Total enrollment
2,712
-202 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in Fridley Public School District
Minnesota · 2,712 students · 1 city
Of the public K-12 schools operating across Minnesota, 11 sit inside Fridley Public School District, collectively enrolling about 2,712 students (4 elementary, 2 middle, and 4 high).
4-year change in Fridley Public School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
10
+1 (+11%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Inside Fridley Public School District
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Stevenson Elementary at 31.9% proficient to Fridley Senior High at 26.1%, a gap of 5.8 points. That is the 80th widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 3,117 to 2,683 students (down 14%) and from 198 to 215 full-time teachers (up 9%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fridley Senior High | Fridley | High | 09-12 | 796 |
| Fridley Middle | Fridley | Middle | 05-08 | 694 |
| Stevenson Elementary | Fridley | Elementary | PK-04 | 459 |
| Hayes Elementary | Fridley | Elementary | PK-04 | 432 |
| Voluntary Prekindergarten School | Fridley | Elementary | PK-PK | 138 |
| Fridley Moore Lk Area Learning Ctr | Fridley | High | 09-12 | 121 |
| Early Childhood Special Education S | Fridley | Elementary | PK-PK | 39 |
| Fridley Middle Area Learning Center | Fridley | Middle | 05-08 | 24 |
| VISTA Education Center | Fridley | Combined | KG-12 | 5 |
| Transitions School | Fridley | High | 11-12 | 4 |
| Fridley Online Academy | Fridley | High | 07-12 | 0 |
About Fridley Public School District
Across 11 schools, Fridley Public School District hosts about 2,712 students in Minnesota. By footprint it is a compact district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Fridley Public School District comprises 4 elementary, 2 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Fridley Public School District runs about 247 students per school, 31% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 357.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 7%: 2,914 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,712 in SY 2024-25. Fridley Public School District now counts 10 public schools, up from 9 in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Fridley Public School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.