Middle Schools in Venture Academy

There is only one middle school located in the Venture Academy district - Venture Academy Middle School. This public charter school serves grades 6-8 and has consistently ranked in the bottom 5-10% of middle schools in Minnesota over the past few years, with a statewide ranking between 517-544 out of 519-545 middle schools.

Venture Academy Middle School has extremely low proficiency rates in Math, Reading, and Science compared to the state average. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rate in Math for all grades was just 1.33%, compared to the state average of 45.21%. The school's proficiency rates in Reading ranged from 6.25% to 8% for individual grade levels, well below the state average of 45.97% to 54.13%. Additionally, the school's 8th grade proficiency rate in Science was 0% in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 30.34%. The school has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing well below average.

Despite having a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 11.8 compared to the state average, Venture Academy Middle School has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 99.14% in 2023-2024. The school's consistently poor academic performance, high poverty concentration, and lack of improvement over the past few years suggest significant challenges that need to be addressed to provide a quality education for its students.