From 2003–2008, ELL students in Saint Paul Public Schools have consistently outperformed ELL students statewide in the MCA-II, MTELL, TEAE, BST and GRAD. In the Council of the Great City Schools
Beating the Odds VI report (2006), SPPS stands out as having made among the best gains of the Great City Schools districts in closing the achievement gap between ELL and non-ELL students.
