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Enrollment
1,141
High
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST·NCES 270951000396
Columbia Heights Senior High
1400 49TH AVE NE, COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN 55421 · (763) 528-4605 · Anoka County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,141 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Minnesota public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
824 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 316 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 250 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 307 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 268 | 23% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
30.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
13.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
23.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Columbia Heights Senior High
Columbia Heights Senior High's state test result (23.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Heights Senior High this school | 1,141 | 72.2% | 23.5% |
| South High MINNEAPOLIS | 1,257 | 65.1% | 25.8% |
| Kennedy High School BLOOMINGTON | 1,578 | 61.3% | 24.9% |
| RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH RICHFIELD | 1,183 | 54.2% | 28.4% |
| Willmar Senior High WILLMAR | 1,205 | 57.4% | 32.3% |
| WORTHINGTON SENIOR HIGH WORTHINGTON | 1,118 | 60.5% | 20.4% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 Columbia Heights Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Anoka County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #360 of 397 | #11 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #364 of 401 | #11 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #358 of 397 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,141 | #85 of 764 | #7 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #245 of 332 | #9 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #62 of 338 | #7 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.2% | #44 of 444 | #2 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.9% | #38 of 181 | #3 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,141
+138 (+14%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 980
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,141 | 59.3 | 19.2:1 | 72% (824) |
| 2023-24 | 1,094 | 58.6 | 18.7:1 | 77% (838) |
| 2022-23 | 1,092 | 58 | 18.8:1 | 81% (883) |
| 2020-21 | 1,003 | 57 | 17.6:1 | 71% (713) |
| 2017-18 | 936 | 46.7 | 20.0:1 | 77% (723) |
| 2015-16 | 861 | 47 | 18.3:1 | 78% (674) |
| 2010-11 | 962 | 50 | 19.2:1 | 69% (662) |
| 2000-01 | 847 | 59 | 14.4:1 | 24% (202) |
| 1990-91 | 980 | 59 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbia Heights Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (936 to 1,141); teachers up 27% (46.7 to 59.3).
About Columbia Heights Senior High
Columbia Heights Senior High is a large high school. Its address is in COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minnesota. The latest federal count shows 1,141 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 371-student average for high schools in Minnesota, enrollment here is 208% higher.
Columbia Heights Public School Dist (10 schools, 3,516 students) runs Columbia Heights Senior High.
Columbia Heights Senior High's enrollment is 51% Hispanic. Other groups include 30% Black, 12% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Anoka County residents are about 6% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Columbia Heights Senior High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
Columbia Heights Senior High employs 59.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 19.2:1. The average ratio among high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1, lower than at this school. Columbia Heights Senior High's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 72%. That rate is above the 42% average among public schools in Anoka County.
allk12 grades Columbia Heights Senior High a C. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 26.2% for a school in Minnesota with Columbia Heights Senior High's free or reduced-price lunch share. Columbia Heights Senior High posts 23.5%.
Columbia Heights Senior High is located in Anoka County, where median household income is about $101,869, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Columbia Heights Senior High is one of 145 public schools in Anoka County, which together enroll about 59,656 students.
The shortest distance from Columbia Heights Senior High to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Columbia Heights Transition Program. The five-mile area around Columbia Heights Senior High holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 23.5% average proficiency ranks 1st among 4 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students climbed from 1,003 to 1,141 over 4 years. Students per teacher rose from 17.6 in 2020-21 to 19.2 in 2024-25.
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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 Public School Dist
- Columbia AcademyMiddle · 719 students
- Valley View ElementaryElementary · 568 students
- Highland ElementaryElementary · 534 students
- North Park School for InnovationElementary · 433 students
- Early ChildhoodElementary · 74 students
- Virtual Heights SecondaryHigh · 19 students
Other schools in COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
- Columbia AcademyMiddle · 719 students
- Valley View ElementaryElementary · 568 students
- Highland ElementaryElementary · 534 students
- Prodeo Columbia Heights MiddleMiddle · 291 students
- Bultum AcademyElementary · 249 students
- Prodeo Columbia Heights ElementaryElementary · 227 students
Nearby schools
- Columbia Heights Transition Program0.0 mi · 11
- Anchor0.0 mi · 11
- Early Childhood0.1 mi · 74
- Virtual Heights Secondary0.1 mi · 19
- Highland Elementary0.1 mi · 534
- Columbia Academy0.5 mi · 719
Frequently asked questions
About Columbia Heights Senior HighHow large is Columbia Heights Senior High?
Columbia Heights Senior High enrolls approximately 1,141 students in grades 09-12.
Is Columbia Heights Senior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Columbia Heights Senior High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Columbia Heights Senior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Columbia Heights Senior High is approximately 19.2:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Columbia Heights Senior High?
Student demographics at Columbia Heights Senior High are roughly 12% White, 51% Hispanic, 30% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Columbia Heights Senior High public or private?
Columbia Heights Senior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Columbia Heights Public School Dist.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.