Enrollment
194
High
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FIT ACADEMY·NCES 270042505142
FIT Academy High School
7200 147TH ST W, APPLE VALLEY, MN 55124 · (952) 847-3798 · Dakota County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL194 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% 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.
- CBeats 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
32.7:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
84 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 6 | 46 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 12 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 13 | 7% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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 FIT Academy. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
41.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
18.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 FIT Academy High School
FIT Academy High School's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIT Academy High School this school | 194 | 43.3% | 32.1% |
| NORTHWEST PASSAGE HIGH SCHOOL COON RAPIDS | 156 | 47.4% | 36.6% |
| Rochester Beacon Academy ROCHESTER | 115 | 43.5% | 13.2% |
| Heron Lake-Okabena Secondary OKABENA | 137 | 45.3% | 27.0% |
| Cook County Senior High GRAND MARAIS | 177 | 38.4% | 54.3% |
| Secondary Technical Ed Prog S.T.E.P ANOKA | 83 | 33.7% | N/A |
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 FIT Academy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #285 of 397 | #11 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #317 of 401 | #12 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #250 of 397 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 194 | #345 of 764 | #17 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.3% | #164 of 444 | #12 of 21 |
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
194
+155 (+397%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
32.7:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 194 | 5.9 | 32.7:1 | 43% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 153 | 5.4 | 28.4:1 | 48% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 60 | 5.2 | 11.6:1 | 42% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 39 | 3 | 13.0:1 | 23% (9) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FIT Academy High School.
About FIT Academy High School
FIT Academy High School, located in APPLE VALLEY, Minnesota, is a small high school. The student body numbers 194 students, from grades 6 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Minnesota) has about 371 students.
The district, FIT Academy, operates 2 schools serving 458 students.
At FIT Academy High School, White students make up 58% of the student body. It is also 22% Black, 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Dakota County is roughly 74% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at FIT Academy High School is 5.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 32.7:1. That is higher than the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. The school counts 84 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 43%. Public schools in Dakota County average 34%.
FIT Academy High School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 30% of Minnesota public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with FIT Academy High School's lunch-eligibility share in Minnesota is predicted to score 41.8%. FIT Academy High School scores 32.1%, 9.7 points below that line.
Dakota County has about 445,771 residents, and the median household income is $106,318, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. In all, Dakota County has 170 public schools and roughly 74,687 students.
The next-closest public school is FIT Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 32.1% is below the 46.7% average for nearby schools.
FIT Academy High School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large. FIT Academy High School is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Enrollment was 39 in 2020-21 and 194 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. Students per teacher rose from 13.0 in 2020-21 to 32.7 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Dakota County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
445,771
Census ACS
Median income
$106,318
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
170
74,687 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in APPLE VALLEY
- EASTVIEW SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,328 students
- APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,999 students
- SCOTT HIGHLANDS MIDDLEMiddle · 1,228 students
- Valley Middle School of STEMMiddle · 1,090 students
- FALCON RIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 1,088 students
- GREENLEAF ELEMENTARYElementary · 747 students
Nearby schools
- FIT Academy0.0 mi · 264
- Cedar Park Elementary STEM School0.8 mi · 722
- APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH1.1 mi · 1,999
- EASTVIEW SENIOR HIGH1.2 mi · 2,328
- WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 500
- TRANSITION PLUS1.4 mi · 154
Frequently asked questions
About FIT Academy High SchoolHow many students attend FIT Academy High School?
FIT Academy High School enrolls approximately 194 students in grades 06-12.
Is FIT Academy High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
FIT Academy High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at FIT Academy High School?
Approximately 32.7:1 students per teacher at FIT Academy High School.
How diverse is FIT Academy High School?
FIT Academy High School reports a student body of 58% White, 11% Hispanic, 22% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees FIT Academy High School?
FIT Academy High School is overseen by FIT Academy in Dakota County.
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