The Journey School Middle

The Journey School Middle, a micro-enrollment middle school in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, overseen by The Journey School, hosts 12 students, covering grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 495 students per school, that is 98% below typical.

The Journey School comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 137 students; The Journey School Middle is among them.

On demographics, The Journey School Middle logs that the largest single group is Black, at 75% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, The Journey School Middle has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting The Journey School Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Ramsey County's rate of about 57%.

In the area at large, census data for Ramsey County shows the typical household earns roughly $81,568 per year, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Ramsey County runs 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), of which The Journey School Middle is one.

The Journey School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. The Journey School Middle operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.