Enrollment
72
Middle
DISTRICT 100 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUANTUM STEAM ACADEMY CHARTER·NCES 270045105430
Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School
497 HUMBOLDT AVE, SAINT PAUL, MN 55107 · (651) 615-6888 · Ramsey County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL72 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Minnesota public middle schools
- DTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
69 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 5 | 24 | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 18% |
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 0% · 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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
35.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
10.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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
19.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 14% 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 Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School
Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School's state test result (19.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School this school | 72 | 95.8% | 19.6% |
| STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville BURNSVILLE | 96 | 96.9% | 25.4% |
| St. Cloud Math & Science Middle SAINT CLOUD | 91 | 100.0% | 22.1% |
| Success Academy Bloomington Middle BLOOMINGTON | 63 | 90.5% | 27.0% |
| KIPP North Star Academy MINNEAPOLIS | 107 | 94.4% | 10.8% |
| Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm MINNEAPOLIS | 167 | 80.8% | 16.5% |
Matched among Minnesota middle 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 Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 72 | #267 of 306 | #26 of 32 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72 | 4.5 | 16.0:1 | 96% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 63 | 1.3 | 47.4:1 | 22% (14) |
| 2022-23 | 38 | 1.3 | 28.6:1 | 92% (35) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School.
About Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School
Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School is a small middle-grades school with an address in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. Grades offered run from 5 through 8, with 72 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Minnesota is roughly 495 students; this school is 85% smaller than that.
Quantum STEAM Academy Charter, which runs Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School, has 2 schools and 200 students.
The student body at Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School is 100% Black. Among all residents of Ramsey County, the Black share is about 12%. The school's diversity index is 0%, meaning two students picked at random have a 0% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 4.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 16.0:1. That is 1.5 students per teacher below the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School is 96%. The rate at public schools in Ramsey County averages 57%, lower than here.
allk12 grades Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 13.5% at Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 19.6%.
Federal survey data for Ramsey County show that the median household income is $81,568, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 302 public schools in Ramsey County, enrolling about 94,437 students in all.
The closest public school to Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School is Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large. Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Quantum STEAM Academy Charter
- Quantum STEAM Academy ElementaryElementary · 128 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
- Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary0.0 mi · 128
- Open World Learning Secondary0.3 mi · 504
- Humboldt High School0.4 mi · 955
- Riverview Spanish/English Dual Imme0.4 mi · 297
- Cherokee Heights Elementary School0.6 mi · 228
- ECSE Inclusion0.8 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About Quantum STEAM Academy Middle SchoolHow many students attend Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School?
Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School enrolls approximately 72 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School serve?
Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School is approximately 16.0:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School?
At Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School, the student body is approximately 100% Black.
Is Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School public or private?
Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Quantum STEAM Academy Charter.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.