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Venture Academy High School

Q: Is Venture Academy High School a good school?

Venture Academy High School ranks in the bottom 4.2% of Minnesota high schools.

Q: How many students attend Venture Academy High School?

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

Q: 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.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

453^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 4% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Venture Academy High School is a 9–12 public high school in Minneapolis, MN, serving 199 students as its own one-school district, Venture Academy. It serves a very high-need population: free/reduced-lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024–25, 99.56% in 2023–24, and 98.65% in 2022–23. Class sizes look relatively small, with the student-teacher ratio improving from 12 in 2022–23 to 11.4 in 2023–24 to 9 in 2024–25.

Reported academic results are very low. In 2025–26, math proficiency was 0% at all grades and 11th grade, reading was 13.8%, and science was 4.5%, compared with statewide rates of 44.9% in math, 48.6% in reading, and 25.5% in science. Graduation was 61.4% in 2024–25 versus 84.9% statewide, and the dropout rate was 10.5% versus 4.2% statewide. Statewide rank has stayed in the bottom few percent: 453rd of 473 schools (4th percentile, 0 stars) in 2025–26, and between the 2nd and 7th percentile every year since 2020–21, never earning a star.

Compared with nearby schools, Venture has the highest economic-need indicator of those reporting data, yet its 9:1 student-teacher ratio is lower than Hiawatha Collegiate High School (17.3), Jennings Community School (11.4), and Avalon School (10.6). Its 2025–26 test scores are the lowest among nearby schools with available data, including Avalon School (22.9% math, 71.4% reading, 35% science) and Hiawatha Collegiate (17.3% math, 17.1% reading, 18.9% science). Several nearby schools — among them Takoda Prep, Mts Pease Academy, and Minnesota Online High School — have suppressed 2025–26 scores, which should be treated as unknown, not as zero. Graduation rates vary widely nearby: Hiawatha Collegiate 80.7%, Avalon School 75.5%, Venture 61.4%, Minnesota Online 54.3%, Jennings Community 38.1%, and Takoda Prep 15.0%. Venture's reported subgroup rankings also sit in the bottom few percent of the state.

199

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,346

Per pupil spending ?

81.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

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 → 4th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (6% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Minnesota average (61% vs 85%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school6%

District avg4%

Minnesota avg43%

453^rd of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 3 pts since 2021

From bottom 7% (2021) to bottom 4% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

453^rd of 458Venture 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
2026	6.2	453 of 473	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	17.9	101 of 114	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	21.0	110 of 110	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	4.1	391 of 398	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	8.5	133 of 135	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	10.3	359 of 377	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	7.1	379 of 395	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
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

African American (2026)11th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2023)1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading14%-35 vs state

Science4%-21 vs state

Math0%-45 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)			MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)			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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math 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	—	5 (2.5%)	49 (24.6%)	104 (52.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.0%)	6.2	453^rd of 473 public high schools	4.2%		9.4	423^rd of 450 public high schools	6.0%	30		13.8	13.8		4.5	4.5		0.0	0.0	$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	55406	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
Avalon Online School	Public, Charter	8-12	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%)	69.9	131^st of 473 public high schools	72.3%		82.7	65^th of 450 public high schools	85.6%	66		71.4	71.4		35.0	35.0		22.9	22.9	$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) 550-7134	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	55407	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%)	20.5	389^th of 473 public high schools	17.8%		27.5	348^th of 450 public high schools	22.7%	41		17.1	17.1		18.9	18.9		17.3	17.3	$17,531

Frequently Asked Questions about Venture Academy High School

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Venture Academy

Is Venture Academy High School a good school?

Venture Academy High School ranks in the bottom 4.2% of Minnesota high schools.

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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2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresSep 30, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

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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