Primrose School of St. Paul at Merriam Park
Private · Grades Pre-K–K · 10 students
HGA Elementary
1381 Marshall Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55104
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
525
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Higher Ground Academy
Ramsey County
Schola Grade D · Below 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 HGA Elementary
HGA Elementary is a charter elementary school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving grades K–5. It is part of Higher Ground Academy. The school is located in a large city in Ramsey County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 525 students were enrolled, with about 17.7 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 Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center. Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 525 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.7 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Higher Ground Academy
- County
- Ramsey County
- NCES school ID
- 270014002719
Schools near HGA Elementary
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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.