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Metro College Prep

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Metro College Prep ranks 232 nd of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

232^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 51% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Metro College Prep is a charter school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving about 585 students in grades 6 through 12 as part of Metro Schools Charter. In 2025–26 it ranked 232nd of 473 Minnesota high schools — 51st percentile, 3 stars — placing it above its own district's overall standing and marking a major turnaround from 2015–16 through 2021–22, when it sat in the bottom 2nd–7th percentile with 0 stars.

Compared with nearby schools, Metro College Prep holds the strongest current overall rank among those with a 2025–26 ranking. Its 2024–25 graduation rate was 80.3%, above the district's 78.4% but below the state's 84.9%, and its 2.9% dropout rate beat both the district and the state. That puts it ahead of Metro 2 Online (73.8% graduation, 4.7% dropout) and far ahead of Wellstone International High, while FAIR High posted a slightly higher graduation rate of 82.1%. North High and Banaadir Academy rank well below Metro College Prep. Some very small nearby schools report 0% dropout or have suppressed test data; those figures can swing widely and aren't directly comparable.

Academically, results are uneven. Eleventh-grade math was a clear strength at 58.5%, above both district and state, and 8th-grade math reached 47.6%. But 6th- and 7th-grade math (9.7% and 3.4%) and 7th-grade reading (10%) lag far behind state averages, 8th-grade science was reported at 0%, and reading fell from 45.13% to 26.5% year over year. The school's effectiveness rankings for specific student groups are notable: 94th percentile for English language learners, 89th for African American students, and 72nd for low-income students. With 97.78% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and a student-teacher ratio that improved to 19.5 but remains higher than several neighbors, the clearest opportunities to climb further are middle-school literacy and numeracy and science.

585

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,659

Per pupil spending ?

97.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

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 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 45 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Minnesota median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (28% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 22 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg35%

Minnesota avg43%

Middle school

432^nd of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 24 pts since 2025

From bottom 45% (2025) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

232^nd of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 45 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

303^rd of 458Metro Schools Charter among Minnesota districts

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

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	432 of 546	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.1	287 of 519	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	117 of 185	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	70.4	36 of 169	78.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	17 of 170	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	92.5	3 of 153	98.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	391 of 467	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.6	288 of 450	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	331 of 458	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	63.3	120 of 432	72.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	398 of 483	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.1	193 of 452	57.3%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	232 of 473	51.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	82.6	12 of 114	89.5%	★★★★★
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
2026	84.3	7 of 110	93.6%	★★★★★
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
2026	47.6	220 of 398	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	66.6	106 of 377	71.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	54.5	176 of 395	55.4%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)90th percentile+69 vs school

African American (2026)37th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile-5 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2026)94th percentile+43 vs school

African American (2026)89th percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math36%-9 vs state

Reading26%-22 vs state

Science14%-11 vs state

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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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)					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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	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%)	54.2	232^nd of 473 public high schools	51.0%		70.2	136^th of 450 public high schools	69.8%	96	30.6	10.0	34.3	28.0	26.5	0.0	24.4	14.1	9.7	3.4	47.6	58.5	35.5	$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)												54.5	54.5
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%)	25.1	369^th of 473 public high schools	22.0%		14	396^th of 450 public high schools	12.0%	27	21.7	50.0	60.0	25.0	37.8	13.3	13.3	13.3	4.3	10.0	20.0	25.0	12.9
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)				23.1	23.1									$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%)	35	315^th of 473 public high schools	33.4%		53	239^th of 450 public high schools	46.9%	76				39.1	39.1		23.8	23.8				2.3	2.3	$15,811
Wellstone International High	Public	9-12	1501 Hennepin Avenue	Minneapolis	55403	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 659-6169	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%)	4	473^rd of 473 public high schools	0.0%		3	450^th of 450 public high schools	0.0%	23				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) 659-6169	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%)	6.8	449^th of 473 public high schools	5.1%		6.2	435^th of 450 public high schools	3.3%	14				12.4	12.4		4.9	4.9				3.3	3.3	$20,089

Frequently Asked Questions about Metro College Prep

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.

Is Metro College Prep a good school?

Metro College Prep ranks 232^nd of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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