AFSA High School

Set in VADNAIS HEIGHTS, Minnesota, AFSA High School is a modestly sized four-year high school, operated by AFSA High School. It serves 246 students across grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 34% leaner than the state mean of about 371.

AFSA High School runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 395 students. AFSA High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, AFSA High School records that White students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% Black, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. Roughly 56% of students at AFSA High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), AFSA High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.5%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Ramsey County indicate median household income runs about $81,568, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Ramsey County's 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), AFSA High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: AFSA Elementary, around 1.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), AFSA High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 38.7%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site. AFSA High School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at AFSA High School has edged down 21%, going from 313 students in 2018 to 246 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 76% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for AFSA High School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.