Highland Park Elementary
Magnet · Grades Pre-K–5 · 406 students
Urban Academy
1668 Montreal Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55116
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
416
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Urban 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 Urban Academy
Urban Academy is a charter elementary school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving grades Pre-K–8. The school is located in a large city in Ramsey County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 416 students were enrolled, with about 12.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller 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 D (below average), compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 416 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.2 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Novation Education Opportunities
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Urban Academy
- County
- Ramsey County
- NCES school ID
- 270035304173
Schools near Urban Academy
All 181 schools in Saint Paul →
Lubavitch Cheder Day School
Private · Grades K–7 · 27 students
Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy
Magnet · Grades K–5 · 431 students
Highland Catholic School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 392 students
St. Paul School of Northern Lights
Charter · Grades K–6 · 212 students
Horace Mann School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 445 students
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.