Enrollment
156
High
STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL·NCES 270017303041
NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL
11345 ROBINSON DR NW, COON RAPIDS, MN 55443 · (763) 862-9223 · Anoka County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL156 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Minnesota public high schools
- B-Test 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
10.7:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
74 students
STATE 48%
Community
0
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 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 41 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 40 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 51 | 33% |
Student demographics
58%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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
48.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
13.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL
NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 156 | 47.4% | 36.6% |
| Rochester Beacon Academy ROCHESTER | 115 | 43.5% | 13.2% |
| FIT Academy High School APPLE VALLEY | 194 | 43.3% | 32.1% |
| Heron Lake-Okabena Secondary OKABENA | 137 | 45.3% | 27.0% |
| NEW HEIGHTS SCHOOL INC. STILLWATER | 70 | 48.6% | 13.0% |
| ISLE SECONDARY ISLE | 188 | 49.5% | 28.8% |
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 NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Anoka County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #226 of 397 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #358 of 401 | #10 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #180 of 397 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 156 | #375 of 764 | #16 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.4% | #138 of 444 | #12 of 20 |
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
156
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
+39% since 2000-01, when it was 112
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 156 | 14.6 | 10.7:1 | 47% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 149 | 11.9 | 12.6:1 | 50% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 141 | 12.8 | 11.1:1 | 48% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 160 | 11 | 14.6:1 | 33% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 153 | 13.8 | 11.1:1 | 45% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 188 | 12 | 15.7:1 | 39% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 179 | 10 | 17.9:1 | 45% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 112 | 4 | 28.0:1 | 22% (25) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (153 to 156); teachers up 5% (13.8 to 14.6).
About NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL
NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school with an address in COON RAPIDS, Minnesota. The school counted 156 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 58% below the average of about 371 students for high schools in Minnesota.
NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
The largest group at NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL is White students, at 62%. Other groups include 13% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 3% Native American. By comparison, Anoka County residents are about 75% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
There are 14.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 10.7:1. Compared with the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 47% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Minnesota public high schools, NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL outscored 54%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools: 36.6% actual against 39.6% predicted.
In Anoka County, median household income comes to about $101,869, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 145, with about 59,656 students.
Of the public schools around it, NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL is closest to Compass Online, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 42.3%; NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL's is 36.6%, ranking 5th of 6.
NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (160) to 2024-25 (156). The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.6:1 to 10.7:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 COON RAPIDS
- Coon Rapids High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
- Coon Rapids Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,295 students
- Northdale MiddleMiddle · 1,108 students
- Sand Creek ElementaryElementary · 557 students
- Eisenhower ElementaryElementary · 491 students
- Morris Bye ElementaryElementary · 472 students
Nearby schools
- Compass Online0.4 mi · 21
- Compass-Bell Center0.4 mi · 37
- Hamilton Elementary0.6 mi · 391
- Coon Rapids Middle School0.8 mi · 1,295
- Coon Rapids High School0.9 mi · 1,975
- Hoover Elementary BioMed Sci Egng1.1 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL?
NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 156 students in grades 09-12.
Is NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL have?
NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL?
At NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 62% White, 11% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL in?
NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL is part of NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL.
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