Welcome to Saint Paul Public Schools
 

With approximately 39,000 students, Saint Paul Public Schools is Minnesota's largest school district. Through highly trained and deeply dedicated staff, innovative education programs, and the support of our community, we offer students and families a world of opportunities. Our student population is diverse. Students hail from countries throughout the world, speak more than 100 languages and dialects, and come to the district with an array of educational experiences and skills.

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STANDARDIZED TEST RESULTS

  • 82% of Pre-K students on grade-level target for reading.
  • Districtwide, reading performance on MCAs has steadily improved from 48% of students proficient in 2006 to 57% in 2012.

GRADUATION

  • In 2011, the most recent year data are available from the MN Department of Education (MDE), the four-year graduation rate for SPPS students was 64%. This represents an increase across nearly all student groups, up from 57% in 2007.
  • MDE also reports four-year dropout rates; in SPPS, that has been nearly cut in half in 5 years, from 11% in 2006-07 to 6% in 2010-11.
  • English Learner students in SPPS are much more likely to graduate than their peers statewide (66% SPPS; 52% MN).

POST-SECONDARY PROGRESS

  • From 2007 to 2010, SPPS ACT participation increased from 41% to 57% districtwide. Increases within students groups ranged from 15 to 27 percentage points over the four year period.
  • 50% of 7th-12th graders took one or more advanced classes.
  • Post-secondary enrollment: 67% of graduates in 2011 pursued higher education.

SPECIALIZED LEARNING

  • College credit offered in high schools through Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), College in the Schools and/or Post-Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) programs
  • Language and cultural immersion available in Hmong, Dakota, French, Mandarin and Spanish
  • Other elementary and secondary articulated programs include arts, aerospace, gifted/talented, International Baccalaureate (IB) and Montessori

FINANCES

  • Thanks to right-sizing district administration, $18.9 million more than in previous years budgeted directly to schools to support student achievement in 2012-2013.
  • Fifth lowest levy of the state’s largest 37 districts with existing voter-approved levies

Noteworthy Alumni

  • Charles Schulz, Peanuts creator
  • Harry Blackmun and Warren Burger, U.S. Supreme Court Justices
  • Gordon Parks, photographer, filmmaker, and writer
  • Richard M. Schulze, founder of Best Buy
  • Jawed Karim, co-founder of YouTube
  • Central High School has more Rhodes Scholars among its alumni than any other public high school in the U.S.

Click here for a PDF version of the district profile sheet.

Click here to view Superintendent Silva's State of the District 2012 address.