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Venture Academy High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

423^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 6% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Venture Academy High School is a public charter high school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 226 students. The school is part of the Venture Academy district, which is ranked 436 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Venture Academy High School consistently performs poorly on standardized tests compared to the state average. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 7.32% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in MCA-III Math, compared to the state average of 34.96%. Similarly, only 12.5% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in MCA-III Reading, compared to the state average of 51.26%. The school's graduation rates have also been significantly lower than the state average, ranging from 56.6% to 84.2% in recent years, and its dropout rates have been high, ranging from 4.4% to 16.6%.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Takoda Prep, Lincoln International High School, and Jennings Experiential High School, also perform poorly compared to the state average, suggesting that the challenges faced by Venture Academy High School may be reflective of broader issues in the local educational landscape. Despite these challenges, the data indicates that there may be pockets of success, such as the relatively higher performance of 10th-grade students in reading compared to other grade levels, which could provide opportunities for identifying and replicating effective teaching and learning strategies within the school.

199

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,346

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

315 27th Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414-3234

(612) 345-9040

District: Venture Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.3%

African American:

24.6%

American Indian:

13.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2021 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (10% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Minnesota average (57% vs 84%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg6%

Minnesota avg47%

423^rd of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2021

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SchoolDigger rating ?

436^th of 446Venture Academy among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2021	2.9	518 of 521	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	498 of 533	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	482 of 518	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.4	485 of 523	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.8	475 of 508	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.1	472 of 516	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	423 of 450	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	470 of 480	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	458 of 476	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	441 of 472	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	397 of 428	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	77 of 95	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	96 of 109	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	74 of 103	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	95 of 106	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	28.2	82 of 102	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	72 of 90	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.2	33 of 87	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.1	47 of 85	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.0	75 of 78	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	346 of 358	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	395 of 403	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	374 of 396	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	369 of 388	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	385 of 401	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.9	395 of 395	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	113 of 124	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	140 of 145	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	126 of 136	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	120 of 135	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	123 of 132	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	113 of 129	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	304 of 333	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	377 of 389	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	375 of 393	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	285 of 312	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	249 of 270	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	328 of 370	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	319 of 374	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	362 of 377	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	400 of 405	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	395 of 398	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	390 of 403	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	376 of 411	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	339 of 398	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	6.2	213 of 216	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	192 of 214	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	217 of 220	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.9	110 of 195	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

High school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2023)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading12%-37 vs state

Math7%-38 vs state

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Schools Near Venture Academy High School

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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 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	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 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)
Jennings Community School	Public, Charter	7-12	2455 University Ave West	Saint Paul	55114	Ramsey County	Jennings Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 649-5403	57	5	11.4	77.2%	13 (22.8%)	25 (43.9%)	6 (10.5%)	1 (1.8%)	11 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)								(n/a)					$13,875
Jennings Online Program	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	2455 University Ave W	Saint Paul	55114	Ramsey County	Jennings Community School	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(651) 649-5403	13	0		76.9%	4 (30.8%)	7 (53.8%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Mts Pease Academy	Public, Charter	8-12	601 13th Ave SE	Minneapolis	55414	Hennepin County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 378-1377	22	5	4.2	40.9%	18 (81.8%)	1 (4.5%)	1 (4.5%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)								(n/a)					$24,241
Online High School	Public, Charter	9-12	700 Glendale St	Saint Paul	55114	Ramsey County	Avalon School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 649-5495	18	1	26.8	66.7%	8 (44.4%)	1 (5.6%)	4 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (22.2%)								(n/a)
Avalon School	Public, Charter	9-12	700 Glendale St	Saint Paul	55114	Ramsey County	Avalon School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 649-5495	182	17	10.6	25.3%	128 (70.3%)	14 (7.7%)	18 (9.9%)	5 (2.7%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)	82.7	65^th of 450 public high schools	85.6%		81.4	65^th of 480 public high schools	86.5%		38.2	38.2	71.4	71.4	$19,443
MN Online High School - I.S.	Public	9-12	2314 University Ave W Ste 10	Saint Paul	55114	Ramsey County	Intermediate School District 287	No	No	No	No	(763) 550-7226	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Minnesota Online High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	2314 University Ave W Ste 10	Saint Paul	55114	Ramsey County	Minnesota Online High School	Yes	No	Yes	No	(800) 764-8166	254	26	9.7	26.8%	170 (66.9%)	14 (5.5%)	25 (9.8%)	4 (1.6%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	36 (14.2%)								(n/a)					$10,799
Hiawatha Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3500 E 28th St	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Hiawatha Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 455-4004	744	43	17.3	82.9%	12 (1.6%)	87 (11.7%)	627 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	27.5	348^th of 450 public high schools	22.7%		13.4	422^nd of 480 public high schools	12.1%	74	19.0	19.0	32.8	32.8	$17,531

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Venture Academy High School ranks in the bottom 6.0% of Minnesota high schools.

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Venture Academy

What is the racial makeup of Venture Academy High School?

Students at Venture Academy High School are 52% Hispanic, 25% African American, 14% American Indian, 7% Two or more races, 3% White.

How many students attend Venture Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 199 students attended Venture Academy High School.

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