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Best Public Schools in Dakota County, MN


At a glance
147
Schools
72,124
Students
18
Districts
13
5-star schools
Top rankedAtheneum Elementary2nd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools
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Biggest riser
Orchard Lake Elementary up 187 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
917 Tesa 6.3 students per teacher
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Newly ranked this year
Highview Elementary School and 2 more
SchoolDigger ratings
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51 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.

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