Enrollment
246
High
DISTRICT 198 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AFSA HIGH SCHOOL·NCES 270018603139
AFSA High School
100 VADNAIS BLVD, VADNAIS HEIGHTS, MN 55127 · (651) 209-3915 · Ramsey County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Minnesota public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
137 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 50 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 46 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 37 | 15% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within AFSA High School. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
38.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
22.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like AFSA High School
AFSA High School's state test result (29.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFSA High School this school | 246 | 55.7% | 29.5% |
| MOUNTAIN LAKE SECONDARY MOUNTAIN LAKE | 241 | 56.0% | 32.5% |
| Crookston Secondary CROOKSTON | 592 | 52.0% | 37.6% |
| Blue Earth Area Secondary BLUE EARTH | 378 | 50.0% | 34.7% |
| Paladin Career and Tech High School COON RAPIDS | 257 | 61.9% | 19.1% |
| NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL COON RAPIDS | 156 | 47.4% | 36.6% |
Matched among Minnesota high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where AFSA High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #308 of 397 | #17 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #292 of 401 | #15 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #287 of 397 | #16 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 246 | #296 of 764 | #26 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #260 of 332 | #15 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #70 of 338 | #17 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.7% | #102 of 444 | #30 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #21 of 146 | #5 of 14 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
246
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+24% since 2010-11, when it was 198
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 246 | 12.5 | 19.7:1 | 56% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 14.9 | 17.1:1 | 52% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 175 | 16.6 | 10.5:1 | 54% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 249 | 16 | 15.6:1 | 39% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 313 | 23.9 | 13.1:1 | 34% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 289 | 25 | 11.6:1 | 36% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 198 | 15 | 13.2:1 | 37% (74) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AFSA High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (313 to 246); teachers down 48% (23.9 to 12.5).
About AFSA High School
AFSA High School is a low-enrollment high school located in VADNAIS HEIGHTS, Minnesota. The school offers grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 246 students. That puts enrollment 34% below the 371-student average for high schools in Minnesota.
AFSA High School is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Of every 100 students at AFSA High School, about 58 are White. After that, the student body is 19% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. Among Ramsey County residents, the White share is about 59%. The diversity index for AFSA High School is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 19.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at AFSA High School, which has 12.5. High schools in Minnesota have an average ratio of 16.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 56%. Public schools in Ramsey County average a similar 57%.
Among Minnesota public high schools, AFSA High School outscored 34%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
AFSA High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (29.5%) and its predicted rate (35.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools.
Census data for Ramsey County show median household income comes to about $81,568, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 302 public schools in the county, enrolling about 94,437, AFSA High School among them.
AFSA Elementary is the nearest public school to AFSA High School, about 1.2 miles away. AFSA High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. AFSA High School comes in 5th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. AFSA High School is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 246, close to the 249 recorded in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 19.7 students per teacher, compared with 15.6 in 2020-21.
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Ramsey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
542,945
Census ACS
Median income
$81,568
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
302
94,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VADNAIS HEIGHTS
- Gentry Academy MiddleMiddle · 195 students
- Gentry Academy HighHigh · 134 students
Nearby schools
- AFSA Elementary1.2 mi · 149
- Vadnais Heights Elementary1.4 mi · 405
- Lionsgate Academy - Shoreview1.5 mi · 189
- Lionsgate Academy - Lynx Program1.5 mi · 22
- LITTLE CANADA ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 632
- Island Lake Elementary1.9 mi · 741
Frequently asked questions
About AFSA High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at AFSA High School?
AFSA High School enrolls approximately 246 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does AFSA High School serve?
AFSA High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at AFSA High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at AFSA High School is approximately 19.7:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is AFSA High School?
AFSA High School reports a student body of 58% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is AFSA High School public or private?
AFSA High School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by AFSA High School.
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