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Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

16^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy is a public magnet elementary school in Saint Paul Public Schools that serves 417 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Minnesota, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and significantly outperforming the district and state in academic metrics.

Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy's academic performance is truly remarkable, with 83.84% of students proficient or better in MCA-III Math, compared to just 26.55% for the district and 45.21% for the state. The school's diverse student population, including a significant representation of Asian and White students, also performs exceptionally well, with the school ranking in the top 8-20 percentile in Minnesota for English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. This suggests that the school's unique focus on Mandarin immersion and its effective teaching practices are contributing to its outstanding results.

When compared to nearby schools in the Saint Paul Public Schools district, Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy stands out as a true academic powerhouse. With a low student-teacher ratio and a consistent track record of excellence, this school is providing an exceptional educational experience for its diverse student population. Parents seeking a high-performing, equitable, and inclusive elementary school should strongly consider Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy.

431

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,078

Per pupil spending ?

33.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1845 Sheridan Ave W
Saint Paul, MN 55116-8888

(651) 744-4770

District: Saint Paul Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

35.0%

Two or more races:

26.9%

White:

26.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (79% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Saint Paul Public Schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg31%

Minnesota avg47%

16^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 38Elementary Schools in the Saint Paul Public Schools

345^th of 446Saint Paul Public Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	16 of 872	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	16 of 881	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	11 of 845	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	17 of 858	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	20 of 869	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	7 of 870	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	4 of 847	99.5%	★★★★★
2017	92.7	6 of 853	99.3%	★★★★★
2016	94.5	3 of 848	99.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	35 of 140	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	44 of 154	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	40 of 128	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.4	37 of 131	71.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	8 of 303	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	7 of 303	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	8 of 276	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	2 of 256	99.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	25 of 799	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	18 of 809	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	17 of 787	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	16 of 799	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	20 of 783	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	8 of 787	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	5 of 774	99.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	8 of 764	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	20 of 793	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	16 of 774	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	20 of 663	97.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	11 of 812	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	17 of 826	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	9 of 799	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	31 of 808	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.6	34 of 784	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	9 of 798	98.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	2 of 73	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	4 of 81	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	5 of 77	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	4 of 87	95.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	6 of 714	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	1 of 730	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	3 of 712	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	3 of 725	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	8 of 710	98.9%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)75th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math84%+39 vs state

Reading75%+26 vs state

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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 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	1845 Sheridan Ave W	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 744-4770	431	26	16.4	33.2%	112 (26.0%)	27 (6.3%)	24 (5.6%)	151 (35.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (26.9%)	94.4	16^th of 872 public elementary schools	98.2%		93.5	16^th of 881 public elementary schools	98.2%		90.3	81.7	78.8				83.8	70.8	74.6	80.3				75.1	$14,078
Urban Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1668 Montreal Ave	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Urban Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 215-9419	416	34	12.2	98.8%	4 (1.0%)	42 (10.1%)	5 (1.2%)	358 (86.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	26.2	679^th of 872 public elementary schools	22.1%		25.8	682^nd of 881 public elementary schools	22.6%	3	37.5	26.1	29.0	18.8	38.5	68.2	34.7	31.3	4.4	60.5	31.3	38.5	59.1	38.7	$14,951
Highland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Saunders Ave	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8770	406	33	12.3	72.4%	84 (20.7%)	200 (49.3%)	44 (10.8%)	22 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.8%)	11.5	779^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.7%		14.4	764^th of 881 public elementary schools	13.3%	15	24.6	20.3	14.8				20.0	25.8	21.6	34.4				26.9	$22,201
Horace Mann School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Eleanor Ave	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 293-8965	445	25	17.8	19.6%	312 (70.1%)	32 (7.2%)	42 (9.4%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.0%)	90.4	43^rd of 872 public elementary schools	95.1%		90.3	36^th of 881 public elementary schools	95.9%	7	71.4	82.9	69.2				74.8	63.6	79.0	83.1				74.8	$14,581
St. Paul School of Northern Lights	Public, Charter	K-6	768 Hamline Ave S	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	St. Paul School of Northern Lights	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 285-4672	212	16	13.3	28.3%	142 (67.0%)	13 (6.1%)	23 (10.8%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.2%)	44.4	526^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.7%		30.5	648^th of 881 public elementary schools	26.4%	122	43.5	38.7	20.0	7.1			30.7	47.6	54.8	60.0	57.1			54.7
Expo For Excellence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	540 Warwick St	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 290-8384	393	36	10.9	45.3%	179 (45.5%)	132 (33.6%)	36 (9.2%)	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	43.7	532^nd of 872 public elementary schools	39.0%		38.6	590^th of 881 public elementary schools	33.0%	58	39.6	39.2	30.3				35.4	36.7	49.0	63.2				51.7	$13,805
CVA PASCAL Elementary School (K-5)	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-5	3810 East 56th Street	Minneapolis	55417	Hennepin County	Cyber Village Academy	Yes	No	Yes	No	(651) 523-7170	12	1	18.4	66.7%	2 (16.7%)	6 (50.0%)	3 (25.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
CVA Fusion Elementary School (K-5)	Public, Charter	K-5	3810 East 56th Street	Minneapolis	55417	Hennepin County	Cyber Village Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 523-7170	30	6	5.3	33.3%	20 (66.7%)	3 (10.0%)	1 (3.3%)	3 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.0%)								(n/a)							11.1							38.9
Mendota Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1979 Summit Ln	Mendota Heights	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 403-8000	358	31	11.5	24.9%	259 (72.3%)	28 (7.8%)	29 (8.1%)	11 (3.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	77.7	169^th of 872 public elementary schools	80.6%		78.9	154^th of 881 public elementary schools	82.5%	15	77.1	69.1					72.9	62.3	49.4					55.3	$13,279
Groveland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2045 St Clair Ave	Saint Paul	55105	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8760	409	27	14.9	38.4%	210 (51.3%)	84 (20.5%)	27 (6.6%)	40 (9.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (11.0%)	75.1	207^th of 872 public elementary schools	76.3%		67.8	283^rd of 881 public elementary schools	67.9%	76	70.7	67.3	44.4				62.0	61.6	55.6	64.2				60.6	$15,304

Frequently Asked Questions about Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy

How many students attend Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy.

What district is Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy in?

Saint Paul Public Schools

Is Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy a good school?

Yes! Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 16^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy?

Students at Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy are 35% Asian, 27% Two or more races, 26% White, 6% African American, 6% Hispanic.

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