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Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary

Public, Charter Grades 2-5

781^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary is a charter school in Columbia Heights, Minnesota serving grades 2–5 with 227 students, part of the Prodeo Academy district and sharing a campus with Prodeo Columbia Heights Primary, which serves prekindergarten through 1st grade.

In 2025–2026 the school ranked 781st of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — 10th percentile, 1 star — placing it in the bottom decile statewide and below its own district's 24th-percentile ranking. Proficiency is 20.9% in math, 24.1% in reading, and only 3.0% in science, compared with state rates of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. Science is the clearest weakness: it is lower than every nearby school except Sojourner Truth Academy at 1.1%. Even so, the school is not the lowest performer nearby — it outperforms Jenny Lind Elementary, Valley View Elementary, Highland Elementary, and Sojourner Truth in math and reading, yet trails similarly high-poverty charters such as Global Academy and Bultum Academy, especially in reading and science.

Results also differ sharply by grade and by student group. Fourth grade is the bright spot, with 36.6% proficient in math and 34.7% in reading — close to district levels — while 5th grade drops to 9.0% in math and 3.0% in science. Effectiveness varies widely across student groups, with some groups ranking well above the school's overall standing and special education students ranking in the 9th percentile with 0 stars. About 90.75% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student–teacher ratio is a relatively low 7.8. The school has edged up from the 4th percentile in 2020–2021, but it remains far below district and state proficiency levels.

227

Students ?

7.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

90.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

4141 University Ave NE
Columbia Heights, MN 55421-8888

(763) 205-9950

District: Prodeo Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.0%

Hispanic:

27.3%

White:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2021 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2021

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (20% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Reading scores 24 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg26%

Minnesota avg43%

781^st of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 6 pts since 2021

From bottom 4% (2021) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

349^th of 458Prodeo Academy 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	11.7	781 of 869	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	763 of 872	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	798 of 881	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	777 of 845	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	798 of 858	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	836 of 869	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	195 of 315	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.0	191 of 298	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	222 of 310	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	201 of 279	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	205 of 282	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	195 of 227	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	252 of 305	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.8	177 of 303	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	208 of 303	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	200 of 256	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	728 of 790	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	724 of 799	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	751 of 809	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	702 of 787	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	724 of 799	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	709 of 783	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	208 of 256	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	53.1	90 of 238	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	160 of 249	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.9	189 of 214	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	206 of 209	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	633 of 764	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.8	576 of 764	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	661 of 793	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	684 of 774	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	555 of 663	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	641 of 683	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	708 of 807	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	673 of 812	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	742 of 826	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	758 of 799	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	785 of 808	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.5	782 of 784	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	524 of 579	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.0	553 of 562	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	510 of 572	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	486 of 524	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	470 of 500	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)38th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)17th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading24%-24 vs state

Math21%-24 vs state

Science3%-22 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/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 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Prodeo Columbia Heights Primary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-1	4141 University Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Prodeo Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 205-9950	218	21	10.3	88.1%	19 (8.7%)	149 (68.3%)	41 (18.8%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)																		$17,501
Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary	Public, Charter	2-5	4141 University Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Prodeo Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 205-9950	227	29	7.8	90.7%	9 (4.0%)	152 (67.0%)	62 (27.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	11.7	781^st of 869 public elementary schools	10.1%		13.7	763^rd of 872 public elementary schools	12.5%	18	12.5	34.7	23.9				24.1	3.0		3.0	15.9	36.6	9.0				20.9
Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 49th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 528-4205	568	36	15.6	79.2%	78 (13.7%)	72 (12.7%)	377 (66.4%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.1%)	6.4	825^th of 869 public elementary schools	5.1%		4.8	839^th of 872 public elementary schools	3.8%	14	17.0	16.7	22.0				18.5	8.6		8.6	13.6	15.6	8.6				12.7	$13,873
Bultum Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1555 40th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Bultum Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(763) 450-3522	249	20	12.5	83.1%	10 (4.0%)	239 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.8	694^th of 869 public elementary schools	20.1%		26.8	676^th of 872 public elementary schools	22.5%	18	40.0	9.4	38.5	37.9	33.3	43.8	32.7	7.7	18.8	11.9	54.3	9.4	26.9	17.2	16.7	18.8	25.6
Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 49th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 528-4405	534	34	15.6	78.3%	82 (15.4%)	123 (23.0%)	273 (51.1%)	26 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	8.6	808^th of 869 public elementary schools	7.0%		7.9	810^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.1%	2	18.3	24.1	24.1				22.2	6.4		6.4	24.4	24.7	6.3				18.7	$14,593
Jenny Lind Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5025 Bryant Ave N	Minneapolis	55430	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-2020	236	31	7.5	83.1%	27 (11.4%)	115 (48.7%)	34 (14.4%)	34 (14.4%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)	6.7	821^st of 869 public elementary schools	5.5%		3.5	852^nd of 872 public elementary schools	2.3%	31	17.9	21.2	15.4				18.4	3.8		3.8	25.0	18.2	7.7				17.2	$19,440
Waite Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 34th Ave NE	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-1600	266	22	11.9	29.3%	157 (59.0%)	30 (11.3%)	31 (11.7%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.0%)	87.2	67^th of 869 public elementary schools	92.3%		86.1	82^nd of 872 public elementary schools	90.6%	15	61.0	59.6	75.8				64.5	53.1		53.1	82.9	67.4	81.8				76.7	$13,491
Spero Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2701 California St. NE	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Spero Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 465-8600	148	28	5.2	31.1%	63 (42.6%)	40 (27.0%)	19 (12.8%)	13 (8.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.4%)	14	758^th of 869 public elementary schools	12.8%		9.6	795^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.8%	37	25.0	17.6	25.0	27.8			23.9	23.5		23.5	23.5	5.9	17.6	11.1			14.5	$57,541
Global Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3000 5th Street NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Global Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 404-8200	447	34	12.9	89.0%	63 (14.1%)	369 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43.4	532^nd of 869 public elementary schools	38.8%		44.1	529^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.3%	3	44.9	42.6	60.7	38.5	54.2	48.0	48.2	25.0	14.0	19.8	61.2	37.0	30.4	16.3	20.8	26.0	32.0	$15,261
North Park School for Innovation	Public	PK, KG-5	5575 Fillmore St NE	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 528-4305	433	31	13.9	80.8%	68 (15.7%)	102 (23.6%)	190 (43.9%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.7%)	10.7	794^th of 869 public elementary schools	8.6%		7.7	814^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.7%	20	19.6	29.6	31.6				26.9	8.8		8.8	22.8	18.2	8.8				16.6	$14,968

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How many students attend Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 227 students attended Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary?

Students at Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary are 67% African American, 27% Hispanic, 4% White.

What district is Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary in?

Prodeo Academy

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Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.1% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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