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North Park School for Innovation

Public Grades PK, KG-5

794^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

North Park School for Innovation is a PK–5 elementary school at 5575 Fillmore St NE in Fridley, MN, serving 433 students as the smallest of three elementaries in the Columbia Heights Public School District.

North Park is the strongest of its district's three elementary schools, yet it still ranks 794th of 869 Minnesota schools (9th percentile, 0 stars) in 2025–2026, beating the district average in all three subjects while trailing the state by 28.3 points in math, 21.7 in reading, and 16.7 in science. Reading is the bright spot: 26.9% proficiency, up about 9.5 points over three years even as the free/reduced lunch rate climbed to 80.83%. Math has stalled near 16.6% for four years, and science has fallen from 22.73% to 8.8%. Fifth grade is the weakest point — 8.8% in both math and science — while reading actually improves in the upper grades. Class sizes have shrunk for three straight years to a 13.9-to-1 ratio, the best among the district elementaries, but proficiency has not yet followed.

Comparisons close to home are striking. Bel Air Elementary, in the Mounds View Public School District just 1.66 miles away, is a 4-star school at the 76th percentile with 65.3% math and 57.5% reading — roughly two to four times North Park's rates at less than half the poverty rate. Global Academy, 1.04 miles away, serves an even higher share of low-income students (89.04%) yet posts 48.2% reading, near the state average. Within North Park's own district, it outranks Highland Elementary (808th) and Valley View Elementary (825th). The bottom line for parents: the reading gains and recent improvements for special education and Hispanic students are the first upward signals in a decade of consistently low rankings, but math, science, and fifth-grade results remain the clearest areas to watch.

433

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,968

Per pupil spending ?

80.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

5575 Fillmore St NE
Fridley, MN 55432-5797

(763) 528-4305

District: Columbia Heights Public School District

Students who attend North Park School for Innovation usually attend:

Middle:	Columbia Academy
High:	Columbia Heights Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.9%

African American:

23.6%

White:

15.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Math scores 28 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg16%

Minnesota avg43%

794^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Columbia Heights Public School District

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	10.7	794 of 869	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.7	814 of 872	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	834 of 881	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	770 of 845	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	787 of 858	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	796 of 869	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	813 of 870	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	778 of 847	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	757 of 853	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	763 of 848	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.2	730 of 840	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.2	728 of 826	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.1	676 of 824	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.3	698 of 820	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.3	556 of 814	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.8	681 of 803	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.8	299 of 434	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	20.6	694 of 781	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.0	684 of 777	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.6	652 of 756	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.6	591 of 685	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.4	543 of 676	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	43.9	470 of 674	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	264 of 315	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	237 of 298	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	198 of 310	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	168 of 279	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	209 of 282	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	198 of 227	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	219 of 283	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	194 of 266	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	281 of 305	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	292 of 303	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	290 of 303	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	265 of 276	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	239 of 256	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	175 of 175	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	179 of 239	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	211 of 242	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	726 of 790	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	747 of 799	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	747 of 809	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	710 of 787	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	722 of 799	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	732 of 783	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	739 of 787	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	706 of 774	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	210 of 256	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	223 of 238	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	248 of 249	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	213 of 214	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	203 of 209	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	150 of 153	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	204 of 219	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	193 of 220	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	702 of 764	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	724 of 764	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	766 of 793	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	717 of 774	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	573 of 663	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	620 of 683	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	678 of 740	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	642 of 728	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	737 of 807	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	759 of 812	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	794 of 826	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	733 of 799	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	774 of 808	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	718 of 784	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	749 of 798	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	727 of 779	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	461 of 579	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	537 of 562	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	539 of 572	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	499 of 524	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	468 of 500	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	471 of 515	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	461 of 463	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	25.2	604 of 712	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	692 of 710	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	679 of 722	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	660 of 712	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)20th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)16th percentile+8 vs school

White (2023)15th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading27%-22 vs state

Math17%-28 vs state

Science9%-17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, October 8, 2018

I love this school. I love the diversity of the students and the dedication of the staff. It may be a title one school but it is a strong school, with creative, passionate teachers doing amazing things with limited resources. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, June 10, 2013

This school need work. I have to take my child out and find her a different school. one that actually cares about there education. My daughter is so far behind in math that I have to hire a tutor to help her get caught up. DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD HERE! Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, February 9, 2013

I had two kids at this school I had to take one out for home school until I found him a better school. My other kid still goes but not next year she will be doing open enrollment. If you are thinking of putting your child here you should bang your head on the wall three times maybe will knock some sense into you. Unless English is your second language 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 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
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
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
VISTA Elementary	Public	K-5	1317 Rice Creek Rd NE	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(763) 502-5661	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
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
Pike Lake Kindergarten Center	Public	PK-K	2101 14th St NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-7400	733	44	16.7	52.0%	341 (46.5%)	153 (20.9%)	96 (13.1%)	69 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.0%)								(n/a)																		$15,618
Hayes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	615 Mississippi St NE	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 502-5200	432	44	9.8	63.9%	130 (30.1%)	142 (32.9%)	80 (18.5%)	29 (6.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.2%)	17.2	737^th of 869 public elementary schools	15.2%		21.9	699^th of 872 public elementary schools	19.8%	38	28.4	29.8					29.1				31.1	31.6					31.3	$15,056
Bel Air Elementary	Public	1-5	1800 5th St NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-6300	729	48	15.0	36.8%	437 (59.9%)	88 (12.1%)	67 (9.2%)	62 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.0%)	75	206^th of 869 public elementary schools	76.3%		70.8	262^nd of 872 public elementary schools	70.0%	56	52.0	59.7	62.0				57.5	31.8		31.8	66.5	76.6	54.7				65.3	$12,365
Stevenson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6080 E River Rd	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 502-5300	459	40	11.5	70.6%	102 (22.2%)	152 (33.1%)	97 (21.1%)	48 (10.5%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.8%)	30.1	641^st of 869 public elementary schools	26.2%		21.7	703^rd of 872 public elementary schools	19.4%	62	34.0	39.3					36.5				31.9	47.6					39.3	$15,765
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

Frequently Asked Questions about North Park School for Innovation

What is the racial makeup of North Park School for Innovation?

Students at North Park School for Innovation are 44% Hispanic, 24% African American, 16% White, 13% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend North Park School for Innovation?

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended North Park School for Innovation.

What schools do graduates of North Park School for Innovation attend?

Students who attend North Park School for Innovation usually go on to attend:

Middle : Columbia Academy
High : Columbia Heights Senior High

What district is North Park School for Innovation in?

Columbia Heights Public School District

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North Park School for Innovation ranks in the bottom 8.6% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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