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Valley View Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

825^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Valley View Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, serving 568 students in the Columbia Heights Public School District, a Twin Cities suburb where about 79% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025.

By state rankings, the school sits near the bottom. In 2025–2026, Valley View ranked 825 of 869 Minnesota schools (5th percentile) and earned 0 stars, and it has stayed in the bottom decile for a decade. Proficiency is very low: 12.7% in math, 18.5% in reading, and 8.6% in science, versus state averages of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. The school also trails its own same-district peers: Highland Elementary posted 18.7% math and 22.2% reading, and North Park School for Innovation 16.6% math and 26.9% reading, with similar poverty levels. Nearby high-poverty schools outperform Valley View too: Stevenson Elementary (39.3% math, 36.5% reading), Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary (20.9% math, 24.1% reading), Bultum Academy (25.6% math, 32.7% reading), and Global Academy (32.0% math, 48.2% reading, with about 89% free/reduced lunch). Bel Air Elementary (65.3% math, 57.5% reading) and Waite Park Elementary (76.7% math, 64.5% reading) serve much lower poverty rates.

Class sizes are relatively large: the student–teacher ratio was 15.6 in 2024–2025, tied with Highland Elementary for the highest among nearby schools and improved from 17.5 the year before. Weakness spans grade levels: in 2025–2026, 5th grade math and science were each 8.6%, while reading ranged from 16.7% in 4th grade to 22% in 5th. Gains over the prior year were small (math 12.31% to 12.7%, reading 17.18% to 18.5%), and math and science remain below 2023–2024 levels. Effectiveness ratings are bottom-decile for most groups, with special education students at the 6th percentile and students from low-income families at the 5th; the clearest encouraging signal is English learner effectiveness, which improved to the 24th percentile.

568

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,873

Per pupil spending ?

79.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 49th Ave NE
Columbia Heights, MN 55421-1798

(763) 528-4205

District: Columbia Heights Public School District

Students who attend Valley View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Columbia Academy
High:	Columbia Heights Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.4%

White:

13.7%

African American:

12.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Math scores 32 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg16%

Minnesota avg43%

825^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	6.4	825 of 869	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.8	839 of 872	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	831 of 881	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	792 of 845	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	765 of 858	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	813 of 869	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	840 of 870	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	811 of 847	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	776 of 853	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.6	772 of 848	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.7	734 of 840	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.6	586 of 826	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.5	570 of 824	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.5	493 of 820	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.3	652 of 814	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.9	670 of 803	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.8	393 of 434	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.3	732 of 781	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.3	739 of 777	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	33.0	629 of 756	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.3	500 of 685	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.2	561 of 676	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	26.9	562 of 674	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	270 of 315	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	243 of 298	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	220 of 310	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	176 of 279	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	228 of 282	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	206 of 227	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	254 of 283	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	229 of 266	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	231 of 305	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	258 of 303	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	271 of 303	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	255 of 276	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	188 of 256	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	155 of 175	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	223 of 239	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	235 of 242	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	755 of 790	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.9	762 of 799	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	767 of 809	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	733 of 787	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	713 of 799	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	746 of 783	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	764 of 787	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	740 of 774	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	234 of 256	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	217 of 238	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	228 of 249	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	203 of 214	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	186 of 209	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	142 of 153	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	215 of 219	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	219 of 220	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	727 of 764	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	725 of 764	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	737 of 793	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	723 of 774	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	553 of 663	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	643 of 683	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	720 of 740	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	704 of 728	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	761 of 807	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.8	784 of 812	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	786 of 826	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	766 of 799	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	743 of 808	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	733 of 784	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	775 of 798	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	752 of 779	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	35.3	71 of 96	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	542 of 579	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	541 of 562	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	563 of 572	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	506 of 524	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	461 of 500	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	417 of 417	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	510 of 515	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	454 of 463	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	486 of 710	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	16.5	656 of 714	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	62.2	250 of 725	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	6.4	708 of 722	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	661 of 712	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)32nd percentile+26 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)26th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)24th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)14th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading18%-30 vs state

Math13%-32 vs state

Science9%-17 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley View Elementary

Is Valley View Elementary a good school?

Valley View Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.1% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Valley View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valley View Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Columbia Academy
High : Columbia Heights Senior High

What district is Valley View Elementary in?

Columbia Heights Public School District

How many students attend Valley View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 568 students attended Valley View Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Valley View Elementary?

Students at Valley View Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 14% White, 13% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresNewSep 30, 2026

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