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Paladin Career and Technical High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

415^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 12% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Paladin Career and Technical High School is a public alternative high school in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, serving grades 9–12 with 257 students, and it operates as its own district — Paladin Career and Technical High School — rather than as part of a larger local system. It serves a high-poverty population: 61.87% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025, down from 70.79% in 2022–2023. Statewide, it ranked 414th of 458 Minnesota districts (10th percentile, 0 stars), and for 2025–2026 it placed 415th of 473 high schools (12th percentile, 1 star). Rankings from 2014–2015 through 2025–2026 have stayed in the bottom percentiles, ranging from 3rd to 15th.

Outcomes trail both state averages and nearby traditional high schools. Paladin's 2024–2025 graduation rate was 55.0% and its dropout rate 12.0%, compared with 84.9% and 4.2% statewide, 90.2% and 1.8% at Coon Rapids High School (Anoka-Hennepin School District), and 95.4% and 0.9% at Blaine High School. The closest academic peer is Northwest Passage High School, another alternative school with a 48.6% graduation rate, 10.8% dropout rate, and nearly identical Math (4.5%) and Reading (26.3%) proficiency. Paladin's 2025–2026 proficiency was 4.9% in Math, 26.5% in Reading, and 6.7% in Science, versus state rates of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. Its student–teacher ratio of 22.8 is higher than Coon Rapids High School's 17.0 and Northwest Passage's 10.7.

The trend lines offer some encouragement. Graduation climbed from 33.9% in 2020–2021 to 55.0% in 2024–2025, and dropout fell from a recent high of 21.4% in 2022–2023 to 12.0%. Math remains the persistent weakness, staying under 6% across four recent years. Reading is comparatively stronger, rising from 10.64% in 2022–2023. Science is volatile: 13.33% in 2022–2023, 30.0% in 2024–2025 (above that year's state rate of 26.15%), then 6.7% in 2025–2026 — with only 257 students, small cohort shifts can swing results. Notably, special education students ranked at the 55th percentile (3 stars) in 2025–2026 and 2024–2025 and the 59th percentile in 2023–2024, well above the school's overall 12th percentile.

257

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,164

Per pupil spending ?

61.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10220 Goldenrod St. NW
Coon Rapids, MN 55448-8888

(763) 786-4799

District: Paladin Career and Technical High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.6%

African American:

23.3%

Hispanic:

13.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (13% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Minnesota average (55% vs 85%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg13%

Minnesota avg43%

415^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

414^th of 458Paladin Career and Technical High School 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	415 of 473	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	411 of 450	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	419 of 480	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	456 of 476	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	406 of 472	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	430 of 492	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	459 of 494	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.6	476 of 489	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.4	463 of 489	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.8	428 of 504	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.8	416 of 483	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.4	472 of 534	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.8	440 of 539	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	6.1	495 of 545	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.0	421 of 540	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	5.6	443 of 460	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.7	410 of 463	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.2	392 of 450	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	57.3	293 of 452	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	7.5	393 of 433	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	6.3	380 of 398	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	334 of 358	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	372 of 403	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	380 of 396	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	387 of 395	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	346 of 377	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.3	323 of 333	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	366 of 389	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	386 of 393	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	290 of 312	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	344 of 370	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	351 of 374	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	287 of 395	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	352 of 377	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	378 of 405	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	384 of 398	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	340 of 403	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	100 of 224	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.7	80 of 178	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	90 of 221	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	9.5	209 of 216	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	318 of 394	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	4.8	368 of 376	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	364 of 402	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	391 of 398	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)55th percentile+43 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile+15 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)5th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading26%-22 vs state

Science7%-19 vs state

Math5%-40 vs state

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Paladin Career and Technical High School	Public, Charter	9-12	10220 Goldenrod St. NW	Coon Rapids	55448	Anoka County	Paladin Career and Technical High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 786-4799	257	11	22.8	61.9%	125 (48.6%)	60 (23.3%)	35 (13.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.6%)	15	415^th of 473 public high schools	12.3%		11.7	411^th of 450 public high schools	8.7%	4				26.5	26.5		6.7	6.7				4.9	4.9	$19,164
Paladin Virtual Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	10220 Goldenrod St NW	Coon Rapids	55448	Anoka County	Paladin Career and Technical High School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(763) 786-4799	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Anoka-Hennepin Regn High School Summer Prog	Public	8-12	1313 Coon Rapids Blvd NW	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-7400	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														$4,852
Anoka-Hennepin Regn Night School	Public	9-12	1313 Coon Rapids Blvd NW	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-7400	30	0	.0	53.3%	9 (30.0%)	6 (20.0%)	6 (20.0%)	4 (13.3%)	1 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (13.3%)								(n/a)														$6,295
Northwest Passage High School	Public, Charter	9-12	11345 Robinson Dr NW	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Northwest Passage High School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 862-9223	156	15	10.7	47.4%	96 (61.5%)	17 (10.9%)	17 (10.9%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.5%)	23.7	376^th of 473 public high schools	20.5%		37.9	302^nd of 450 public high schools	32.9%	74				26.3	26.3		28.6	28.6				4.5	4.5	$14,936
Compass-Bell Center	Public	6-12	1374 Northdale Blvd	Coon Rapids	55448	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-3201	37	17	2.2	70.3%	19 (51.4%)	9 (24.3%)	3 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (16.2%)								(n/a)		0.0	10.0		4.2	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	$47,353
Compass Online	Public, Virtual	9-12	1374 Northdale Blvd	Coon Rapids	55448	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 506-3201	21	0		81.0%	4 (19.0%)	11 (52.4%)	4 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)								(n/a)														$14,575
Coon Rapids High School	Public	9-12	2340 Northdale Blvd	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-7100	1,975	116	17.0	50.6%	871 (44.1%)	459 (23.2%)	183 (9.3%)	233 (11.8%)	18 (0.9%)	4 (0.2%)	207 (10.5%)	50.4	253^rd of 473 public high schools	46.5%		54.1	231^st of 450 public high schools	48.7%	22				41.8	41.8		22.5	22.5				30.3	30.3	$13,844
Blaine High School	Public	9-12	12555 University Ave NE	Blaine	55434	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-6500	3,157	155	20.3	34.5%	1,801 (57.0%)	525 (16.6%)	228 (7.2%)	351 (11.1%)	17 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	233 (7.4%)	82.3	61^st of 473 public high schools	87.1%		80.4	77^th of 450 public high schools	82.9%	16				48.1	48.1		47.2	47.2				50.6	50.6	$11,226
Secondary Lighthouse	Public	7-12	7925 Able Street NE	Spring Lake Park	55432	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 600-5200	34	0	340.0	14.7%	22 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (14.7%)	3 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.8%)								(n/a)		100.0	100.0		100.0	68.8		70.6		70.0	100.0		88.5	$12,724

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In the 2024-25 school year, 257 students attended Paladin Career and Technical High School.

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Paladin Career and Technical High School ranks in the bottom 12.3% of Minnesota high schools.

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Students at Paladin Career and Technical High School are 49% White, 23% African American, 14% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races.

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresNewSep 30, 2026

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