Columbia Academy

As a reasonably sized junior high in COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minnesota, Columbia Academy enrolls 719 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Columbia Heights Public School Dist. That puts it 45% larger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 495 students.

Across the 10 schools in Columbia Heights Public School Dist (3,516 students total), Columbia Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Columbia Academy logs that 55% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 25% Black, 12% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 6% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Columbia Academy logs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Anoka County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Columbia Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.8%, the actual is 15.7%, a residual of -7.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Anoka County put median household earnings sit near $101,869, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Columbia Academy is one of 145 public schools in Anoka County (combined enrollment of about 59,656 students).

Nearest neighbor: Columbia Academy Anchor Program, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Columbia Academy. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Columbia Academy ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 18.2%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 9%: 791 students in 2018 compared to 719 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 35% to 55% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Columbia Academy typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.