Jj Hill Montessori Primary School
998 Selby Ave
Saint Paul MN, 55104, Ramsey County
Phone: 651-293-8720
Ranking:
(968 out of 1,269, bottom 24%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: St. Paul Public School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 353 | 409 | 415 | 425 | 419 | 385 | 380 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 89 | 25.2% | 90 | 22.0% | 75 | 18.1% | 77 | 18.1% | 82 | 19.6% | 80 | 20.8% | 76 | 20.0% |
Grade 1: | 66 | 18.7% | 55 | 13.4% | 63 | 15.2% | 72 | 16.9% | 71 | 16.9% | 60 | 15.6% | 63 | 16.6% |
Grade 2: | 48 | 13.6% | 59 | 14.4% | 68 | 16.4% | 68 | 16.0% | 58 | 13.8% | 64 | 16.6% | 58 | 15.3% |
Grade 3: | 53 | 15.0% | 58 | 14.2% | 61 | 14.7% | 53 | 12.5% | 55 | 13.1% | 53 | 13.8% | 56 | 14.7% |
Grade 4: | 47 | 13.3% | 57 | 13.9% | 50 | 12.0% | 58 | 13.6% | 56 | 13.4% | 49 | 12.7% | 55 | 14.5% |
Grade 5: | 50 | 14.2% | 46 | 11.2% | 53 | 12.8% | 50 | 11.8% | 48 | 11.5% | 54 | 14.0% | 30 | 7.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 186 | 52.7% | 209 | 51.1% | 211 | 50.8% | 213 | 50.1% | 202 | 48.2% | 188 | 48.8% | 197 | 51.8% |
Female: | 167 | 47.3% | 200 | 48.9% | 204 | 49.2% | 212 | 49.9% | 209 | 49.9% | 189 | 49.1% | 179 | 47.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 19 | 5.4% | 23 | 5.6% | 35 | 8.4% | 39 | 9.2% | 40 | 9.5% | 44 | 11.4% | 44 | 11.6% |
Hispanic: | 19 | 5.4% | 31 | 7.6% | 39 | 9.4% | 41 | 9.6% | 47 | 11.2% | 49 | 12.7% | 48 | 12.6% |
Black: | 82 | 23.2% | 91 | 22.2% | 95 | 22.9% | 107 | 25.2% | 114 | 27.2% | 95 | 24.7% | 101 | 26.6% |
White: | 201 | 56.9% | 243 | 59.4% | 229 | 55.2% | 231 | 54.4% | 215 | 51.3% | 196 | 50.9% | 187 | 49.2% |
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: | 29 | 8.2% | 20 | 4.9% | 16 | 3.9% | 6 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 88 | 24.9% | 98 | 24.0% | 100 | 24.1% | 105 | 24.7% | 111 | 26.5% | 83 | 21.6% | 115 | 30.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 6.2% | 25 | 6.1% | 36 | 8.7% | 39 | 9.2% | 28 | 6.7% | 34 | 8.8% | 26 | 6.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.41 | 16.31 | 17.92 | 17.36 | 16.64 | 16.20 | 15.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCA-II | ||||||
2003 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 53% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 53% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 60.9% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 60.6% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 63.1% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 64.8% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 65.9% | 82.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 50.5% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 52.9% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 62% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 64% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 61.4% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 60.9% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 57.7% | 76.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 58% | 78.5% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 63.2% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 48.3% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 56.3% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 53.9% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 56.8% | 77% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 55% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 50.8% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 51.8% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 51% | 72.5% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 56.2% | 75.2% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 53.8% | 75.3% |
2003 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 53.8% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 56.1% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 62.8% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 38.9% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 51.8% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 48.6% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 51.3% | 68.6% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 57.1% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 55.2% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 63.1% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 57.9% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 51.3% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 55.6% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 59.4% | 76.4% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 65.1% | 80.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 61.9% | 79.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 26.8% | 46% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 28.3% | 46% |
2003 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 53.3% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 68.3% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 72.3% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 40.3% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 49.2% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 52.9% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 55.9% | 68.9% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 54.1% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 50.9% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 53.9% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 55.8% | 71.7% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 59.9% | 75.1% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 60.5% | 76.2% |
MCA-III | ||||||
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 48.5% | 70.1% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 51.4% | 75.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 49.9% | 71.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 37.2% | 57.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 51% | 67.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 50.4% | 73.3% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 50% | 71.2% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 34.7% | 54% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 40.9% | 53.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 41.1% | 62.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 44.4% | 60% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 42.6% | 63.9% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 33.4% | 59.7% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 37.6% | 50.3% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 40.1% | 59.8% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 40.7% | 57% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 44.3% | 59.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 25.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 75.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 12.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 87.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $60,225.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,387.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $63,488.0 |
* Jj Hill Montessori Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.