WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY

WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY, a reasonably sized K-5 school in APPLE VALLEY, Minnesota, run under ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN, serves 500 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 45% bigger than typical.

WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY is one of 36 schools operated by ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN, a district that teaches 29,224 students overall.

On the student-mix side, WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY reports that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 18% Black, 17% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.8%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Dakota County put the typical household earns roughly $106,318 per year, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dakota County runs 170 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students), of which WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY is one.

APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 41.0%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 10%: 456 students in 2018 compared to 500 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 54% to 48% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.