Middle Schools in Higher Ground Academy

Summary:

The HGA Junior High is the sole middle school located within the Higher Ground Academy district in Minnesota. The school serves students in grades 6-8 and has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on standardized assessments.

HGA Junior High's proficiency rates in Math and Reading on the MCA-III assessments are significantly lower than the state averages, with a Math proficiency rate of just 20.35% in 2024-2025 compared to the state average of 45.21%. The school's Reading proficiency rate of 46.24% in 2024-2025 also falls short of the state average of 49.59%. As a result, HGA Junior High is ranked 336 out of 519 Minnesota middle schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Demographic factors may be contributing to the school's academic challenges, as HGA Junior High has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 98.31% and a high student-to-teacher ratio of 174.5 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year. While the reasons for the school's underperformance are complex, the data suggests that HGA Junior High is struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students compared to other middle schools in the state.

District Detail

1381 Marshall Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55104-6315

(651) 645-1000

SchoolDigger Rank:
249^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 1,163

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)			MCA-III Reading (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
HGA Junior High	Public, Charter	6-7	1381 Marshall Ave	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Higher Ground Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 645-1000	196	3	73.1	93.9%	13 (6.6%)	181 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.7	336^th of 519 public middle schools	35.3%		36.4	354^th of 545 public middle schools	35.0%	18	18.9	22.0	20.4	47.8	44.4	46.2

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saint Paul Public Schools	0.55 mi	89	345^th
High School For Recording Arts	0.57 mi	2	403^rd
Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter	0.66 mi	1	53^rd
Delta Academy of Technology & Innov	0.81 mi	1
The Journey School	1.2 mi	3	435^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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