Highview Elementary School

Located at 18600 HUNTLEY TRAIL, in LAKEVILLE, Minnesota, Highview Elementary School is a well-populated elementary campus that caters to 658 students (grades K through 5), part of Lakeville Area Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 91% bigger than the state mean of about 344.

Across the 21 schools in Lakeville Area Schools (12,025 students total), Highview Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Highview Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 19% Asian, 11% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.3:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 12% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Dakota County's rate of about 34%.

With demographic context factored in, Highview Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Dakota County) records that median household income runs about $106,318, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dakota County's 170 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students), Highview Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

CENTURY MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Highview Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Highview Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 55.2%.

Highview Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.