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The fastest-growing public schools in Dakota County, Minnesota

35 public schools in Dakota County, Minnesota appear in this ranking of the fastest-growing public schools, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. RANDOLPH SECONDARY leads the list at 58.7%, against a median of 9.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Dakota County, Minnesota

Top Enrollment growth

58.7%

Median Enrollment growth

9.2%

FASTEST GROWING · DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	RANDOLPH SECONDARY	RANDOLPH, MN	RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	271	430	58.7%
2	East Lake Elementary School	LAKEVILLE, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	554	844	52.3%
3	Burnsville Area Learning Center	BURNSVILLE, MN	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	980	1,350	37.8%
4	William Byrne Elementary	BURNSVILLE, MN	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	437	569	30.2%
5	APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH	APPLE VALLEY, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	1,648	1,999	21.3%
6	Two Rivers High School	MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	1,430	1,710	19.6%
7	LAKE MARION ELEMENTARY	LAKEVILLE, MN	Lakeville Area Schools	621	727	17.1%
8	Kennedy Elementary	HASTINGS, MN	Hastings Public School District	400	461	15.3%
9	ROSEMOUNT ELEMENTARY	ROSEMOUNT, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	698	803	15.0%
10	SCOTT HIGHLANDS MIDDLE	APPLE VALLEY, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	1,072	1,228	14.6%
11	WOODLAND ELEMENTARY	EAGAN, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	628	720	14.6%
12	THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY	EAGAN, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	502	575	14.5%
13	Dakota Valley Learning Center	APPLE VALLEY, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	512	584	14.1%
14	RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY	RANDOLPH, MN	RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	391	445	13.8%
15	Rahn Elementary	EAGAN, MN	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	343	383	11.7%
16	KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKEVILLE, MN	Lakeville Area Schools	777	854	9.9%
17	WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY	APPLE VALLEY, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	456	500	9.6%
18	EAGAN SENIOR HIGH	EAGAN, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	2,082	2,274	9.2%
19	KENNEDY ELEMENTARY	LAKEVILLE, MN	Lakeville Area Schools	591	638	8.0%
20	EASTVIEW SENIOR HIGH	APPLE VALLEY, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	2,181	2,328	6.7%
21	CHERRY VIEW ELEMENTARY	LAKEVILLE, MN	Lakeville Area Schools	562	599	6.6%
22	DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE	EAGAN, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	1,116	1,184	6.1%
23	FRIENDLY HILLS MIDDLE	MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	742	785	5.8%
24	Sky Oaks Elementary	BURNSVILLE, MN	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	496	524	5.6%
25	LAKEVILLE NORTH HIGH	LAKEVILLE, MN	Lakeville Area Schools	1,775	1,871	5.4%
26	Valley Middle School of STEM	APPLE VALLEY, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	1,041	1,090	4.7%
27	Cedar Park Elementary STEM School	APPLE VALLEY, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	706	722	2.3%
28	Edward Neill Elementary	BURNSVILLE, MN	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	369	377	2.2%
29	FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL	FARMINGTON, MN	FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	2,115	2,153	1.8%
30	CENTURY MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKEVILLE, MN	Lakeville Area Schools	933	950	1.8%
31	ROSEMOUNT SENIOR HIGH	ROSEMOUNT, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	2,326	2,364	1.6%
32	HILLTOP ELEMENTARY	INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN	INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS	622	626	0.6%
33	HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL	WEST SAINT PAUL, MN	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	759	761	0.3%
34	NORTH TRAIL ELEMENTARY	FARMINGTON, MN	FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	611	612	0.2%
35	OAK RIDGE LEADERSHIPENVIRON/HEALTH	EAGAN, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	582	583	0.2%

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