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Venture Academy

At a glance

436^thof 446 Minnesota districts▲ 24

Better than 2% of Minnesota districts

Middle 1 High 2Grades 6-12

315 27th Ave. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414-3234·(612) 345-9040·All Minnesota district rankings →

Statewide performance 2021–2025

2025: better than 2.2% of districts

Schools

289

Students

Top rankedVenture Academy High School423^rd of 450 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

Venture Academy High School up 47 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Venture Academy district in Minnesota operates two schools - Venture Academy High School and Venture Academy Middle School. Both schools are performing poorly compared to state averages across a variety of metrics, with low rankings, test scores, and graduation rates.

According to the data, Venture Academy High School is ranked 423 out of 450 Minnesota high schools and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Similarly, Venture Academy Middle School is ranked 517 out of 519 Minnesota middle schools and also has a 0-star rating. The Venture Academy district as a whole is ranked 436 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and is rated 0 stars.

Both schools have extremely low proficiency rates on the MCA-III assessments in math, reading, and science compared to state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 7.32% of 11th graders at the high school were proficient in math, compared to the state average of 34.96%. The middle school had 0% proficiency in math for all grades in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 45.47%. Additionally, Venture Academy High School had an 84.2% four-year graduation rate and a 4.4% dropout rate in 2023-2024. Both schools also have extremely high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 99.56% for the high school and 99.14% for the middle school.

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Ranking:

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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 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Venture Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	315 27th Ave SE	Minneapolis	55414	Hennepin County	Venture Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 345-9040	199	22	9.0	100.0%	5 (2.5%)	49 (24.6%)	104 (52.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.0%)	9.4	423^rd of 450 public high schools	6.0%		4.5	470^th of 480 public high schools	2.1%	47				7.3	7.3				12.5	12.5	$18,346
Venture Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3800 Pleasant Ave	Minneapolis	55409	Hennepin County	Venture Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 345-9040	90	13	7.1	100.0%	2 (2.2%)	27 (30.0%)	51 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	2.9	517^th of 519 public middle schools	0.4%		3	544^th of 545 public middle schools	0.2%	27	0.0	2.6	0.0		1.3	7.7	6.3	8.0		7.1
Venture Online	Public, Charter	6-12	315 27th Ave SE	Minneapolis	55414	Hennepin County	Venture Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(612) 345-9040	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Minneapolis Public School District	0.35 mi	101	300^th
Jennings Community School	1.08 mi	2
Minnesota Transitions Charter School	1.1 mi	9	407^th
Avalon School	1.23 mi	3	115^th
Saint Paul Public Schools	1.31 mi	89	345^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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