MMSA Secondary School

Set in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, MMSA Secondary School is a mid-tier 9-12 campus, overseen by Minnesota Math and Science Academy. It caters to 327 students across grades 6 through 12.

Within Minnesota Math and Science Academy, which oversees 2 schools and 570 students, MMSA Secondary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, MMSA Secondary School reports that 94% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 4% Asian. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

On the resource side, On paper, MMSA Secondary School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.7:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 99% of students at MMSA Secondary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Ramsey County (around 57%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MMSA Secondary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 11.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 16.2%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Ramsey County put median household earnings sit near $81,568, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ramsey County runs 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), of which MMSA Secondary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: MMSA Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MMSA Secondary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 20.2%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting. As a public charter, MMSA Secondary School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Inside the community feed, members of the MMSA Secondary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.