Summary:
Academia Cesar Chavez Middle School is the only middle school in Academias La Paz, serving grades 6–8 with 149 students in Saint Paul, MN. Because it is the sole middle school, the area’s middle-school picture is essentially this one school. Its district is ranked 452nd of 458 in Minnesota, at the 1st percentile with 0 stars, while the school’s 2025–2026 rank history is 521st of 546, at the 5th percentile with 0 stars. The free/reduced lunch rate is 90.6%, indicating very high economic need, and the student-teacher ratio is not reported, so staffing cannot be assessed from this data.
In 2025–2026, All Grades proficiency is 4.3% in Math, 11.3% in Reading, and 4.7% in Science, compared with state rates of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. By grade, 6th grade Math is 0% proficient versus 39.5% statewide; 7th grade Math is 5.7% versus 40.3%; and 8th grade Math is 7% versus 42.3%. Reading is 4.4% in 6th grade versus 53.4%, 7.5% in 7th grade versus 43.5%, and 23.3% in 8th grade versus 50%. Science in 8th grade is 4.7% versus 16.7%. District rates are similar to the school’s rates, suggesting this is not one outlier school within a higher-performing district.
The most urgent academic signal is 6th grade Math at 0% proficient. The strongest relative result is 8th grade Reading at 23.3%, though it is still 26.7 percentage points below the state’s 50%. All Grades Science improved from 2.56% in 2024–2025 to 4.7% in 2025–2026, but remains far below the state’s 25.5%. With 149 students, percentages can shift from year to year or grade to grade, yet the gaps to state averages are very large. Overall, parents should understand that this school has very low proficiency rates, bottom-tier rankings, and high economic need, with a few relative bright spots such as 8th grade Reading.
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