Summary:
Venture Academy is served by a single middle school: Venture Academy Middle School, a grades 6–8 school in Minneapolis, MN 55414 with 90 students. It belongs to the Venture Academy district, which itself ranks 453 of 458 Minnesota districts, at the 1st percentile with 0 stars. Because this is the only middle school in the area, there is no peer school to compare it against; the most useful comparisons are to its own district and to the state.
Performance measures place the school near the bottom of Minnesota middle schools. It ranked 545 of 546 in 2025–2026, 517 of 519 in 2024–2025, and 544 of 545 in 2023–2024 — 0 percentile and 0 stars in each of those years. In 2025–2026, all-grades proficiency was 0% in math (state 44.9%), 5.1% in reading (state 48.6%), and 0% in science (state 25.5%). In 2024–2025, math was 1.33%, reading 7.14%, and science 0%, all well below state figures. Grade-level results for 2025–2026 show 0% in math at 6th, 7th, and 8th grade; 0% in 7th grade reading and 2.9% in 8th grade reading; and 0% in 8th grade science. The clearest bright spot is 6th grade reading at 18.2%, though the state reports 53.4%. Gaps to the state run roughly 25 to 45 percentage points.
Context matters here. The school reports 100% free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, meaning all students are economically disadvantaged, and a student-teacher ratio of 7.1, indicating very small classes. Those small classes have not translated into higher proficiency. With 90 students spread across three grades, percentages can swing noticeably from one student to the next, so year-to-year comparisons should be read with caution.
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