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The most racially diverse public schools in Dakota County, Minnesota

Across Dakota County, Minnesota, 90 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Cedar Park Elementary STEM School leads the list at 77.7%, against a median of 61.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Dakota County, Minnesota

Top Diversity index

77.7%

Median Diversity index

61.2%

MOST DIVERSE · DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Cedar Park Elementary STEM School	APPLE VALLEY, MN	722	77.7%	30.6%(221)	25.4%(183)	15.9%(115)	15.5%(112)
2	PILOT KNOB STEM MAGNET SCHOOL	EAGAN, MN	387	76.0%	28.2%(109)	31.0%(120)	21.7%(84)	7.0%(27)
3	Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary	BURNSVILLE, MN	480	75.6%	33.1%(159)	24.6%(118)	9.8%(47)	24.0%(115)
4	Vista View Elementary	BURNSVILLE, MN	311	75.3%	19.6%(61)	26.7%(83)	35.0%(109)	5.8%(18)
5	Burnsville Area Learning Center	BURNSVILLE, MN	1,350	75.3%	28.4%(383)	27.1%(366)	28.7%(387)	6.6%(89)
6	Rahn Elementary	EAGAN, MN	383	75.0%	30.3%(116)	29.8%(114)	23.0%(88)	3.7%(14)
7	OAK RIDGE LEADERSHIPENVIRON/HEALTH	EAGAN, MN	583	74.8%	36.4%(212)	24.4%(142)	20.6%(120)	6.7%(39)
8	Burnsville High School	BURNSVILLE, MN	2,029	74.1%	29.5%(598)	26.8%(543)	30.3%(615)	7.0%(143)
9	GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE	EAGAN, MN	707	74.0%	41.2%(291)	16.4%(116)	12.0%(85)	19.4%(137)
10	SALEM HILLS ELEMENTARY	INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN	281	73.8%	35.6%(100)	17.4%(49)	29.9%(84)	5.7%(16)
11	Edward Neill Elementary	BURNSVILLE, MN	377	73.7%	26.8%(101)	20.7%(78)	37.1%(140)	6.4%(24)
12	William Byrne Elementary	BURNSVILLE, MN	569	73.2%	40.3%(229)	24.1%(137)	18.8%(107)	8.4%(48)
13	HILLTOP ELEMENTARY	INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN	626	73.0%	35.6%(223)	16.4%(103)	31.8%(199)	4.0%(25)
14	ECHO PARK LEADERSHIP ENGINEER/TECH	BURNSVILLE, MN	732	73.0%	38.7%(283)	24.7%(181)	21.2%(155)	3.8%(28)
15	APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH	APPLE VALLEY, MN	1,999	72.8%	37.9%(757)	25.6%(511)	23.4%(468)	4.5%(91)
16	Valley Middle School of STEM	APPLE VALLEY, MN	1,090	72.6%	41.0%(447)	22.6%(246)	19.4%(212)	4.3%(47)
17	MORELAND ART/HEALTH SCIENCE MAGNET	WEST SAINT PAUL, MN	369	71.3%	29.0%(107)	15.2%(56)	41.2%(152)	4.6%(17)
18	Early Education Program & Services	BURNSVILLE, MN	203	71.2%	25.1%(51)	34.5%(70)	32.0%(65)	3.0%(6)
19	INVER GROVE HEIGHTS MIDDLE	INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN	817	71.1%	41.7%(341)	13.0%(106)	28.8%(235)	4.9%(40)
20	SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARY	APPLE VALLEY, MN	576	70.9%	45.0%(259)	20.7%(119)	18.2%(105)	5.4%(31)
21	BLACK HAWK MIDDLE	EAGAN, MN	889	69.9%	47.5%(422)	18.9%(168)	14.1%(125)	6.9%(61)
22	SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH	INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN	1,030	69.7%	39.9%(411)	11.0%(113)	34.9%(359)	5.5%(57)
23	WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY	APPLE VALLEY, MN	500	69.4%	47.8%(239)	17.6%(88)	17.4%(87)	4.8%(24)
24	Kaposia Education Center Elementary	SOUTH SAINT PAUL, MN	620	68.6%	36.9%(229)	7.6%(47)	40.0%(248)	4.5%(28)
25	Gideon Pond Elementary	BURNSVILLE, MN	361	68.5%	33.0%(119)	42.9%(155)	11.1%(40)	3.0%(11)
26	GREENLEAF ELEMENTARY	APPLE VALLEY, MN	747	68.3%	47.4%(354)	14.3%(107)	24.0%(179)	2.7%(20)
27	Two Rivers High School	MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN	1,710	68.2%	43.0%(735)	13.0%(223)	33.2%(568)	2.7%(46)
28	Sky Oaks Elementary	BURNSVILLE, MN	524	67.9%	13.9%(73)	28.8%(151)	46.2%(242)	3.4%(18)
29	HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL	WEST SAINT PAUL, MN	761	67.7%	43.6%(332)	12.1%(92)	33.5%(255)	1.8%(14)
30	GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET	WEST SAINT PAUL, MN	414	67.5%	35.0%(145)	12.1%(50)	42.5%(176)	1.4%(6)
31	South St. Paul Middle School	SOUTH SAINT PAUL, MN	535	67.2%	43.7%(234)	9.9%(53)	34.6%(185)	3.5%(19)
32	Lincoln Center Elementary	SOUTH SAINT PAUL, MN	670	67.1%	47.9%(321)	7.8%(52)	28.1%(188)	4.0%(27)
33	FRIENDLY HILLS MIDDLE	MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN	785	67.1%	49.4%(388)	12.7%(100)	24.5%(192)	4.0%(31)
34	EASTVIEW SENIOR HIGH	APPLE VALLEY, MN	2,328	66.5%	52.3%(1,218)	17.4%(406)	9.2%(214)	11.8%(274)
35	PINE BEND ELEMENTARY	INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN	511	66.4%	47.2%(241)	9.4%(48)	31.1%(159)	4.5%(23)
36	SCOTT HIGHLANDS MIDDLE	APPLE VALLEY, MN	1,228	65.8%	53.3%(655)	16.4%(202)	9.5%(117)	10.8%(132)
37	Dakota Valley Learning Center	APPLE VALLEY, MN	584	65.6%	51.4%(300)	20.9%(122)	17.8%(104)	4.6%(27)
38	DIAMOND PATH EL SCH OF INTL STUDIES	APPLE VALLEY, MN	686	65.1%	54.5%(374)	11.4%(78)	13.4%(92)	8.9%(61)
39	CHERRY VIEW ELEMENTARY	LAKEVILLE, MN	599	64.6%	54.8%(328)	14.2%(85)	6.2%(37)	14.9%(89)
40	South St. Paul High School	SOUTH SAINT PAUL, MN	866	64.3%	49.0%(424)	7.8%(68)	32.2%(279)	2.8%(24)
41	NORTH TRAIL ELEMENTARY	FARMINGTON, MN	612	64.0%	53.8%(329)	20.9%(128)	14.5%(89)	5.6%(34)
42	DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY	EAGAN, MN	528	63.9%	55.5%(293)	12.9%(68)	14.8%(78)	5.9%(31)
43	PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY	ROSEMOUNT, MN	674	63.9%	54.9%(370)	18.4%(124)	11.1%(75)	3.7%(25)
44	FALCON RIDGE MIDDLE	APPLE VALLEY, MN	1,088	63.0%	56.4%(614)	11.9%(129)	15.7%(171)	5.0%(54)
45	FIT Academy	APPLE VALLEY, MN	264	61.9%	54.5%(144)	26.5%(70)	9.8%(26)	3.4%(9)
46	HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY	APPLE VALLEY, MN	662	60.4%	59.2%(392)	15.1%(100)	11.0%(73)	5.4%(36)
47	EAGAN SENIOR HIGH	EAGAN, MN	2,274	60.3%	59.8%(1,359)	8.9%(202)	11.2%(254)	11.7%(266)
48	Highview Elementary School	LAKEVILLE, MN	658	59.8%	59.0%(388)	10.8%(71)	4.3%(28)	19.1%(126)
49	Orchard Lake Elementary	LAKEVILLE, MN	390	58.4%	61.3%(239)	13.8%(54)	10.5%(41)	3.6%(14)
50	MEADOWVIEW ELEMENTARY	FARMINGTON, MN	600	58.4%	59.8%(359)	6.8%(41)	21.5%(129)	6.8%(41)

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