Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Saint Paul, Minnesota

Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy in Saint Paul, Minnesota enrolled 431 students in 2024-25 with 26.2 full-time teachers, 16.4 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 70-74% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 85-89% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

388 students in 2022-23, 417 students in 2023-24, 431 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.0 to 26.2.

Students enrolled at Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy by school year2022-23: 388, 2023-24: 417, 2024-25: 43102004006002022-233882023-244172024-25431
Students enrolled at Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy by school year2022-23: 388, 2023-24: 417, 2024-25: 43102004006002022-233882023-244172024-25431
Students enrolled at Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy by school year2022-23: 388, 2023-24: 417, 2024-25: 43102004006002022-233882023-244172024-25431
Students enrolled at Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy by school year2022-23: 388, 2023-24: 417, 2024-25: 43102004006002022-233882023-244172024-25431
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2338826.014.9
2023-2441727.015.4
2024-2543126.216.4

16.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 of every 100 Minnesota elementary schools

Among the 949 Minnesota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; This school 16.4; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; This school 16.4; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; This school 16.4; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; This school 16.4; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 380 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy enrolled 380 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 380 of the 380 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent7.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

35.0% of students were Asian, 26.9% of two or more races, 26.0% White in 2024-25.

  1. Asian35.0%
  2. Two or more races26.9%
  3. White26.0%
  4. Black6.3%
  5. Hispanic5.6%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 85-89% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2270‑74%35%51.1%
Math, 2022-2385‑89%25% (2021-22)45.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Saint Paul

68 public elementary schools in Saint Paul report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo1,06621.734.0%
Minnesota Connections Academy K-61,01730.263.0%
Hmong College Prep Academy Elementary School98810.968.2%
Community School of Excellence69610.571.8%
Phalen Lake Hmong Studies Magnet63811.362.2%
Adams Magnet Elementary60514.734.2%
Frost Lake Elementary School59313.272.2%
American Indian Magnet School57113.379.5%

All public schools in Saint Paul →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy

  1. Urban AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 416 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Highland Park ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 406 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy with Urban AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Saint Paul Public Schools spends per student$21,634 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,634
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaJie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy is the number 421 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#421 of 994
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher16.4 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.16.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy

  1. How many students attend Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy?
    431 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 388 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Saint Paul, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy?
    16.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy a Title I school?
    Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 85-89% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy in?
    Saint Paul Public Schools, NCES district ID 2733840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 273384004683 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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