% | 62 | 17.2% | 50 | 14.1% |
Grade 3: | 77 | 15.6% | 80 | 12.2% | 49 | 12.2% | 46 | 12.6% | 57 | 15.7% | 49 | 13.6% | 54 | 15.2% |
Grade 4: | 74 | 15.0% | 86 | 13.1% | 51 | 12.7% | 58 | 15.9% | 50 | 13.8% | 54 | 15.0% | 47 | 13.2% |
Grade 5: | 74 | 15.0% | 90 | 13.7% | 53 | 13.2% | 46 | 12.6% | 45 | 12.4% | 48 | 13.3% | 48 | 13.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 260 | 52.7% | 328 | 49.8% | 212 | 52.7% | 182 | 50.0% | 185 | 51.1% | 184 | 51.1% | 166 | 46.8% |
Female: | 233 | 47.3% | 330 | 50.2% | 190 | 47.3% | 182 | 50.0% | 169 | 46.7% | 168 | 46.7% | 185 | 52.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.1% |
Asian: | 68 | 13.8% | 105 | 16.0% | 35 | 8.7% | 32 | 8.8% | 41 | 11.3% | 44 | 12.2% | 47 | 13.2% |
Hispanic: | 25 | 5.1% | 34 | 5.2% | 17 | 4.2% | 25 | 6.9% | 24 | 6.6% | 23 | 6.4% | 18 | 5.1% |
Black: | 328 | 66.5% | 413 | 62.8% | 291 | 72.4% | 275 | 75.5% | 267 | 73.8% | 264 | 73.3% | 257 | 72.4% |
White: | 27 | 5.5% | 59 | 9.0% | 42 | 10.4% | 25 | 6.9% | 28 | 7.7% | 26 | 7.2% | 29 | 8.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 38 | 7.7% | 37 | 5.6% | 14 | 3.5% | 6 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 428 | 86.8% | 530 | 80.5% | 320 | 79.6% | 289 | 79.4% | 271 | 74.9% | 243 | 67.5% | 250 | 70.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 4.9% | 34 | 5.2% | 29 | 7.2% | 30 | 8.2% | 46 | 12.7% | 42 | 11.7% | 37 | 10.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.10 | 11.32 | NA | NA | 12.92 | 14.54 | 14.60 | 14.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCA-II | ||||||
2003 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 53% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 53% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 60.9% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 60.6% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 63.1% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 64.8% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 65.9% | 82.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 50.5% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 52.9% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 62% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 64% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 61.4% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 60.9% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 57.7% | 76.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 58% | 78.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 48.3% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 56.3% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 53.9% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 56.8% | 77% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 55% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 50.8% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 51.8% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 51% | 72.5% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 56.2% | 75.2% |
2003 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 53.8% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 56.1% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 62.8% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 38.9% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 51.8% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 48.6% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 51.3% | 68.6% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 57.1% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 55.2% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 63.1% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 57.9% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 51.3% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 55.6% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 59.4% | 76.4% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 65.1% | 80.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.9% | 26.8% | 46% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 7% | 28.3% | 46% |
2003 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 53.3% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 68.3% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 72.3% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 40.3% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 49.2% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 52.9% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 55.9% | 68.9% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.9% | 54.1% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 50.9% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 53.9% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 55.8% | 71.7% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 59.9% | 75.1% |
MCA-III | ||||||
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 48.5% | 70.1% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 51% | 67.2% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.9% | 40.9% | 53.6% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 37.6% | 50.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 57.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 42.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 73.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $50,453.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $42,124.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $53,521.0 |
* Benjamin E Mays Magnet Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.