Enrollment
90
Middle
DISTRICT 145 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VENTURE ACADEMY·NCES 270038405388
Venture Academy Middle School
3800 PLEASANT AVE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55409 · (612) 345-9040 · Hennepin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL90 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Minnesota public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
7.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
90 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 6 | 13 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 36% |
Student demographics
58%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
Students here typically continue to
Venture Academy Middle School→Venture Academy High School
Based on grade levels within Venture Academy. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
7.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
1.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 1 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
3.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 4% 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 Middle School
Venture Academy Middle School's state test result (3.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture Academy Middle School this school | 90 | 100.0% | 3.9% |
| ST. PAUL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL SAINT PAUL | 150 | 88.0% | 8.3% |
| Columbia Academy COLUMBIA HEIGHTS | 719 | 78.7% | 15.7% |
| Brooklyn Center Middle School BROOKLYN CENTER | 334 | 82.3% | 8.0% |
| Academia Cesar Chavez Middle School SAINT PAUL | 149 | 90.6% | N/A |
| Olson Middle MINNEAPOLIS | 329 | 76.6% | 9.4% |
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 Venture Academy Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 90 | #257 of 306 | #48 of 53 |
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 | 90 | 12.7 | 7.1:1 | 100% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 116 | 9.8 | 11.9:1 | 99% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 80 | 7.2 | 11.1:1 | 99% (79) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Venture Academy Middle School.
About Venture Academy Middle School
Venture Academy Middle School is a public middle school in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 90 students. Middle schools in Minnesota have about 495 students on average; enrollment here is 82% lower.
District-wide, Venture Academy has 2 schools and 289 students.
More than half of the students at Venture Academy Middle School are Hispanic (57%). Other reported shares: 30% Black, 8% Native American, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. That compares with about 8% Hispanic among all Hennepin County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
Venture Academy Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.1:1, with 12.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Minnesota average 17.5:1. The school has 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 43% for public schools in Hennepin County.
Among Minnesota public middle schools, Venture Academy Middle School outscored 6%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Venture Academy Middle School are 7.4 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (3.9% actual, 11.3% predicted).
For the population of Hennepin County, median household income comes to about $97,653, roughly 54% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Hennepin County counts 496 public schools with about 177,509 students.
Venture Academy Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Hiawatha College Prep - Kingfield, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Venture Academy Middle School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
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 Middle School as a charter school.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 199 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
- Hiawatha College Prep - Kingfield0.0 mi · 74
- Lyndale Elementary0.6 mi · 466
- Cosmos Montessori0.6 mi · 21
- Barton Elementary0.7 mi · 508
- Green Central Elementary0.7 mi · 594
- Stonebridge World School1.0 mi · 240
Frequently asked questions
About Venture Academy Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Venture Academy Middle School?
Venture Academy Middle School enrolls approximately 90 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Venture Academy Middle School serve?
Venture Academy Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Venture Academy Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Venture Academy Middle School is approximately 7.1:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Venture Academy Middle School?
Student demographics at Venture Academy Middle School are roughly 2% White, 57% Hispanic, 30% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Venture Academy Middle School in?
Venture Academy Middle School is part of Venture Academy.
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