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Schools in Hilltop

Hilltop’s public schools

Columbia Heights Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hilltop. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 90% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
26%
2021–22
Math proficiency
16%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 9% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.6
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
2,428 students on the public path
In brief

Hilltop’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Hilltop’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Columbia Heights Senior High places highest (better than 28%); Valley View Elementary lowest (5%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Hilltop, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Valley View ElementaryColumbia Heights Public School DistrictD
6–8Columbia AcademyColumbia Heights Public School DistrictD
9–12Columbia Heights Senior Highin Columbia HeightsC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Columbia Heights Public School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Columbia Heights Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 3,516 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 16.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,590MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading26%
State average 51.1% · 1460 students tested
Math16%
State average 44.8% · 1431 students tested

Hilltop vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Hilltop’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hilltop—Columbia Heights Public

Every school in Hilltop

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Hilltopby address
Valley View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia Heights
D
568 students16:1Rate it →
Columbia Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbia Heights
D
719 students17:1Rate it →
Also serving Hilltopin other towns
Columbia Heights Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbia Heights
C
1,141 students19:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Columbia Academy Anchor Program).

Questions about Hilltop’s schools

Are Hilltop’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hilltop. Columbia Heights Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hilltop. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hilltop in?

Columbia Heights Public School District.

Where do Hilltop kids go to high school?

Columbia Heights Senior High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.