Minnesota Connections Academy K-6
Charter · Grades K–6 · 1,017 students
Great River Elementary School
1326 Energy Park Dr, Saint Paul, MN 55108
Grades
1–6
Elementary
Students
383
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
21.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Great River School
Ramsey County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Minnesota elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Great River Elementary School
Great River Elementary School is a charter elementary school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving grades 1–6. It is part of Great River School. The school is located in a large city in Ramsey County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 383 students were enrolled, with about 21.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Minnesota elementary school (12.9 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Novation Education Opportunities. Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 1–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- 1–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 383 students
- Students per teacher
- 21.6 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Novation Education Opportunities
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Great River School
- County
- Ramsey County
- NCES school ID
- 270034404665
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.