Metro Heights Academy

Metro Heights Academy operates as a compact high school in FRIDLEY, Minnesota, overseen by Northeast Metro 916. Current enrollment sits at 198 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 47% leaner than typical.

Northeast Metro 916 comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 856 students; Metro Heights Academy is among them.

Looking at the student body, Metro Heights Academy reports that 39% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 24% Hispanic, 20% White, 13% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Anoka County as a whole is about 9% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Metro Heights Academy records 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting Metro Heights Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 63% of students at Metro Heights Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Anoka County's rate of about 42%.

In the broader community, census data for Anoka County shows median household earnings sit near $101,869, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Anoka County's 145 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,656 students), Metro Heights Academy is one campus in the mix.

Unity Program - PHP is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Metro Heights Academy.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Metro Heights Academy has increased 65%, going from 120 students in 2018 to 198 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 31% to 20% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 in 2025.

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