Highland Park Middle School
975 Snelling Ave South Saint Paul MN, 55116, Ramsey County Phone: 651-293-8950 Ranking:  (1,140 out of 1,269, bottom 10%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 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: | 49 | 44 | 45 | 41 | 39 | 46 | 51 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 852 | 830 | 777 | 633 | 645 | 745 | 770 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 236 | 27.7% | 116 | 14.0% | 101 | 13.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 266 | 31.2% | 378 | 45.5% | 343 | 44.1% | 338 | 53.4% | 323 | 50.1% | 350 | 47.0% | 381 | 49.5% |
| Grade 8: | 350 | 41.1% | 336 | 40.5% | 333 | 42.9% | 295 | 46.6% | 322 | 49.9% | 395 | 53.0% | 389 | 50.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 438 | 51.4% | 421 | 50.7% | 383 | 49.3% | 292 | 46.1% | 306 | 47.4% | 371 | 49.8% | 393 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 414 | 48.6% | 409 | 49.3% | 394 | 50.7% | 341 | 53.9% | 331 | 51.3% | 366 | 49.1% | 373 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.4% | 8 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 94 | 11.0% | 143 | 17.2% | 163 | 21.0% | 158 | 25.0% | 170 | 26.4% | 193 | 25.9% | 182 | 23.6% |
| Hispanic: | 224 | 26.3% | 161 | 19.4% | 153 | 19.7% | 129 | 20.4% | 127 | 19.7% | 140 | 18.8% | 142 | 18.4% |
| Black: | 208 | 24.4% | 223 | 26.9% | 212 | 27.3% | 208 | 32.9% | 205 | 31.8% | 254 | 34.1% | 269 | 34.9% |
| White: | 313 | 36.7% | 292 | 35.2% | 236 | 30.4% | 125 | 19.7% | 137 | 21.2% | 155 | 20.8% | 169 | 21.9% |
| 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: | 6 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 391 | 45.9% | 425 | 51.2% | 426 | 54.8% | 398 | 62.9% | 431 | 66.8% | 434 | 58.3% | 450 | 58.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 71 | 8.3% | 48 | 5.8% | 44 | 5.7% | 55 | 8.7% | 58 | 9.0% | 83 | 11.1% | 91 | 11.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.27 | 18.69 | 17.45 | 15.30 | 16.55 | 16.30 | 15.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 60.5% | 76.2% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 38.6% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 54% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 36% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45.8% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 44.2% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 48.1% | 64.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 40.5% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 51.6% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 43.4% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 39.3% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 44.1% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 44.1% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 50.6% | 69.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 51.8% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 35.9% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 40.1% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 38.3% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 39.3% | 58.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 42.8% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 42.5% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 42.6% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 45.2% | 68.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 46.7% | 68.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 50.6% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 24.7% | 47.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 15.8% | 22.3% | 44.4% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 40.1% | 59.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 40.7% | 57% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 44.3% | 59.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 38.9% | 51.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 38.9% | 58.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 40.8% | 56.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 33.5% | 54% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 36.8% | 53.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 37% | 62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 40.8% | 58.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 32.7% | 54.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 21.3% | 43.8% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 41.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 58.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 14.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 85.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $56,114.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $41,779.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $58,561.0 |
* Highland Park Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.