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Enrollment
500
Elementary
DISTRICT 640 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN·NCES 273239001384
WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY
225 GARDEN VIEW DR, APPLE VALLEY, MN 55124 · (952) 431-8380 · Dakota County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- B-Test 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
194 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
69%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
49.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
52.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY
WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY this school | 500 | 38.8% | 46.8% |
| SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY | 576 | 39.1% | 41.8% |
| OLSON ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON | 524 | 40.5% | 40.5% |
| Sun Path Elementary SHAKOPEE | 521 | 40.1% | 48.6% |
| Sweeney Elementary SHAKOPEE | 602 | 41.4% | 48.0% |
| PETER HOBART ELEMENTARY SAINT LOUIS PARK | 435 | 43.9% | 44.4% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary 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 WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #402 of 844 | #31 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #391 of 844 | #29 of 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #402 of 844 | #31 of 60 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #298 of 1,130 | #35 of 73 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #253 of 769 | #13 of 58 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #137 of 796 | #16 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.8% | #530 of 942 | #29 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.6% | #114 of 244 | #11 of 19 |
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. 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
500
+53 (+12%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 859
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 500 | 39.3 | 12.7:1 | 39% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 41.4 | 12.0:1 | 43% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 40.8 | 12.5:1 | 45% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 447 | 36 | 12.4:1 | 28% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 456 | 34.7 | 13.1:1 | 44% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 40% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | 34 | 13.9:1 | 36% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 670 | 40 | 16.8:1 | 10% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 859 | 41 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (456 to 500); teachers up 13% (34.7 to 39.3).
About WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY
WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY is an elementary school located in APPLE VALLEY, Minnesota, in Dakota County. The school enrolls 500 students in kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 344 students for elementary schools in Minnesota.
ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN counts 29,224 students in its 36 schools, and WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY is one of them.
The student body at WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY has no majority group. White students lead at 48%. Other groups include 18% Black, 17% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The county population is about 74% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. The school has 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 12.7:1 compares with an average of 13.7:1 for elementary schools in Minnesota. Federal data show 39% of students (194) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Minnesota public elementary schools, WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY outscored 52%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
In Minnesota, WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 46.8% actual against a predicted 44.2%.
Census data for Dakota County show median household income comes to about $106,318, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 170 public schools in the county, enrolling about 74,687, WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY among them.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH, is the closest to WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY. Its average proficiency rate of 46.8% is above the 41.0% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY's location as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 447 to 500, a 12% rise.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,999 students
- SCOTT HIGHLANDS MIDDLEMiddle · 1,228 students
- DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLEMiddle · 1,184 students
Other schools in APPLE VALLEY
- EASTVIEW SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,328 students
- APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,999 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
Other Westview Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 13 states are named Westview Elementary. WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY is the 5th largest of the 18.
- Westview Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN · 631 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolPhenix City, AL · 563 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolJonesboro, IN · 513 students
- Westview ElementaryGoose Creek, SC · 504 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolWARREN, MI · 446 students
Nearby schools
- APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH0.4 mi · 1,999
- Valley Middle School of STEM0.8 mi · 1,090
- SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 576
- FIT Academy1.3 mi · 264
- FIT Academy High School1.3 mi · 194
- Cedar Park Elementary STEM School1.4 mi · 722
Frequently asked questions
About WESTVIEW ELEMENTARYHow large is WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY?
WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 500 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY serve?
WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY are roughly 48% White, 17% Hispanic, 18% Black, 5% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY public or private?
WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.