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Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

489^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 10% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle is a grades 6–8 charter middle school in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, part of the Prodeo Academy district, enrolling 291 students in a high-poverty community where 89% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25.

Statewide, the school ranks 489th of 546 ranked Minnesota schools in 2025–26 — the 10th percentile, with a 1-star rating. That continues a weak run: after a 2021–22 high of 344th of 520 (34th percentile, 2 stars), the school has mostly sat between the 9th and 20th percentiles, including 0 stars in 2023–24 and 1 star in each of the last two reported years. In 2025–26, all-grades proficiency is Math 14.2%, Reading 21.3%, and Science 1.5%. The school trails its own district in all three (district Math 30.4%, Reading 28.1%, Science 4.8%) and trails the state by wide margins (state Math 44.9%, Reading 48.6%, Science 25.5%). Science is the sharpest concern: it fell from 22.69% in 2022–23 to 18.9%, then 6.02% in 2024–25, and now 1.5% — lower than every nearby school with reported science scores.

Compared with nearby schools, Prodeo edges Columbia Academy by a few rank spots and in overall Math, and outperforms KIPP North Star Academy and Olson Middle in Math and Reading, but sits far below Northeast Middle, Fridley Middle, St. Anthony Middle, and Highview Middle School. (Columbia Academy Anchor Program and Fridley Middle Area Learning Center have no comparable current test data, and Anchor's scores are suppressed by the state.) Grade-level results weaken in upper grades: Math was 18.3% in 6th, 13.7% in 7th, and 10.4% in 8th; Reading was 26.8%, 17.8%, and 19.4%. Some subgroups rank above the school's overall standing — English Language Learners reached the 61st percentile with 3 stars in 2025–26, up from the 46th percentile in 2024–25 — while Special Education students rank in the 11th percentile, female students 7th, male students 14th, and low-income students 14th. Nearby higher-performing schools generally have lower poverty rates, but that context does not fully explain the gap.

291

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

89.0%

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:

66.0%

Hispanic:

25.8%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2021 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (36% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg26%

Minnesota avg43%

489^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 11 pts since 2021

From bottom 21% (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	12.2	489 of 546	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	460 of 519	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	497 of 545	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	423 of 529	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	344 of 520	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	409 of 521	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	142 of 185	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.9	112 of 169	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	126 of 179	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	98 of 164	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.5	50 of 162	69.1%	★★★★☆
2021	58.7	48 of 141	66.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	67 of 170	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.4	82 of 153	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	8.7	436 of 467	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	406 of 450	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	440 of 474	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	349 of 455	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.3	268 of 467	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	351 of 443	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	124 of 195	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	108 of 175	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	125 of 186	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.9	42 of 178	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	38 of 188	79.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	394 of 458	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	324 of 432	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	428 of 473	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	314 of 459	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.7	122 of 404	69.8%	★★★★☆
2021	42.5	230 of 399	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	416 of 483	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	400 of 452	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	438 of 479	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	421 of 464	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	378 of 476	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	374 of 437	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	264 of 296	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	261 of 265	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	289 of 307	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	296 of 298	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)61st percentile+50 vs school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2026)23rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Science100%+74 vs state

Reading21%-27 vs state

Math14%-31 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)					Vaccination (2025-26)		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 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 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	4141 University Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Prodeo Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 205-9950	291	22	13.2	89.0%	8 (2.7%)	192 (66.0%)	75 (25.8%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	12.2	489^th of 546 public middle schools	10.4%		15.1	460^th of 519 public middle schools	11.4%	29		26.8	17.8	19.4	21.3		1.5	1.5		18.3	13.7	10.4	14.2
Columbia Academy	Public	6-8	900 49th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 528-4701	719	42	17.2	78.7%	83 (11.5%)	177 (24.6%)	395 (54.9%)	22 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.3%)	11.6	492^nd of 546 public middle schools	9.9%		11.6	474^th of 519 public middle schools	8.7%	18		23.0	15.5	27.3	22.0		3.1	3.1		10.0	11.5	13.3	11.6			$12,741
Columbia Academy Anchor Program	Public	6-8	900 49th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 528-4540	6	0	4.0	—	2 (33.3%)	4 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$37,560
Olson Middle	Public	6-8	1607 51st Ave N	Minneapolis	55430	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1640	329	42	7.9	76.6%	23 (7.0%)	133 (40.4%)	99 (30.1%)	37 (11.2%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.2%)	6.2	527^th of 546 public middle schools	3.5%		5.6	505^th of 519 public middle schools	2.7%	22		7.6	7.8	18.5	10.7		3.7	3.7		2.9	4.1	9.6	5.3			$16,762
Northeast Middle	Public	6-8	2955 NE Hayes St	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1500	541	38	14.1	63.6%	149 (27.5%)	159 (29.4%)	105 (19.4%)	28 (5.2%)	40 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (10.9%)	25.8	421^st of 546 public middle schools	22.9%		18.1	442^nd of 519 public middle schools	14.8%	21		39.6	29.6	25.7	31.9		9.3	9.3		23.4	25.1	11.2	20.1			$16,849
KIPP North Star Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	5034 Oliver Ave N	Minneapolis	55430	Hennepin County	KIPP Minnesota Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 287-9700	107	7	15.5	94.4%	2 (1.9%)	100 (93.5%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	7	520^th of 546 public middle schools	4.8%		6.4	495^th of 519 public middle schools	4.6%	25	8.3	20.7	13.6	11.5	13.9	0.0	3.8	2.1	4.0	3.6	10.0	0.0	4.0			$23,508
Fridley Middle	Public, Magnet	5-8	6100 W Moore Lake Dr	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(763) 502-5400	694	59	11.7	72.0%	155 (22.3%)	239 (34.4%)	151 (21.8%)	57 (8.2%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (11.7%)	40.2	334^th of 546 public middle schools	38.8%		39.1	326^th of 519 public middle schools	37.2%	8	36.1	35.0	29.9	41.1	35.5	19.0	16.8	17.9	25.1	25.4	25.3	39.7	28.8			$14,203
Fridley Middle Area Learning Center	Public	5-8	6100 W Moore Lake Dr	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 502-5036	24	0	43.3	83.3%	4 (16.7%)	16 (66.7%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.5%)								(n/a)																$13,030
St. Anthony Middle	Public	6-8	3303 33rd Ave NE	Saint Anthony	55418	Hennepin County	St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools	No	No	No	No	(612) 706-1031	439	32	13.7	31.0%	280 (63.8%)	47 (10.7%)	44 (10.0%)	25 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (8.7%)	78.6	79^th of 546 public middle schools	85.5%		78.8	85^th of 519 public middle schools	83.6%	6		72.9	50.3	61.6	61.7		17.5	17.5		57.6	45.5	44.1	49.1			$11,431
Highview Middle School	Public	6-8	2300 - 7th St NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-6700	823	49	16.7	39.1%	474 (57.6%)	103 (12.5%)	111 (13.5%)	62 (7.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.5%)	66.9	148^th of 546 public middle schools	72.9%		74	114^th of 519 public middle schools	78.0%	34		51.5	45.8	51.1	49.5		21.7	21.7		45.2	41.6	39.4	42.2			$12,407

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Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle ranks in the bottom 10.4% of Minnesota middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle?

Students at Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle are 66% African American, 26% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

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Prodeo Academy

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In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle.

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