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Columbia Heights Senior High

Public Grades 9-12

412^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 13% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Columbia Heights Senior High is a public high school serving grades 9–12 in Columbia Heights, MN, with 1,141 students, and it belongs to the Columbia Heights Public School District, which is ranked 427th of 458 districts in Minnesota (7th percentile). The school itself is ranked 412th of 473 high schools in 2025–2026 (13th percentile, 1 star). Historically it has sat in the lower quartile: its strongest recent year was 2020–2021, when it ranked 297th of 428 (31st percentile), and it has since settled into the 13th–22nd percentile range. About 72.22% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the student–teacher ratio is 19.2.

Test scores trail nearly all nearby traditional high schools. Math proficiency is 9.9%, reading 25%, and science 8.7%, compared with the district's 13.2% in math and the state's 44.9% in math and 48.6% in reading. Irondale Senior High (math 40.3%, reading 41.8%, science 32.3%) and St. Anthony Village Senior High (math 43.1%, reading 44.1%) score far higher, and even Fridley Senior High, with a similar poverty rate of 69.97%, more than doubles Columbia Heights in math (20.8%) and science (21.3%), though its reading score (19%) is lower. Graduation stands at 86.0%, above the state's 84.9% but below Irondale (92.1%), Fridley (94.6%), and St. Anthony (90.1%). The dropout rate is 9.0% — more than double the state's 4.2% and far above Irondale's 1.2%, Fridley's 1.9%, and St. Anthony's 2.3%, resembling instead the same-district Virtual Heights Secondary (9.0%).

Two trends stand out. Dropout climbed from 1.0% in 2020–2021 to 9.0% in 2024–2025 while graduation fell from 94.3% to 86.0%. Results also differ substantially across student groups: students in special education rank around the 61st percentile statewide, English learners around the 26th, and low-income students around the 12th, so the school's overall ranking masks wide internal differences. Reading is a relative strength, while math is the clearest academic red flag. The same-district programs — the Columbia Heights Transition Program, Anchor, and Virtual Heights Secondary — are very small with state-suppressed test scores, limiting comparisons. Overall, this is a high-poverty school whose biggest challenges are raising math achievement and reversing the rising dropout trend.

1,141

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,624

Per pupil spending ?

72.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

1400 49th Ave NE
Columbia Heights, MN 55421-1992

(763) 528-4605

District: Columbia Heights Public School District

Feeder schools for Columbia Heights Senior High:

Elementary:	Highland Elementary
	North Park School for Innovation
	Valley View Elementary
Middle:	Columbia Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.7%

African American:

30.3%

White:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (15% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Minnesota average (9% vs 4%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg16%

Minnesota avg43%

412^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

427^th of 458Columbia Heights Public School District 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	15.8	412 of 473	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	376 of 450	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	375 of 480	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	390 of 476	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	401 of 472	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	297 of 428	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	352 of 492	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	373 of 494	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.9	369 of 489	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.1	357 of 489	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.4	365 of 504	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.8	369 of 483	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.7	387 of 534	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.1	384 of 539	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.3	385 of 545	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.6	379 of 540	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.6	185 of 234	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.5	329 of 460	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.9	332 of 463	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	51.2	286 of 450	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.7	352 of 452	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	43.3	344 of 433	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	77 of 114	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.2	63 of 95	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.4	42 of 109	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	39 of 98	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.1	83 of 102	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	40 of 68	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.7	39 of 103	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	49 of 106	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	65.0	24 of 78	69.2%	★★★★☆
2018	26.4	58 of 76	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	81 of 110	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.6	67 of 94	28.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	53 of 102	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	51 of 90	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	62 of 87	28.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	54 of 85	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	61 of 78	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	368 of 398	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	324 of 358	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	327 of 403	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	335 of 396	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	343 of 388	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	273 of 339	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	317 of 401	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	323 of 395	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	123 of 135	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.3	97 of 124	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	119 of 145	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	104 of 136	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	107 of 135	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	74 of 101	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	75 of 132	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	62 of 129	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	330 of 377	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	282 of 333	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	291 of 389	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	302 of 393	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	262 of 312	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.0	138 of 270	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	213 of 370	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	237 of 374	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	354 of 395	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	328 of 377	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	357 of 405	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	352 of 398	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	375 of 403	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	241 of 351	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	330 of 411	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	346 of 398	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	54.4	88 of 224	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	28.4	148 of 178	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	180 of 221	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	153 of 216	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	182 of 214	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	180 of 220	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	140 of 195	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	159 of 394	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.9	173 of 376	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	152 of 402	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	216 of 398	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.2	144 of 401	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	147 of 412	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	211 of 414	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2019)69th percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile+48 vs school

White (2026)60th percentile+47 vs school

African American (2026)32nd percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)26th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile~ school

Male (2026)10th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading25%-24 vs state

Math10%-35 vs state

Science9%-17 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, July 17, 2014

Columbia Heights is a diverse district but the individual attention paid to students is amazing. They offer a large number of programs for students at all academic performance levels including more AP offerings at the high school than any other school in the area. 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
Columbia Heights Senior High	Public	9-12	1400 49th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 528-4605	1,141	59	19.2	72.2%	135 (11.8%)	346 (30.3%)	578 (50.7%)	31 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.2%)	15.8	412^th of 473 public high schools	12.9%		20.5	376^th of 450 public high schools	16.4%	36				25.0	25.0		8.7	8.7				9.9	9.9	$14,624
Columbia Heights Transition Program	Public	9-12	1400 49th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 528-4540	11	1	11.0	72.7%	2 (18.2%)	2 (18.2%)	7 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$13,642
Anchor	Public	9-12	1400 49th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 528-4540	11	0	12.2	72.7%	3 (27.3%)	1 (9.1%)	7 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$13,337
Virtual Heights Secondary	Public, Virtual	6-12	1440 49th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 528-4533	19	0	48.0	78.9%	3 (15.8%)	8 (42.1%)	6 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)								(n/a)
Fridley Senior High	Public, Magnet	9-12	6000 W Moore Lake Dr	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 502-5601	796	59	13.5	70.0%	162 (20.4%)	360 (45.2%)	156 (19.6%)	52 (6.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.9%)	24.6	372^nd of 473 public high schools	21.4%		28.1	347^th of 450 public high schools	22.9%	25				19.0	19.0		21.3	21.3				20.8	20.8	$15,284
Fridley Moore Lk Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	6000 W Moore Lake Dr	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 502-5101	121	4	27.3	74.4%	11 (9.1%)	42 (34.7%)	51 (42.1%)	3 (2.5%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.9%)								(n/a)														$17,816
Transitions School	Public	11-12	6000 W Moore Lake Dr	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 502-5024	4	1	4.0	—	3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$20,517
VISTA Secondary	Public	6-12	6000 West Moore Lake Drive	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(763) 502-5661	5	3	1.6	—	1 (20.0%)	3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)					36.4								0.0
St. Anthony Village Senior High	Public	9-12	3303 33rd Ave NE	Saint Anthony	55418	Hennepin County	St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools	No	No	No	No	(612) 706-1100	752	40	18.9	29.9%	434 (57.7%)	122 (16.2%)	104 (13.8%)	46 (6.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.7%)	65	170^th of 473 public high schools	64.1%		67.1	152^nd of 450 public high schools	66.2%	18				44.1	44.1		31.1	31.1				43.1	43.1	$13,239
St. Anthony Village Alternative	Public	9-12	3303 33rd Ave NE	Saint Anthony	55418	Hennepin County	St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools	No	No	No	No	(612) 706-1100	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														$2,484

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbia Heights Senior High

Is Columbia Heights Senior High a good school?

Columbia Heights Senior High ranks in the bottom 12.9% of Minnesota high schools.

How many students attend Columbia Heights Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,141 students attended Columbia Heights Senior High.

What is the racial makeup of Columbia Heights Senior High?

Students at Columbia Heights Senior High are 51% Hispanic, 30% African American, 12% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Columbia Heights Senior High in?

Columbia Heights Public School District

What schools feed into Columbia Heights Senior High?

Columbia Heights Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Highland Elementary
Elementary : North Park School for Innovation
Elementary : Valley View Elementary
Middle : Columbia Academy

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2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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