Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy

1845 SHERIDAN AVE W
SAINT PAUL, MN 55116

431 Students

Elementary School K - 5th

School Overview

Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy, located in the Hamline-Midway neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota, is a specialized magnet school within the Saint Paul Public Schools district. The school is dedicated to providing students with a rigorous academic foundation while simultaneously fostering bilingualism and biliteracy in Mandarin Chinese and English. Through its immersion model, students spend a significant portion of their day learning core subjects in Mandarin, which helps them develop high levels of linguistic proficiency and cross-cultural competence from an early age.

Beyond its language-focused curriculum, Jie Ming is recognized for cultivating a supportive and diverse learning environment that emphasizes global citizenship. The school places a strong value on community engagement and parental involvement, creating a collaborative atmosphere where students are encouraged to be curious, empathetic, and academically well-rounded. By blending traditional educational standards with intensive language acquisition, Jie Ming prepares its students to navigate and succeed in an increasingly interconnected global society.

431

Total Students

26.2

Full-Time Teachers

16.4

Student/Teacher Ratio

33.2%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy
Demographic	Student Count
White	112
Hispanic	24
Black	27
Asian	151
Two or More	116
American Indian	1

Asian
151 (35.0%)
Two or More
116 (26.9%)
White
112 (26.0%)
Black
27 (6.3%)
Hispanic
24 (5.6%)
American Indian
1 (0.2%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Saint Paul Public Schools
Phone:	(651)744-4770
Grade Range:	K - 5th
Total Students:	431
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	26.2
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	16.4
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	106
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	37

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 75

Grade 1 80

Grade 2 77

Grade 3 71

Grade 4 61

Grade 5 67