📍 900 49th Ave Ne, Columbia Heights, Anoka County, 55421
Columbia Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Columbia Heights, Anoka County. The school has 664 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Columbia Heights Public School Dist school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Columbia Academy enrolls 664 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 30% Black or African American and 15% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 291 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 200 | 30% |
| White | 97 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 7.5% |
| Asian | 20 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
557 of the school's 664 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 457 qualify for free lunch and 100 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Columbia Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-50, state senate district 41.
Columbia Academy is one of 11 schools in Columbia Heights Public School Dist, based in COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minnesota. The district serves 3,516 students district-wide and employs 203 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 664 students, Columbia Academy is larger than the district average of about 320 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large