📍 2925 Country Drive, Little Canada, Ramsey County, 55117
Afsa K-8 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Little Canada, Ramsey County. The school has 245 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Afsa High School school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Afsa K-8 enrolls 245 students across grades K–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 13% Two or more races and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 135 | 55% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 10% |
| Asian | 18 | 7.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
134 of the school's 245 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 121 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Afsa K-8 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-40, state senate district 42.
Afsa K-8 is one of 2 schools in AFSA High School, based in VADNAIS HEIGHTS, Minnesota. The district serves 395 students district-wide and employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 245 students, Afsa K-8 is larger than the district average of about 198 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large