Upper Mississippi Middle Academy

Set in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, Upper Mississippi Middle Academy is a minimally staffed 6-8 campus, part of Upper Mississippi Academy. It educates 54 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 89% below the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 495 students.

Within Upper Mississippi Academy, which oversees 2 schools and 156 students, Upper Mississippi Middle Academy is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Upper Mississippi Middle Academy logs that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 13% Black, 4% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Upper Mississippi Middle Academy records 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.8:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Ramsey County (around 57%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Around the school, census data for Ramsey County shows median household income runs about $81,568, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Ramsey County runs 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), of which Upper Mississippi Middle Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Upper Mississippi High Academy, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Upper Mississippi Middle Academy.

The school occupies an inner-city site. As a public charter, Upper Mississippi Middle Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at Upper Mississippi Middle Academy has shrank 74%, going from 209 students in 2018 to 54 in 2024. White enrollment moved from 65% to 52% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.

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