Total enrollment
12,025
+750 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
22 schools in Lakeville Area Schools
Minnesota · 12,025 students · 1 city
Public K-12 education in Lakeville Area Schools reaches 12,025 students across 22 schools (11 elementary, 4 middle, and 5 high).
4-year change in Lakeville Area Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
21
+5 (+31%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lakeville Area Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #31 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 12,025 | #10 of 269 | #737 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 21 | #14 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #237 of 267 | #7,318 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 21.1% | #238 of 269 | #7,348 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #42 of 152 | #2,678 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Lakeville Area Schools
State test results across the district's 14 scored schools run from LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY at 66.1% proficient to Orchard Lake Elementary at 41.9%, a gap of 24.2 points. That is the 32nd widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 15 district schools that reported both years went from 10,930 to 11,032 students (up 1%) and from 571 to 639 full-time teachers (up 12%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Lakeville Area Schools
Lakeville Area Schools is a sparse public-school district in Minnesota. The district oversees 22 schools and instructs approximately 12,025 students.
In terms of grade levels, Lakeville Area Schools is built around 11 elementary, 4 middle, 5 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 547 in this district, noticeably above the Minnesota typical of 357.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 12,025 students, expanded 7% from the 11,275 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, Lakeville Area Schools gained 5 schools, going from 16 to 21.
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