Total enrollment
3,516
+374 (+12%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in Columbia Heights Public School Dist
Minnesota · 3,516 students · 2 cities
Parents inside Columbia Heights Public School Dist pick from 11 public K-12 options, with combined enrollment of about 3,516 students (an average school size of 320).
4-year change in Columbia Heights Public School Dist
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
10
+1 (+11%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Columbia Heights Public School Dist ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #158 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,516 | #54 of 269 | #2,757 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 10 | #45 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #221 of 267 | #6,848 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 76.5% | #22 of 269 | #1,437 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #31 of 152 | #1,192 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Columbia Heights Public School Dist
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Columbia Heights Senior High at 23.5% proficient to Valley View Elementary at 13.2%, a gap of 10.3 points. That is the 69th widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 3,316 to 3,469 students (up 5%) and from 199 to 209 full-time teachers (up 5%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Heights Senior High | Columbia Heights | High | 09-12 | 1,141 |
| Columbia Academy | Columbia Heights | Middle | 06-08 | 719 |
| Valley View Elementary | Columbia Heights | Elementary | PK-05 | 568 |
| Highland Elementary | Columbia Heights | Elementary | PK-05 | 534 |
| North Park School for Innovation | Fridley | Elementary | PK-05 | 433 |
| Early Childhood | Columbia Heights | Elementary | PK-PK | 74 |
| Virtual Heights Secondary | Columbia Heights | High | 06-12 | 19 |
| Anchor | Columbia Heights | High | 09-12 | 11 |
| Columbia Heights Transition Program | Columbia Heights | High | 09-12 | 11 |
| Columbia Academy Anchor Program | Columbia Heights | Middle | 06-08 | 6 |
| Virtual Heights Elementary | Columbia Heights | Elementary | KG-05 | 0 |
About Columbia Heights Public School Dist
Columbia Heights Public School Dist is a small Minnesota school district running 11 schools with combined enrollment near 3,516.
On the school-mix side, Columbia Heights Public School Dist is made up of 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 4 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Columbia Heights Public School Dist is about 320, lower than the Minnesota average of roughly 357.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 12%: 3,142 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,516 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 9 to 10 across the same 4-year window.
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