Benjamin E Mays Magnet

The student population of Benjamin E Mays Magnet is 333 and the school serves PK-5.

Benjamin E Mays Magnet is ranked #608-810 in Minnesota Elementary Schools.

At Benjamin E Mays Magnet, 12% of students scored at or above the proficient level for Reading.

The school’s minority student enrollment is 93%.

Benjamin E Mays Magnet

Public Pre-K, Elementary School | Grade Pre-K-5

560 Concordia Ave, Saint Paul, MN

Summit-University Neighborhood

St. Paul Public School District

333 Students

Niche Grade

GreatSchools Rating

School Details

Head of School
Kirk Morris

Student Teacher Ratio
9:1

Math Proficiency
17%

Reading Proficiency
17%

C-

Academics

C+

Teachers

Source: Niche

Niche Grade Details

Academics

Reading Proficiency

17%

Math Proficiency

17%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio

9:1

Teachers

Full Time Teachers

Teachers in First or Second Year

17.2%

Test Scores

Equity

Source: GreatSchools

GreatSchools Rating Details

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor

387:1

Student Diversity

Male

59%

Female

41%

Black

62%

Two or more races

13.2%

Asian or Pacific Islander

8.7%

Hispanic

8.1%

White

7.8%

Native American

<1%

Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

1.0 parent

1/26/2022

This school does not care about any of your children and they do not make put any plans in place to help your children feel comfortable they allow your child to get bullied and then have an attitude when you call them out on them not doing anything to help your children they don't teach very well an...

1.0 parent

9/16/2015

This school is terrible. My child went there for four years. My child has been punched, choked, hit with a large rock, and inappropriately touched by other students at this school. To make matters worse I never received one phone call from the school to let me know my child was hit or being bullied....

1.0 parent

5/18/2015

I am so disappointed in this school. My kindergartener is above average in intelligence and is so incredibly bored there. I've never exprienced a school full of children that are so undisciplined and unruly. He's not learning anything he doesn't already know, has been at the receiving end of a few f...

5.0 parent

5/3/2012

My daughter is a kindergartner at Benjamin E. Mays in the Mandarin Immersion program, and I can't say enough good things about her experience. Our expectations have been exceeded. Not only are she and her classmates acquiring Mandarin language skills amazingly fast, but they are using their new lang...

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Benjamin E Mays Magnet is a public school for students in grades Pre-K-5 in Saint Paul, MN and is served by the St. Paul Public School District in Minnesota. Annual tuition is $0. The school has a total enrollment of 333 and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 9:1. Academic records show that 17% of students achieve proficiency in math, and 17% are proficient in reading. Benjamin E Mays Magnet has received feedback and ratings, with a Niche grade of C and a GreatSchools Rating of 1 out of 10. The average home value in this area is $382,067. Discover additional schools in the area, like ALC Gateway to College, Journeys Secondary School, Rivereast Program, and more. Learn more about what Saint Paul has to offer, and browse homes for sale and for rent near Benjamin E Mays Magnet.

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