Summary:
Zip code 55127 covers Vadnais Heights, Minnesota and contains exactly one high school: AFSA High School, a grades 7–12 school with 246 students that also serves as its own reporting district, AFSA High School. With only one school in the area, there is no local school-to-school comparison to make, so the most useful benchmarks are the school's own district and the state of Minnesota.
The clearest positive trend is ranking: the school climbed from 376th of 480 (22nd percentile, 1 star) in 2023–2024 to 318th of 473 (33rd percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026 — genuine progress, though still within the bottom third of ranked Minnesota high schools. Science is the academic bright spot, with all-grade proficiency rising from 13.51% to 20%, above the district's 16.9% but below the state's 25.5%. Math is the main weakness: all-grade math fell from 22.52% to 17.4%, which is 27.5 percentage points below the state's 44.9%, and 11th-grade math came in at 0% against 35.3% statewide. Reading stood at 34%, under both the district's 35% and the state's 48.6%. Every reported grade-level score landed below its state benchmark, and the school lost the math and reading advantages it held over its district the previous year.
Outcomes beyond testing tell a similar story. The graduation rate is 78.0% versus 84.9% statewide, and the dropout rate is 7.3%, roughly 1.74 times the state's 4.2%. Just over half of students, 55.69%, were eligible for free or reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 19.7 to 1 — context that can add challenges, though the data alone cannot prove cause. Overall, AFSA High School shows encouraging momentum in rankings and science, while notable gaps remain in math, reading, graduation, and dropout rates.
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