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HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY

14001 PILOT KNOB RD, APPLE VALLEY, MN 55124 · (952) 423-7595 · Dakota County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL662 STUDENTS
Enrollment
662
Elementary
DISTRICT 640 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
178 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 48%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten8913%
Grade 18913%
Grade 211117%
Grade 312218%
Grade 411517%
Grade 513621%
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
39259%
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
7311%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
10015%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
365%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
568%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
33450%
Female
32850%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
55.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
54.2%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →

Where HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Dakota County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
50.4%#333 of 844#26 of 60
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
54.2%#374 of 844#26 of 60
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
55.4%#288 of 844#22 of 60
Enrollment
ranked largest first
662#112 of 1,130#13 of 73
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.3:1#463 of 769#34 of 58
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
60.4%#273 of 796#31 of 59
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
26.9%#724 of 942#44 of 66
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-10.8%#304 of 499#22 of 36
Ranked against other public elementary 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
662
-54 (-8%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 917
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2566246.414.3:127% (178)
2023-2467848.813.9:127% (186)
2022-2371749.414.5:127% (193)
2020-217164814.9:111% (78)
2017-1874245.216.4:114% (104)
2015-167134416.2:118% (131)
2010-116513817.1:113% (84)
2000-017284516.2:15% (37)
1990-919174520.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY.

About HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY

HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY is an elementary school in APPLE VALLEY, Minnesota, reachable at (952) 423-7595. Its 662 students are spread across kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 92% larger than the 344 average for elementary schools in Minnesota.

Besides HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY, ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN runs 35 other schools. The district enrolls 29,224 students.

White students make up a majority at HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY, at 59%. The remaining shares are 15% Black, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Dakota County's population at about 74%. HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.

With 46.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY was 14.3:1. That is close to the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 27%.

The model predicts 50.6% for a school in Minnesota with HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY's free or reduced-price lunch share. HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY posts 50.4%.

Across Dakota County, the median household income is $106,318, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. In all, Dakota County has 170 public schools and roughly 74,687 students.

The nearest public school is SCOTT HIGHLANDS MIDDLE, at less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY places 3rd of 4 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

NCES assigns HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment is down 8% from 2020-21, when HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY had 716 students, to 2024-25, when it had 662.

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Dakota County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY
District
ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN
Address
14001 PILOT KNOB RD, APPLE VALLEY, MN 55124
Phone
(952) 423-7595
County
Dakota County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
662
Teachers (FTE)
46
Student–teacher ratio
14.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
178 (27%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
273239002185
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY
How many students attend HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY?
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 662 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY serve?
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY are roughly 59% White, 11% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY?
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY is overseen by ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN in Dakota County.
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