Enrollment
199
High
DISTRICT 145 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VENTURE ACADEMY·NCES 270038404697
Venture Academy High School
315 27TH AVE SE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55414 · (612) 345-9040 · Hennepin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL199 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% 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.
- B+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
9.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.1:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
199 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 9 | 48 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 55 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 49 | 25% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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 Venture Academy. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
12.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
7.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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
10.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 11% 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 Venture Academy High School
Venture Academy High School's state test result (10.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture Academy High School this school | 199 | 100.0% | 10.4% |
| Lincoln International High School MINNEAPOLIS | 158 | 100.0% | 10.7% |
| St. Paul City High School SAINT PAUL | 152 | 88.8% | 9.3% |
| MTS HIGH SCHOOL MINNEAPOLIS | 158 | 93.0% | 11.8% |
| Columbia Heights Senior High COLUMBIA HEIGHTS | 1,141 | 72.2% | 23.5% |
| Hiawatha Collegiate High School MINNEAPOLIS | 744 | 82.9% | 25.4% |
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 Venture Academy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.4% | #393 of 397 | #43 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.3% | #385 of 401 | #41 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #394 of 397 | #43 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 199 | #340 of 764 | #39 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #3 of 444 | #3 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.9% | #10 of 146 | #3 of 16 |
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
199
-123 (-38%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 199 | 22 | 9.1:1 | 100% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 19.7 | 11.5:1 | 100% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 18.5 | 12.1:1 | 99% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 27 | 11.9:1 | 94% (304) |
| 2017-18 | 301 | 21.8 | 13.8:1 | 94% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 185 | 12 | 15.4:1 | 92% (170) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Venture Academy High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (301 to 199); teachers up 1% (21.8 to 22).
About Venture Academy High School
Venture Academy High School, located in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, is a small high school. The school had 199 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Minnesota) has about 371 students.
Venture Academy High School reports to Venture Academy, which has 2 schools and 289 students.
Hispanic students account for 52% of enrollment at Venture Academy High School. Other students are 25% Black, 14% Native American, 7% multiracial, and 3% White. That is higher than the 8% Hispanic share among all Hennepin County residents. By the diversity index, Venture Academy High School comes in at 64%.
With 22 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Venture Academy High School was 9.1:1. Among high schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 16.3:1. Venture Academy High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 100%. It compares with 43% for public schools in Hennepin County.
The allk12 Grade for Venture Academy High School is C-. Compared with Minnesota public high schools, the school scored higher than 24% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Venture Academy High School is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 10.4% actual, 11.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Minnesota.
County data help place the school in context: in Hennepin County, median household income is about $97,653, about 54% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Venture Academy High School is among the 496 public schools in Hennepin County.
The school nearest to Venture Academy High School is Pratt Elementary, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Within five miles of Venture Academy High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Venture Academy High School places 4th out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists Venture Academy High School as a charter school.
Enrollment was 322 in 2020-21 and 199 in 2024-25, a decrease of 123 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.9:1 to 9.1:1.
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Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Venture Academy
- Venture Academy Middle SchoolMiddle · 90 students
- Venture OnlineHigh
Other schools in MINNEAPOLIS
- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
- South HighHigh · 1,257 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
Nearby schools
- Pratt Elementary0.4 mi · 196
- Ronald McDonald House0.4 mi · 6
- Seward Elementary1.1 mi · 576
- Jennings Community School1.1 mi · 57
- Jennings Online Program1.1 mi · 13
- MTS PEASE ACADEMY1.1 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About Venture Academy High SchoolHow large is Venture Academy High School?
Venture Academy High School enrolls approximately 199 students in grades 09-12.
Is Venture Academy High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Venture Academy High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Venture Academy High School have?
Venture Academy High School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
How diverse is Venture Academy High School?
Venture Academy High School reports a student body of 3% White, 52% Hispanic, 25% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Venture Academy High School in?
Venture Academy High School is part of Venture Academy.
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