Enrollment
327
High
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNESOTA MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY·NCES 270039905179
MMSA Secondary School
169 JENKS AVE, SAINT PAUL, MN 55117 · (651) 246-0845 · Ramsey County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Minnesota public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
324 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 34 | 10% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Minnesota Math and Science Academy. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
21.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
12.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
16.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 12% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like MMSA Secondary School
MMSA Secondary School's state test result (16.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMSA Secondary School this school | 327 | 99.1% | 16.2% |
| Ubah Academy HOPKINS | 321 | 96.9% | 22.6% |
| New Century School Secondary SAINT PAUL | 284 | 95.8% | 25.7% |
| Metro College Prep MINNEAPOLIS | 585 | 97.8% | 35.4% |
| Aim Academy of Science & Technology MINNEAPOLIS | 178 | 97.8% | 23.8% |
| STEP Academy Charter School SAINT PAUL | 366 | 92.1% | 28.6% |
Matched among Minnesota high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where MMSA Secondary School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #384 of 397 | #31 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.4% | #370 of 401 | #25 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #383 of 397 | #31 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 327 | #247 of 764 | #23 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #296 of 332 | #22 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.7% | #310 of 338 | #25 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #4 of 444 | #1 of 45 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
327
+202 (+162%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 10.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 327 | 15.1 | 21.7:1 | 99% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 244 | 19.4 | 12.6:1 | 97% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 213 | 17.9 | 11.9:1 | 96% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 125 | 12 | 10.4:1 | 98% (122) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MMSA Secondary School.
About MMSA Secondary School
In SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, MMSA Secondary School is a mid-sized high school. There are 327 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 12.
A total of 2 schools make up Minnesota Math and Science Academy, with 570 students enrolled.
At MMSA Secondary School, 94% of students are Black. Smaller groups are 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of Ramsey County is roughly 12% Black. The diversity index for MMSA Secondary School is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 21.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at MMSA Secondary School, which has 15.1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at MMSA Secondary School is about 99%. The rate at public schools in Ramsey County averages 57%, lower than here.
Among Minnesota public high schools, MMSA Secondary School outscored 36%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
A school with MMSA Secondary School's lunch-eligibility share in Minnesota is predicted to score 11.8%. MMSA Secondary School scores 16.2%, 4.4 points above that line.
The school is in Ramsey County, where the median household earns about $81,568 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. MMSA Secondary School shares Ramsey County with 301 other public schools.
MMSA Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from MMSA Secondary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, MMSA Secondary School ranks 6th on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large. MMSA Secondary School holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 125 to 327. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 10.4:1 in 2020-21 to 21.7:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to MMSA Secondary School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Minnesota Math and Science Academy
- MMSA Elementary SchoolElementary · 243 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
- MMSA Elementary School0.0 mi · 243
- Saint Paul Music Academy0.5 mi · 514
- Bruce F Vento Elementary0.5 mi · 446
- Community of Peace Academy Elem0.7 mi · 326
- Community of Peace Academy Middle0.7 mi · 279
- Community of Peace Academy High Sch0.7 mi · 250
Frequently asked questions
About MMSA Secondary SchoolHow large is MMSA Secondary School?
MMSA Secondary School enrolls approximately 327 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does MMSA Secondary School serve?
MMSA Secondary School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MMSA Secondary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MMSA Secondary School is approximately 21.7:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MMSA Secondary School?
At MMSA Secondary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 94% Black, 4% Asian.
Is MMSA Secondary School public or private?
MMSA Secondary School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Minnesota Math and Science Academy.
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