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Metro College Prep

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Metro College Prep ranks 136 th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

136^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 70% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Metro College Prep is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with 369 students. This school has shown steady improvement in its academic performance over the years, as evidenced by its rising statewide ranking and star ratings from SchoolDigger.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Metro College Prep ranked 136th out of 450 Minnesota high schools, the highest ranking it has achieved in the past 10 years. The school's performance is particularly strong in certain student subgroups, such as ranking 6th out of 95 Minnesota high schools for its African American students and 1st out of 94 Minnesota high schools for its English Language Learner students. Metro College Prep has also maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 71.1% to 84.2% over the past few years, and its dropout rate has been declining.

Compared to nearby schools, such as FAIR High and Wellstone International High, Metro College Prep generally outperforms them in terms of academic performance, graduation rates, and serving high-need student populations. The school's ability to serve a high-need student population, as evidenced by its high free and reduced-price lunch rates, is a notable strength, and its consistent improvement over time suggests that the school's efforts to provide a high-quality education are paying off.

585

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,659

Per pupil spending ?

97.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

620 Olson Memorial Hwy
Minneapolis, MN 55411-8888

(612) 722-2555

District: Metro Schools Charter

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.6%

Hispanic:

1.2%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 64 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Minnesota median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (40% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Math scores 10 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg47%

Minnesota avg47%

Middle school

287^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

136^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 63 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	136 of 450	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.4	320 of 480	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	324 of 476	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	6.9	445 of 472	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	418 of 428	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	456 of 492	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	473 of 494	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.7	460 of 489	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.5	460 of 489	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.8	472 of 504	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.5	435 of 483	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.2	466 of 534	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.3	446 of 539	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.2	399 of 545	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.5	439 of 540	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	6 of 95	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	62.6	32 of 109	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	36 of 98	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	19.6	91 of 102	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	66 of 68	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	88 of 103	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	94 of 106	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	1 of 94	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	4 of 102	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.0	7 of 90	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	66.2	14 of 87	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	27.2	34 of 47	27.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	55 of 85	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	68 of 78	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	212 of 358	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.0	343 of 403	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	341 of 396	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	378 of 388	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.4	338 of 339	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	397 of 401	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	379 of 395	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	34 of 333	89.8%	★★★★★
2024	53.1	188 of 389	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	187 of 393	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	13.2	286 of 312	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	259 of 270	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	337 of 370	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	356 of 374	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	62 of 377	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	43.8	247 of 405	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	250 of 398	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	8.6	378 of 403	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.6	343 of 351	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	387 of 411	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	394 of 398	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile+53 vs school

African American (2025)79th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-9 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)94th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading45%-4 vs state

Math35%-10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Great High school with enthusiastic staff and a welcoming environment. My son attended USCL after graduating from Metro High School. Close Quote

by a student on FaceBook
Friday, September 2, 2011

i think LHAON is the best charter school ever.. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Metro College Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	620 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Metro Schools Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 722-2555	585	30	19.5	97.8%	3 (0.5%)	571 (97.6%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70.2	136^th of 450 public high schools	69.8%		38.4	320^th of 480 public high schools	33.3%	184	5.3	22.2	47.1	48.8	35.1	50.0	50.0	25.0	46.0	45.1	$19,659
Metro 2 Online	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	620 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Metro Schools Charter	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(612) 722-2555	373	2	186.5	94.6%	0 (0.0%)	373 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Banaadir Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1201 Bryant Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 326-7200	125	13	9.5	96.0%	0 (0.0%)	124 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	14	396^th of 450 public high schools	12.0%		10.5	435^th of 480 public high schools	9.4%	39	22.7	12.5	24.2	6.7	18.6	50.0	18.8	39.4	27.3	35.5
Harrison Education Center	Public	9-12	501 Irving Ave N	Minneapolis	55405	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-2680	50	11	4.5	94.0%	6 (12.0%)	34 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	5 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.0%)								(n/a)											$85,479
FAIR High	Public	9-12	10 S 10th St	Minneapolis	55403	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1060	337	21	15.7	59.6%	122 (36.2%)	113 (33.5%)	45 (13.4%)	11 (3.3%)	17 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.6%)	53	239^th of 450 public high schools	46.9%		47.8	273^rd of 480 public high schools	43.1%	34				17.4	17.4				56.1	56.1	$15,811
Wellstone International High	Public	9-12	1501 Hennepin Avenue	Minneapolis	55403	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-5115	166	20	8.2	51.2%	2 (1.2%)	29 (17.5%)	123 (74.1%)	12 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3	450^th of 450 public high schools	0.0%		3.6	476^th of 480 public high schools	0.8%	26				0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	$23,045
Wellstone International High - SWS	Public	9-12	1501 Hennepin Avenue	Minneapolis	55403	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-5115	39	0		51.3%	0 (0.0%)	13 (33.3%)	24 (61.5%)	2 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$10,799
Loring-Nicollet High	Public	9-12	20 South 13th Street	Minneapolis	55403	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 872-3614	57	0	141.0	66.7%	15 (26.3%)	16 (28.1%)	19 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.0%)								(n/a)											$14,708
Loring-Nicollet High Extended	Public	9-12	20 South 13th Street	Minneapolis	55403	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 872-3626	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$4,606
North High	Public	9-12	1500 James Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1700	591	54	11.0	75.6%	32 (5.4%)	388 (65.7%)	94 (15.9%)	27 (4.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.1%)	6.2	435^th of 450 public high schools	3.3%		3.7	475^th of 480 public high schools	1.0%	40				1.4	1.4				14.5	14.5	$20,089

Frequently Asked Questions about Metro College Prep

Is Metro College Prep a good school?

Metro College Prep ranks 136^th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Metro College Prep?

Students at Metro College Prep are 98% African American, 1% Hispanic.

What district is Metro College Prep in?

Metro Schools Charter

How many students attend Metro College Prep?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Metro College Prep.

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