1
Enrollment
585
High
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·METRO SCHOOLS CHARTER·NCES 270024503573
Metro College Prep
620 OLSON MEMORIAL HWY, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55411 · (612) 722-2555 · Hennepin County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Minnesota public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 103.0:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
572 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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 6 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 97 | 17% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Metro Schools Charter. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
45.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
35.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
12.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 13% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 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 Metro College Prep
Metro College Prep's state test result (35.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metro College Prep this school | 585 | 97.8% | 35.4% |
| Ubah Academy HOPKINS | 321 | 96.9% | 22.6% |
| MMSA Secondary School SAINT PAUL | 327 | 99.1% | 16.2% |
| STEP Academy Charter School SAINT PAUL | 366 | 92.1% | 28.6% |
| HGA Secondary SAINT PAUL | 442 | 90.7% | 41.0% |
| New Century School Secondary SAINT PAUL | 284 | 95.8% | 25.7% |
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 Metro College Prep ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #239 of 397 | #24 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #184 of 401 | #18 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #211 of 397 | #24 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #149 of 764 | #29 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #253 of 332 | #28 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.7% | #334 of 338 | #37 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #5 of 444 | #4 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +130.3% | #2 of 181 | #2 of 23 |
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
585
+263 (+82%) vs 2020
+270% since 2010-11, when it was 158
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 29.3:1
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 | 585 | 30 | 19.5:1 | 98% (572) |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 11.2 | 33.0:1 | 83% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 14.5 | 30.6:1 | 97% (431) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 11 | 29.3:1 | 100% (322) |
| 2017-18 | 254 | 21.8 | 11.7:1 | 91% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 185 | 6 | 30.8:1 | 93% (172) |
| 2010-11 | 158 | 14 | 11.3:1 | 98% (155) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Metro College Prep.
Since 2017-18: students up 130% (254 to 585); teachers up 38% (21.8 to 30).
About Metro College Prep
Metro College Prep is a high-enrollment high school that serves part of MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. Students in grades 6 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 585 students. That compares with an average of about 371 students for high schools in Minnesota.
Metro College Prep sits within Metro Schools Charter, which has 5 schools and 1,790 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Metro College Prep is Black, at 98%. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 13%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Metro College Prep scores 5%.
For every teacher at Metro College Prep, there are about 19.5 students; the school has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Minnesota average 16.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 98%. For comparison, public schools in Hennepin County average 43%.
Metro College Prep holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 69% of Minnesota public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 12.5% for Metro College Prep, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 35.4%. The 22.9-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Minnesota schools.
In the surrounding county, Hennepin County, median household income comes to about $97,653, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 496 public schools and about 177,509 students.
Metro 2 Online is the nearest public school to Metro College Prep, less than a tenth of a mile away. Metro College Prep is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, Metro College Prep ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Metro College Prep inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large). It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 322 students at Metro College Prep; in 2024-25, 585. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 19.5:1, from 29.3:1.
This page is set up for the Metro College Prep community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Metro Schools Charter
- SET Academy ElementaryElementary · 463 students
- Metro 2 OnlineHigh · 373 students
- SET Academy MiddleMiddle · 255 students
- Online SET AcademyElementary · 114 students
Other schools in MINNEAPOLIS
- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
- South HighHigh · 1,257 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
Nearby schools
- Metro 2 Online0.0 mi · 373
- SET Academy Elementary0.0 mi · 463
- Online SET Academy0.0 mi · 114
- SET Academy Middle0.0 mi · 255
- MN International Middle Chr School0.4 mi · 326
- Twin Cities International Schools0.4 mi · 595
Frequently asked questions
About Metro College PrepWhat is the total enrollment at Metro College Prep?
Metro College Prep enrolls approximately 585 students in grades 06-12.
Is Metro College Prep an elementary, middle, or high school?
Metro College Prep is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Metro College Prep have?
Metro College Prep employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
How diverse is Metro College Prep?
Metro College Prep reports a student body of 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 98% Black, 1% Asian.
Is Metro College Prep public or private?
Metro College Prep is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Metro Schools Charter.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.