Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School

Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School is one of the tiny middle schools in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, operated by Quantum STEAM Academy Charter, with 72 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8. That puts it 85% smaller than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 495 students.

Quantum STEAM Academy Charter comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 200 students; Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (100%). That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Ramsey County's rate of about 57%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 13.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.6%.

In the broader community, Ramsey County reports that median household earnings sit near $81,568, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Ramsey County's 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 25.9%.

Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School operates from a downtown location. Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On the community side, members of the Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.