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Valley View Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

839^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Valley View Elementary is a public elementary school in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, serving 583 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Columbia Heights Public School District, which is ranked 418 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Valley View Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Minnesota elementary schools, with proficiency rates in math and reading significantly below the state and district averages. The school has a high percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 66-84%. Interestingly, the nearby Highland Elementary and North Park School for Innovation also perform poorly on academic measures, suggesting that the challenges faced by Valley View Elementary may be systemic within the district.

Despite the school's consistently low performance, there are some signs of potential growth, such as slight improvements in its SchoolDigger star rating and higher proficiency rates for 5th-grade reading. Addressing the issues at Valley View Elementary will likely require a comprehensive, district-wide approach to improve educational outcomes for all students in the Columbia Heights Public School District.

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: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (15% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg18%

Minnesota avg47%

839^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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

418^th of 446Columbia 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

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

African American (2025)18th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading17%-32 vs state

Math12%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)							MCA-III Reading (2025)							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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 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%)	4.8	839^th of 872 public elementary schools	3.8%		5.9	831^st of 881 public elementary schools	5.7%	8	14.8	15.7	6.7				12.3	13.6	13.3	24.2				17.2	$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%)	7.9	810^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.1%		6.4	823^rd of 881 public elementary schools	6.6%	13	22.2	22.1	6.9				17.7	22.2	20.9	19.4				21.0	$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	2-4	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%)	13.7	763^rd of 872 public elementary schools	12.5%		9.1	798^th of 881 public elementary schools	9.4%	35	34.7	31.0					32.9	12.5	26.8					19.6
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%)	7.7	814^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.7%		5.7	834^th of 881 public elementary schools	5.3%	20	21.8	16.7	7.6				14.3	28.6	16.7	18.0				20.9	$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%)	26.8	676^th of 872 public elementary schools	22.5%		29.6	657^th of 881 public elementary schools	25.4%	19	38.7	45.5	17.4	21.1	6.7		29.8	22.6	30.3	39.1	57.9	40.0		35.5
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%)	44.1	529^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.3%		43.8	554^th of 881 public elementary schools	37.1%	25	73.5	41.5	9.8	22.2	21.8	17.9	30.5	49.0	41.5	41.2	61.1	50.9	50.0	49.1	$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%)	21.7	703^rd of 872 public elementary schools	19.4%		22.3	711^th of 881 public elementary schools	19.3%	8	38.8	29.5					33.9	37.7	24.2					30.6	$15,765
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%)	70.8	262^nd of 872 public elementary schools	70.0%		70.4	252^nd of 881 public elementary schools	71.4%	10	64.4	70.8	50.7				62.1	46.6	58.6	61.2				55.6	$12,365
Waite Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 34th Ave NE	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-1600	266	22	11.9	29.3%	157 (59.0%)	30 (11.3%)	31 (11.7%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.0%)	86.1	82^nd of 872 public elementary schools	90.6%		81.3	129^th of 881 public elementary schools	85.4%	47	72.5	76.3	70.7				73.1	60.0	59.0	80.0				66.4	$13,491

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley View Elementary

Is Valley View Elementary a good school?

Valley View Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.8% 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 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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