OBAMA SERVICE LEARNING ELEMENTARY

www.spps.org

135 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 6th

School Overview

Obama Service Learning Elementary, located in the Merriam Park neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota, is a unique K-5 school within the Saint Paul Public Schools district that centers its curriculum around the philosophy of service learning. Rather than treating community service as an extracurricular activity, the school integrates it directly into daily instruction. Students are encouraged to identify community needs, develop solutions, and apply what they learn in the classroom to real-world projects, fostering a strong sense of civic responsibility and social awareness from a young age.

The school is widely recognized for its inclusive atmosphere and its commitment to developing "the whole child." By engaging in collaborative projects that benefit their local and global communities, students at Obama Service Learning develop critical thinking, leadership, and empathy skills. Supported by a dedicated staff and a highly active parent-teacher organization, the school creates a tight-knit environment that emphasizes project-based learning and the belief that even young students can make a meaningful, positive impact on the world around them.

135

Total Students

14.1

Full-Time Teachers

9.6

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for OBAMA SERVICE LEARNING ELEMENTARY
Demographic	Student Count
White	11
Hispanic	6
Black	98
Asian	3
Two or More	17

Black
98 (72.6%)
Two or More
17 (12.6%)
White
11 (8.1%)
Hispanic
6 (4.4%)
Asian
3 (2.2%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	N/A
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	Saint Paul Public Schools
Phone:	(651)293-8625
Website:	http://www.spps.org
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 6th
Total Students:	135
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	14.1
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	9.6
NSLP Participation:¹	N/A
Qualified Free Lunch:	N/A
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	N/A

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 12

Grade 1 18

Grade 2 24

Grade 3 24

Grade 4 25

Grade 5 32