Enrollment
249
Elementary
STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BULTUM ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 270048105567
Bultum Academy
1555 40TH AVE NE, COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN 55421 · (763) 450-3522 · Anoka County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
20 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
207 students
STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 100% larger than its 7th grade class (18).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
35.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
29.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bultum Academy
Bultum Academy's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bultum Academy this school | 249 | 83.1% | 30.2% |
| Compass Academy BLOOMINGTON | 245 | 89.0% | 29.5% |
| Aspire Academy Elementary SHAKOPEE | 163 | 85.9% | 12.7% |
| East African Magnet School SAINT PAUL | 296 | 92.9% | 13.6% |
| Rochester Math & Science Elementary ROCHESTER | 322 | 93.2% | 28.4% |
| STEP Academy Elementary SAINT PAUL | 214 | 94.4% | 20.5% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bultum Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Anoka County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #670 of 844 | #38 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #688 of 844 | #40 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #638 of 844 | #34 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 249 | #720 of 1,130 | #44 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #234 of 769 | #10 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.7% | #777 of 796 | #47 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.1% | #82 of 942 | #4 of 50 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 249 | 19.8 | 12.6:1 | 83% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 232 | 17 | 13.7:1 | 88% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 157 | 2.2 | 71.7:1 | 98% (154) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bultum Academy.
About Bultum Academy
Bultum Academy is an elementary school in COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minnesota, and it is part of Bultum Academy Charter School. The school's 249 students are in pre-K through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students each.
Bultum Academy Charter School is the district for Bultum Academy.
About 96% of the student body at Bultum Academy is Black. The remaining students are 4% White. Among people living in Anoka County, the Black share is about 9%. Pick two students at random and there is an 8% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Bultum Academy employs 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.6:1. This ratio sits 1.1 below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 83% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Anoka County averages 42%, lower than here.
Bultum Academy is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 43% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Bultum Academy is +9.8 points: 30.2% actual, 20.4% predicted.
Census estimates describe Anoka County this way: the median household income is $101,869, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Bultum Academy, Anoka County has 144 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Waite Park Elementary, is about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, Bultum Academy ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Bultum Academy in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Anoka County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
370,349
Census ACS
Median income
$101,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
145
59,656 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
- Columbia Heights Senior HighHigh · 1,141 students
- Columbia AcademyMiddle · 719 students
- Valley View ElementaryElementary · 568 students
- Highland ElementaryElementary · 534 students
- Prodeo Columbia Heights MiddleMiddle · 291 students
- Prodeo Columbia Heights ElementaryElementary · 227 students
Nearby schools
- Waite Park Elementary0.9 mi · 266
- Early Childhood0.9 mi · 74
- Virtual Heights Secondary0.9 mi · 19
- Highland Elementary0.9 mi · 534
- Anchor1.0 mi · 11
- Columbia Heights Senior High1.0 mi · 1,141
Frequently asked questions
About Bultum AcademyHow many students attend Bultum Academy?
Bultum Academy enrolls approximately 249 students in grades PK-08.
Is Bultum Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bultum Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Bultum Academy have?
Bultum Academy employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Bultum Academy?
Student demographics at Bultum Academy are roughly 4% White, 96% Black.
Who oversees Bultum Academy?
Bultum Academy is overseen by Bultum Academy Charter School in Anoka County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.