Columbia Heights Senior High

Public 9-12

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


(763) 528-4605

District: Columbia Heights Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
391st of 478 Minnesota High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,624 Help


Feeder schools for Columbia Heights Senior High:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  18.8 Help
Number of students:  1,092

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
44.9%
African American:
34.0%
White:
12.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  80.9% Help


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Compare Details Columbia Heights Senior High ranks worse than 81.8% of high schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.65. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Columbia Heights Senior High freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Columbia Heights Senior High has the largest high school student body size in the Columbia Heights Public School District. Student population at Columbia Heights Senior High is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (44.9%), African American (34%), White (12.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 80.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Columbia Heights Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Columbia Heights Senior High is 18.8, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the Columbia Heights Public School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Columbia Heights Senior High is $14,624, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the Columbia Heights Public School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Columbia Heights Senior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Columbia Heights Senior High 391st of 478 Minnesota public high schools. (See Columbia Heights Senior High in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Columbia Heights Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Columbia Heights Public School District 409th of 448 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Columbia Heights Senior High

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Rank History for all students at Columbia Heights Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 43.34 344th 433 20.6%
2005 42.68 352nd 452 22.1%
2006 51.15 286th 450 36.4%
2007 40.89 332nd 463 28.3%
2008 42.51 329th 460 28.5%
2009 37.64 185th 234 20.9%
2010 30.64 379th 540 29.8%
2011 31.32 385th 545 29.4%
2012 29.10 384th 539 28.8%
2013 27.72 387th 534 27.5%
2014 28.80 369th 483 23.6%
2015 32.38 365th 504 27.6%
2016 34.11 357th 489 27.0%
2017 27.95 369th 489 24.5%
2018 30.64 373rd 494 24.5%
2019 35.39 352nd 492 28.5%
2021 38.86 297th 428 30.6%
2022 16.49 401st 472 15.0%
2023 21.65 390th 476 18.1%
See the entire list of Minnesota High School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Columbia Heights Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.74 61st 78 21.8%
2019 35.51 54th 85 36.5%
2022 33.99 62nd 87 28.7%
2023 37.96 51st 90 43.3%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Columbia Heights Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.52 140th 195 28.2%
2019 25.64 180th 220 18.2%
2022 24.37 182nd 214 15.0%
2023 37.31 153rd 216 29.2%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Columbia Heights Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.09 237th 374 36.6%
2019 45.16 213th 370 42.4%
2021 49.97 138th 270 48.9%
2022 20.09 262nd 312 16.0%
2023 28.01 302nd 393 23.2%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Columbia Heights Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.22 323rd 395 18.2%
2019 27.17 317th 401 20.9%
2021 28.93 273rd 339 19.5%
2022 15.14 343rd 388 11.6%
2023 21.07 335th 396 15.4%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Columbia Heights Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.36 346th 398 13.1%
2019 27.88 330th 411 19.7%
2021 36.63 241st 351 31.3%
2022 9.18 375th 403 6.9%
2023 15.74 352nd 398 11.6%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Columbia Heights Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.37 58th 76 23.7%
2019 65.00 24th 78 69.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Columbia Heights Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.83 49th 106 53.8%
2019 59.70 39th 103 62.1%
2021 40.10 40th 68 41.2%
2022 24.15 83rd 102 18.6%
2023 56.73 39th 98 60.2%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Columbia Heights Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.87 62nd 129 51.9%
2019 40.71 75th 132 43.2%
2021 31.41 74th 101 26.7%
2022 26.29 107th 135 20.7%
2023 28.90 104th 136 23.5%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Columbia Heights Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.09 211th 414 49.0%
2019 65.06 147th 412 64.3%
2022 63.17 144th 401 64.1%
2023 48.92 216th 398 45.7%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Open Quote 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



Enrollment information for Columbia Heights Senior High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1142 14 35 9 15 n/a n/a 0 1215
1989 999 18 28 10 18 n/a n/a 0 1073
1990 945 15 36 7 17 n/a n/a 0 1020
1991 888 21 41 10 20 n/a n/a 0 980
1992 868 27 54 14 24 n/a n/a 0 987
1993 800 28 52 16 26 n/a n/a 0 922
1994 753 33 46 21 26 n/a n/a 0 879
1995 742 32 35 23 18 n/a n/a 0 850
1996 742 32 35 23 18 n/a n/a 0 850
1997 783 42 45 19 14 n/a n/a 0 903
1998 737 55 39 25 12 n/a n/a 0 868
1999 744 74 50 23 17 n/a n/a 0 908
2000 702 76 56 26 24 n/a n/a 0 884
2001 651 92 48 36 20 n/a n/a 0 847
2002 654 142 60 48 32 n/a n/a 0 936
2003 654 142 60 48 32 n/a n/a 0 936
2004 622 157 62 62 18 n/a n/a 0 921
2005 584 223 63 86 18 n/a n/a 0 974
2006 515 285 61 106 23 n/a n/a 0 990
2007 447 249 51 108 27 n/a n/a 0 882
2008 427 308 46 151 30 n/a n/a 0 962
2009 382 288 38 178 29 n/a n/a 0 915
2010 361 305 41 192 34 n/a n/a 0 933
2011 337 312 39 213 31 0 30 0 962
2012 262 327 40 222 29 0 32 0 912
2013 253 326 42 191 20 0 25 0 857
2014 226 301 46 199 14 0 28 0 814
2015 196 340 50 239 13 0 32 0 870
2016 186 334 48 252 16 0 25 0 861
2017 178 360 52 280 8 0 30 0 908
2018 162 384 52 303 6 1 28 0 936
2019 159 440 53 330 6 1 44 0 1033
2020 152 380 49 363 10 1 52 0 1007
2021 135 379 48 376 11 1 53 0 1003
2022 128 396 36 460 12 0 60 0 1092
2023 139 371 35 490 9 1 47 0 1092

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Columbia Heights Senior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1215 69.5 17.4 6.8
1989 1073 63.0 17.0 8.7
1990 1020 60.1 16.9 6.7
1991 980 59.1 16.5 9.1
1992 987 63.7 15.4 12.7
1993 922 62.0 14.9 13.9
1994 879 60.8 14.5 13.8
1995 850 52.3 16.3 19.2
1996 850 52.3 16.3 19.2
1997 903 51.0 17.7 18.2
1998 868 n/a 0.0 18.7
1999 908 77.0 11.8 17.4
2000 884 61.4 14.4 26.1
2001 847 59.0 14.4 23.8
2002 936 52.3 17.9 32.6
2003 936 52.3 17.9 32.6
2004 921 53.3 17.3 35.8
2005 974 61.2 15.9 47.5
2006 990 61.3 16.2 51.2
2007 882 52.7 16.7 49.2
2008 962 52.0 18.5 55.1
2009 915 54.6 16.8 57.5
2010 933 53.4 17.4 66.5
2011 962 50.8 18.9 68.8
2012 912 51.4 17.7 71.6
2013 857 46.3 18.4 76.7
2014 814 39.9 20.3 75.3
2015 870 44.0 19.7 80
2016 861 47.0 18.3 78.3
2017 908 44.4 20.4 77.5
2018 936 46.7 20.0 77.2
2019 1033 51.6 20.0 70.7
2020 1007 53.4 18.8 71.6
2021 1003 57.1 17.5 71.1
2022 1092 55.7 19.5 61.1
2023 1092 57.9 18.8 80.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Columbia Heights Senior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1215 69.5 17.4 6.8
1989 1073 63.0 17.0 8.7
1990 1020 60.1 16.9 6.7
1991 980 59.1 16.5 9.1
1992 987 63.7 15.4 12.7
1993 922 62.0 14.9 13.9
1994 879 60.8 14.5 13.8
1995 850 52.3 16.3 19.2
1996 850 52.3 16.3 19.2
1997 903 51.0 17.7 18.2
1998 868 n/a 0.0 18.7
1999 908 77.0 11.8 17.4
2000 884 61.4 14.4 26.1
2001 847 59.0 14.4 23.8
2002 936 52.3 17.9 32.6
2003 936 52.3 17.9 32.6
2004 921 53.3 17.3 35.8
2005 974 61.2 15.9 47.5
2006 990 61.3 16.2 51.2
2007 882 52.7 16.7 49.2
2008 962 52.0 18.5 55.1
2009 915 54.6 16.8 57.5
2010 933 53.4 17.4 66.5
2011 962 50.8 18.9 68.8
2012 912 51.4 17.7 71.6
2013 857 46.3 18.4 76.7
2014 814 39.9 20.3 75.3
2015 870 44.0 19.7 80
2016 861 47.0 18.3 78.3
2017 908 44.4 20.4 77.5
2018 936 46.7 20.0 77.2
2019 1033 51.6 20.0 70.7
2020 1007 53.4 18.8 71.6
2021 1003 57.1 17.5 71.1
2022 1092 55.7 19.5 61.1
2023 1092 57.9 18.8 80.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Columbia Heights Senior High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $14,624

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Columbia Heights Senior High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 352nd of 492 High schoolsRanks 390th of 476 High schools
 10.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade Reading (Columbia Heights Senior High)44.131.6
 12.6%
   10th Grade Reading (Columbia Heights Public School District)44.131.6
 12.6%
   10th Grade Reading (Minnesota)60.451.7
 8.7%
11th Grade Math (Columbia Heights Senior High)30.413
 17.4%
   11th Grade Math (Columbia Heights Public School District)30.413
 17.4%
   11th Grade Math (Minnesota)4536
 9%
End of Course Science (Columbia Heights Senior High)34.924.1
 10.8%
   End of Course Science (Columbia Heights Public School District)34.924.1
 10.8%
   End of Course Science (Minnesota)54.441.8
 12.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students10331092
 5.7%
African American440371
 15.7%
American Indian69
 50%
Asian5335
 34%
Hispanic330490
 48.5%
Pacific Islander11
White159139
 12.6%
Two or More Races4447
 6.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients70.7%80.9%
 10.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Columbia Heights Senior High

Columbia Heights Senior High ranks in the bottom 18.2% of Minnesota high schools.

Students at Columbia Heights Senior High are 45% Hispanic, 34% African American, 13% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,092 students attended 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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