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Kaposia Education Center Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 1225 1st Ave S, South Saint Paul, Dakota County, 55075

655
Pupils
13.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Kaposia Education Center Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in South Saint Paul, Dakota County. The school has 655 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South St. Paul Public School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
South St. Paul Public School Dist

Enrollment & staffing

Kaposia Education Center Elementary enrolls 655 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.

Male students
324 (49%)
Female students
331 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
47.4
Student-teacher ratio
13.8:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White25539%
Hispanic or Latino22534%
Black or African American7612%
Two or more races7211%
Asian243.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

465 of the school's 655 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 372 qualify for free lunch and 93 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Kaposia Education Center Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-20, state senate district 54.

School district: South St. Paul Public School Dist

Kaposia Education Center Elementary is one of 7 schools in South St. Paul Public School Dist, based in SOUTH SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. The district serves 2,861 students district-wide and employs 178 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 655 students, Kaposia Education Center Elementary is larger than the district average of about 409 students per school.

2,861
District students
7
Schools
178
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

28%
Reading proficient
25%
Math proficient
15%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Suburb - Large

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