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Enrollment
1,999
High
DISTRICT 1,077 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN·NCES 273239001373
APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH
14450 HAYES RD, APPLE VALLEY, MN 55124 · (952) 431-8200 · Dakota County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,999 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Minnesota public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
117 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
908 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 520 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 527 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 496 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 456 | 23% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
47.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
36.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH
APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH this school | 1,999 | 45.4% | 40.8% |
| ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH PLYMOUTH | 1,840 | 43.7% | 44.3% |
| Burnsville High School BURNSVILLE | 2,029 | 49.6% | 24.6% |
| Highland Park Senior High SAINT PAUL | 1,392 | 41.0% | 42.3% |
| SPRING LAKE PARK SENIOR HIGH SPRING LAKE PARK | 1,909 | 40.3% | 33.4% |
| Irondale Senior High NEW BRIGHTON | 1,812 | 45.3% | 40.8% |
Matched among Minnesota high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #176 of 397 | #8 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #166 of 401 | #9 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #185 of 397 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,999 | #26 of 764 | #6 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #172 of 332 | #3 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #17 of 338 | #3 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.4% | #149 of 444 | #10 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.3% | #39 of 181 | #3 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,999
+208 (+12%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 2,031
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 18.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,999 | 117 | 17.1:1 | 45% (908) |
| 2023-24 | 1,919 | 113.6 | 16.9:1 | 49% (942) |
| 2022-23 | 1,893 | 105.6 | 17.9:1 | 54% (1,013) |
| 2020-21 | 1,791 | 99 | 18.1:1 | 26% (467) |
| 2017-18 | 1,648 | 86.4 | 19.1:1 | 37% (610) |
| 2015-16 | 1,648 | 91 | 18.1:1 | 36% (586) |
| 2010-11 | 1,831 | 93 | 19.7:1 | 26% (482) |
| 2000-01 | 2,222 | 116 | 19.2:1 | 8% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 2,031 | 106 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (1,648 to 1,999); teachers up 35% (86.4 to 117).
About APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH
In APPLE VALLEY, Minnesota, APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH is a large high school. There are 1,999 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Minnesota, the average enrollment is about 371.
APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH is among 36 schools run by ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN, which serves 29,224 students.
About 38% of students at APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH are White, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 26% Black, 23% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Among all residents of Dakota County, the White share is about 74%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 73%.
APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH reports a ratio of 17.1 students per teacher, from 117 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 17.1:1 compares with an average of 16.3:1 for high schools in Minnesota. Lunch program data show 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 11 points above the 34% average for public schools in Dakota County.
APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 68% of Minnesota public high schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 40.6% for APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH. The school posts 40.8%, within a point of the prediction.
The county, Dakota County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $106,318 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Dakota County has 170 public schools with about 74,687 students, including APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH.
Of the public schools around it, APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH is closest to WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 1,999, from 1,791 in 2020-21. The ratio was 18.1:1 in 2020-21 and 17.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Dakota County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
445,771
Census ACS
Median income
$106,318
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
170
74,687 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN
- ROSEMOUNT SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,364 students
- EASTVIEW SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,328 students
- EAGAN SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,274 students
- SCOTT HIGHLANDS MIDDLEMiddle · 1,228 students
- DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLEMiddle · 1,184 students
- ROSEMOUNT MIDDLEMiddle · 1,141 students
Other schools in APPLE VALLEY
- EASTVIEW SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,328 students
- SCOTT HIGHLANDS MIDDLEMiddle · 1,228 students
- Valley Middle School of STEMMiddle · 1,090 students
- FALCON RIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 1,088 students
- GREENLEAF ELEMENTARYElementary · 747 students
- Cedar Park Elementary STEM SchoolElementary · 722 students
Nearby schools
- WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY0.4 mi · 500
- FIT Academy High School1.1 mi · 194
- FIT Academy1.1 mi · 264
- Valley Middle School of STEM1.2 mi · 1,090
- SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 576
- GREENLEAF ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 747
Frequently asked questions
About APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGHHow large is APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH?
APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 1,999 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH serve?
APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH.
How diverse is APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH?
APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH reports a student body of 38% White, 23% Hispanic, 26% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH public or private?
APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN.
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