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Lakeville South High

Q: Is Lakeville South High a good school?

Lakeville South High ranks 99 th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

99^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 78% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Lakeville South High is a public high school in Lakeville, Minnesota, serving 1,895 students in grades 9-12. The school consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, with strong academic performance, high graduation rates, and a low student-teacher ratio.

Lakeville South High outperforms many of its nearby counterparts, including Lakeville Online Academy-High and Farmington High School. The school's students perform significantly better than the state average on standardized tests, with 51.43% proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 34.96%. Lakeville South High's graduation rates also consistently exceed the state average.

While the school performs well across different student subgroups, its English Language Learner and Special Education students rank relatively lower compared to other Minnesota high schools. Overall, Lakeville Area Schools is a highly-ranked district, with Lakeville North High also performing well. Lakeville South High's strong academic performance and positive school climate make it a standout educational institution in the Lakeville area.

1,816

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,795

Per pupil spending ?

22.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21135 Jacquard Ave
Lakeville, MN 55044-8888

(952) 232-3300

District: Lakeville Area Schools

Feeder schools for Lakeville South High:

Elementary:	Kennedy Elementary
	Lake Marion Elementary
	Lakeview Elementary
	Orchard Lake Elementary
Middle:	Kenwood Trail Middle School
	McGuire Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.4%

Hispanic:

13.2%

African American:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (54% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Minnesota high schools

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (84%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg60%

Minnesota avg47%

99^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Lakeville Area Schools

62^nd of 446Lakeville Area Schools among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	99 of 450	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	83 of 480	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	87 of 476	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	70 of 472	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	78 of 428	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	48 of 492	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	37 of 494	92.5%	★★★★★
2017	81.5	66 of 489	86.5%	★★★★☆
2016	82.1	63 of 489	87.1%	★★★★☆
2015	83.2	52 of 504	89.7%	★★★★☆
2014	79.0	85 of 483	82.4%	★★★★☆
2013	80.6	55 of 534	89.7%	★★★★☆
2012	81.5	47 of 539	91.3%	★★★★★
2011	81.9	41 of 545	92.5%	★★★★★
2010	85.5	19 of 540	96.5%	★★★★★
2009	85.6	23 of 234	90.2%	★★★★★
2008	88.7	28 of 460	93.9%	★★★★★
2007	86.0	56 of 463	87.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	19 of 95	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	35 of 109	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	27 of 98	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	36 of 102	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.6	19 of 68	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	31 of 103	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	37 of 106	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	20 of 70	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	29 of 78	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	25 of 71	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	22 of 68	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	26 of 49	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.7	28 of 78	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.1	15 of 76	80.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	69 of 94	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	91 of 102	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	54 of 90	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	78.2	8 of 87	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	44.3	38 of 85	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	18 of 78	76.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	78 of 358	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	88 of 403	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	89 of 396	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	57 of 388	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	106 of 339	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.8	48 of 401	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	43 of 395	89.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	60 of 124	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	48 of 145	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	28 of 136	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	23 of 135	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	45.4	48 of 101	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	31 of 132	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	17 of 129	86.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	199 of 333	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.4	180 of 389	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	142 of 393	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	165 of 312	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	158 of 270	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.2	145 of 370	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	185 of 374	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	102 of 377	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	76 of 405	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	78 of 398	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	81 of 403	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	58 of 351	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	61 of 411	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	44 of 398	88.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	14 of 62	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	18 of 72	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	16 of 64	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	21 of 74	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	52.3	25 of 51	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.9	18 of 66	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	48.6	29 of 59	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	120 of 178	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.2	61 of 221	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	35 of 216	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	51 of 214	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	51 of 173	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	55 of 220	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	37 of 195	81.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	89 of 376	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	67 of 402	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	76 of 398	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	61 of 401	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	65 of 364	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	48 of 412	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	28 of 414	93.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)80th percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)77th percentile~ school

White (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)71st percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-38 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-45 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading55%+5 vs state

Math51%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Lakeville South High	Public	9-12	21135 Jacquard Ave	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 232-3300	1,816	83	21.9	22.4%	1,224 (67.4%)	134 (7.4%)	239 (13.2%)	89 (4.9%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	121 (6.7%)	77	99^th of 450 public high schools	78.0%		78.6	83^rd of 480 public high schools	82.7%	16				51.4	51.4				55.0	55.0	$12,795
Lakeville North High	Public	9-12	19600 Ipava Ave	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 232-3600	1,871	82	22.8	17.7%	1,250 (66.8%)	155 (8.3%)	135 (7.2%)	167 (8.9%)	13 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	148 (7.9%)	81	73^rd of 450 public high schools	83.8%		81.7	62^nd of 480 public high schools	87.1%	11				56.7	56.7				57.1	57.1	$12,337
Lakeville Pathways Academy	Public	6-12	19455 Kenwood Trl	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 232-3900	58	6	9.4	50.0%	28 (48.3%)	8 (13.8%)	14 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (13.8%)								(n/a)				15.4	15.4						$17,304
Children's MN - Lakeville	Public	6-12	18432 Kenrick Ave	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 232-3910	9	0		33.3%	7 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)								(n/a)
Farmington High School	Public	9-12	20655 Flagstaff Ave	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 252-2500	2,153	109	19.8	20.5%	1,555 (72.2%)	111 (5.2%)	246 (11.4%)	110 (5.1%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (5.9%)	53.2	238^th of 450 public high schools	47.1%		34.1	340^th of 480 public high schools	29.2%	102				34.9	34.9				44.1	44.1	$10,632
Dakota Prairie Area Learning Center	Public	8-12	20655 Flagstaff Ave	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 252-2500	1	0			1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$5,531
Farmington Online - High	Public	9-12	20655 Flagstaff Ave	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Farmington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 463-5013	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lakeville Online Academy-High	Public, Virtual	9-12	17630 Juniper Path	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 232-2023	153	9	16.6	29.4%	110 (71.9%)	18 (11.8%)	10 (6.5%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.5%)	64.3	169^th of 450 public high schools	62.4%		86.1	43^rd of 480 public high schools	91.0%	126				18.2	18.2				64.7	64.7	$9,096
FIT Academy High School	Public, Charter	6-12	7200 147th St W	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	FIT Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 847-3798	194	6	32.6	43.3%	113 (58.2%)	42 (21.6%)	21 (10.8%)	6 (3.1%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.6%)								(n/a)	16.3	25.5	16.7		18.9	37.2	45.8	29.2	57.1	41.9	$5,506
Apple Valley Senior High	Public	9-12	14450 Hayes Rd	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(952) 431-8200	1,999	117	17.0	45.4%	757 (37.9%)	511 (25.6%)	468 (23.4%)	91 (4.6%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	162 (8.1%)	61	193^rd of 450 public high schools	57.1%		57.8	221^st of 480 public high schools	54.0%	28				36.7	36.7				47.5	47.5	$14,525

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeville South High

Is Lakeville South High a good school?

Lakeville South High ranks 99^th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Lakeville South High?

Lakeville South High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Kennedy Elementary
Elementary : Lake Marion Elementary
Elementary : Lakeview Elementary
Elementary : Orchard Lake Elementary
Middle : Kenwood Trail Middle School
Middle : McGuire Middle

What district is Lakeville South High in?

Lakeville Area Schools

What is the racial makeup of Lakeville South High?

Students at Lakeville South High are 67% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Lakeville South High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,816 students attended Lakeville South High.

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