Virtual Heights Secondary
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS · MN · Columbia Heights Public School Dist · Public · K-12 combined
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Minneapolis Academy & Career Extend → Anchor → Columbia Heights Transition Program → MPS Metro HA → Nonpublic Shared Time → REACH Academy → Lionsgate Academy - Lynx Program → MTS PEASE ACADEMY →How Virtual Heights Secondary compares for families
What families should know about Virtual Heights Secondary.
- ▸ LocallyMN students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Minneapolis Academy & Career Extend, Anchor, Columbia Heights Transition Program and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,778/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -6.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 19 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis Academy & Career Extend MINNEAPOLIS |
Public | 4.8 | 17 | — |
| Anchor COLUMBIA HEIGHTS |
Public | 0.1 | 11 | — |
| Columbia Heights Transition Program COLUMBIA HEIGHTS |
Public | 0.1 | 11 | — |
| MPS Metro HA MINNEAPOLIS |
Public | 4.3 | 19 | — |
| Nonpublic Shared Time MINNEAPOLIS |
Public | 4.8 | 19 | — |
| REACH Academy SHOREVIEW |
Public | 4.6 | 13 | — |
| Lionsgate Academy - Lynx Program SHOREVIEW |
Public · charter | 5.5 | 12 | — |
| MTS PEASE ACADEMY MINNEAPOLIS |
Public · charter | 5.0 | 22 | — |