Enrollment
196
Middle
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHER GROUND ACADEMY·NCES 270014012829
HGA Junior High
1381 MARSHALL AVE, SAINT PAUL, MN 55104 · (651) 645-1000 · Ramsey County
GRADES 06–07MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL196 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
73.1:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 34.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
184 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 101 | 52% |
| Grade 7 | 95 | 48% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
HGA Junior High→HGA Secondary
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Higher Ground Academy. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
46.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
20.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 15% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 196 | 2.7 | 73.1:1 | 94% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 178 | 1 | 174.5:1 | 98% (175) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HGA Junior High.
About HGA Junior High
In SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, HGA Junior High is a small middle school. It educates 196 students in grades 6 through 7. The typical figure for middle schools in Minnesota is about 495 students.
Higher Ground Academy serves 1,163 students across 3 schools.
HGA Junior High enrolls a student body that is 92% Black. It is also 7% White. For comparison, the population of Ramsey County is roughly 12% Black. By the diversity index, HGA Junior High comes in at 14%.
A ratio of 73.1:1 comes from the school's 2.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 94% of students at HGA Junior High as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 37 points above the 57% average for public schools in Ramsey County.
HGA Junior High is in the top 10% of Minnesota schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 14.6%. The school's actual rate is 37.6%, 23.0 points higher.
HGA Junior High is located in Ramsey County, where median household income is about $81,568, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 302 public schools in Ramsey County, with a combined enrollment of about 94,437.
HGA Elementary is the public school closest to HGA Junior High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.0%; HGA Junior High's is 37.6%, ranking 4th of 7.
The NCES locale for HGA Junior High is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. HGA Junior High operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
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Ramsey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
542,945
Census ACS
Median income
$81,568
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
302
94,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Higher Ground Academy
- HGA ElementaryElementary · 525 students
- HGA SecondaryHigh · 442 students
Other schools in SAINT PAUL
- Minnesota Connections Academy 7-12High · 3,536 students
- Central Senior HighHigh · 1,682 students
- Harding Senior HighHigh · 1,591 students
- Highland Park Senior HighHigh · 1,392 students
- Johnson Senior HighHigh · 1,076 students
- Capitol Hill Magnet/RondoElementary · 1,066 students
Nearby schools
- HGA Elementary0.0 mi · 525
- Central Senior High0.5 mi · 1,682
- Gordon Parks High School0.6 mi · 217
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS0.6 mi · 181
- Early Ed HUB0.6 mi · 38
- Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter0.7 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About HGA Junior HighHow large is HGA Junior High?
HGA Junior High enrolls approximately 196 students in grades 06-07.
Is HGA Junior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
HGA Junior High is a middle school covering grades 06-07.
How many students per teacher at HGA Junior High?
Approximately 73.1:1 students per teacher at HGA Junior High.
How diverse is HGA Junior High?
HGA Junior High reports a student body of 7% White, 92% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees HGA Junior High?
HGA Junior High is overseen by Higher Ground Academy in Ramsey County.
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