Enrollment
227
Elementary
DISTRICT 174 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRODEO ACADEMY·NCES 270038005318
Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary
4141 UNIVERSITY AVE NE, COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN 55421 · (763) 205-9950 · Anoka County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL227 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
206 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 68 | 30% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 37% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 33% |
Student demographics
48%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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
19.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
32.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
24.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary
Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary's state test result (24.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary this school | 227 | 90.7% | 24.0% |
| Prodeo Columbia Heights Primary COLUMBIA HEIGHTS | 218 | 88.1% | N/A |
| Cityview Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 239 | 90.0% | 10.3% |
| Northeast College Prep Charter Scho MINNEAPOLIS | 282 | 90.8% | 16.4% |
| Sojourner Truth Academy MINNEAPOLIS | 383 | 91.9% | 7.8% |
| Hennepin Schools Lower Campus MINNEAPOLIS | 240 | 95.4% | 26.1% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary 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 Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Anoka County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #727 of 844 | #41 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #661 of 844 | #39 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #785 of 844 | #43 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 227 | #762 of 1,130 | #45 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.8:1 | #10 of 769 | #1 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #397 of 796 | #32 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.7% | #37 of 942 | #2 of 50 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
227
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 32.7:1
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 | 227 | 29 | 7.8:1 | 91% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 204 | 24.5 | 8.3:1 | 88% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 196 | 16 | 12.3:1 | 85% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 229 | 7 | 32.7:1 | 84% (192) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary.
About Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary
Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary runs as a small elementary school in COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minnesota. Enrollment stands at 227 students, covering grades 2 through 4. That puts enrollment 34% below the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary sits within Prodeo Academy, which has 6 schools and 1,116 students.
About 67% of the student body at Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary is Black. The remaining students are 27% Hispanic and 4% White. Among people living in Anoka County, the Black share is about 9%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 48, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary is 7.8:1, based on 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota, 13.7:1, is higher. Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary counts 91% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Anoka County is 42%.
Among Minnesota public elementary schools, Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary outscored 34%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary is +7.8 points: 24.0% actual, 16.3% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Anoka County show that the median household earns about $101,869 a year, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Anoka County, 145 public schools serve about 59,656 students.
Prodeo Columbia Heights Primary, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary places 2nd out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
NCES assigns Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary is a public charter school.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 227, close to the 229 recorded in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 32.7:1 to 7.8:1.
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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 Prodeo Academy
- Prodeo Columbia Heights MiddleMiddle · 291 students
- Prodeo Columbia Heights PrimaryElementary · 218 students
- Prodeo Academy St. Paul ElementaryElementary · 133 students
- Prodeo Academy St. Paul MiddleMiddle · 131 students
- Prodeo Academy St. Paul PrimaryElementary · 116 students
Other schools in COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
- Columbia Heights Senior HighHigh · 1,141 students
- Columbia AcademyMiddle · 719 students
- Valley View ElementaryElementary · 568 students
- Highland ElementaryElementary · 534 students
- Prodeo Columbia Heights MiddleMiddle · 291 students
- Bultum AcademyElementary · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Prodeo Columbia Heights Primary0.0 mi · 218
- Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle0.0 mi · 291
- Valley View Elementary1.0 mi · 568
- Columbia Academy1.0 mi · 719
- Columbia Academy Anchor Program1.0 mi · 6
- Bultum Academy1.2 mi · 249
Frequently asked questions
About Prodeo Columbia Heights ElementaryHow many students attend Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary?
Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 227 students in grades 02-04.
Is Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 02-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary is approximately 7.8:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary?
Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 27% Hispanic, 67% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary?
Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary is overseen by Prodeo Academy in Anoka County.
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