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Highland Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1500 49th Ave NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421 · (763) 528-4405 · Part of Columbia Heights Public School District

Columbia Heights’ School Grade C better than 26% of Minnesota school districts

Directions
Students
534
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Highland Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Columbia Heights kids: Columbia Academy

On the path

Where Columbia Heights kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Highland ElementaryYou are here
6–8Columbia Academy719 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 52.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1500 49th Ave NE, Columbia Heights

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K57
Kindergarten72
Grade 174
Grade 290
Grade 383
Grade 485
Grade 573
Enrollment over time
523’20
504’21
512’22
512’23
534’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 51%Black 23%White 15%Two or more races 5%Asian 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Highland Elementary from Columbia Heights families.

Other schools in Columbia Heights Public School District

The district →
Valley View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia Heights
D
568 students16:1
North Park School for Innovation
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fridley
D
433 students14:1
Early Childhood
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Columbia Heights
74 students11:1
Columbia Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbia Heights
D
719 students17:1
Virtual Heights Secondary
High · Grades 6–12 · Columbia Heights
19 students
Columbia Academy Anchor Program
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbia Heights
6 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Minnesota’s other public schools; Columbia Heights’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.