Columbia Academy

Regular School · COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN

Columbia Academy is a regular school school in COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minnesota, serving grades 06–08 with 719 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.3:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

719

Teachers (FTE)

41.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	395	55%
Black or African American	177	25%
White	83	12%
Two or more races	38	5%
Asian	22	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	1%
Total enrollment	719	371M / 348F

English Language Learners: 189 (26% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	10.0% -38.4pp	48.4%	262
Reading Proficiency	24.0% -31.2pp	55.2%	275
Science Proficiency	10-14%	—	88

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.34 grade levels

Math

+0.15 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

51 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

282

39.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	719	100%

Contact & Location

900 49TH AVE NE

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN 55421

Phone: (763)528-4701

http://www.colheights.k12.mn.us/

District

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,577

District enrollment: 3,281

Other Schools in District

Highland Elementary Elementary
North Park School for Innovation Elementary
Valley View Elementary Elementary
Anchor High
Columbia Heights Senior High High
Columbia Heights Transition Program High
Virtual Heights Secondary High
Columbia Academy Anchor Program Middle

View all 9 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 55421) → CensusDepth.com
Minnesota population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Minnesota teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

270951000395

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD