For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 26 students in The Journey School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle School in The Journey School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 96% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Minnesota public middle school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
2 Schools
999 Schools
# Students
139 Students
272,844 Students
# Teachers
10 Teachers
17,802 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
The Journey School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 520 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#525 out of 525 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(21-22)≤5%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤10%
41%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.59
% American Indian
2%
2%
% Asian
2%
7%
% Hispanic
15%
11%
% Black
66%
12%
% White
2%
62%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
13%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,964 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,860. The school district revenue/student has declined by 33% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,424 is less than the state median of $18,585. The school district spending/student has declined by 33% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$2 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$1 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,964
$17,860
Spending / Student
$10,424
$18,585
Best The Journey School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
The Journey School Middle School
Charter School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
775 Lexington Parkway N
Saint Paul, MN 55104
(612) 389-1579
Saint Paul, MN 55104
(612) 389-1579
Gr: 7-8 | 26 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
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