Saint Paul Music Academy
Magnet · Grades Pre-K–6 · 514 students
MMSA Elementary School
169 Jenks Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55117
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
243
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Minnesota Math and Science Academy
Ramsey County
Schola Grade F · Far 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 MMSA Elementary School
MMSA Elementary School is a charter elementary school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving grades K–5. It is part of Minnesota Math and Science Academy. The school is located in a large city in Ramsey County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 243 students were enrolled, with about 17.8 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 Pillsbury United Communities. Its Schola Grade is F (far 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)
- 243 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.8 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 8
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Pillsbury United Communities
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Minnesota Math and Science Academy
- County
- Ramsey County
- NCES school ID
- 270039904788
Schools near MMSA Elementary School
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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.