FIT Academy High School

FIT Academy High School is a close-knit 9-12 campus in APPLE VALLEY, Minnesota, one of the schools within FIT Academy. The school instructs 194 students in grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so FIT Academy High School sits 48% smaller than that benchmark.

Within FIT Academy, which oversees 2 schools and 458 students, FIT Academy High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, FIT Academy High School logs that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 22% Black, 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, FIT Academy High School has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 32.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dakota County (around 34%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FIT Academy High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.1%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Dakota County) records that the typical household earns roughly $106,318 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. FIT Academy High School is one of 170 public schools in Dakota County (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students).

Nearest neighbor: FIT Academy, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FIT Academy High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.7%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting. FIT Academy High School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On the community side, the feed for FIT Academy High School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.