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Apple Valley Senior High

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Apple Valley Senior High ranks 193 rd of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 57% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Apple Valley Senior High is a public high school serving 1,919 students in grades 9-12 in Apple Valley, Minnesota, which is part of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district. The school has shown fluctuating academic performance, with proficiency rates in MCA-III Math and Reading below the district and state averages. While the school ranks highly for Asian and African American students, it ranks lower for Hispanic and multi-racial students, and its performance for English Language Learners and Special Education students has been particularly concerning.

Apple Valley Senior High's four-year graduation rate has been generally in line with the district and state, but its dropout rate has been higher. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which may be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance compared to the district and state. Nearby schools, such as Eastview Senior High and the School of Environmental Studies, have consistently outperformed Apple Valley Senior High in academic metrics.

To address these challenges, Apple Valley Senior High may need to focus on addressing the specific needs and challenges faced by its underperforming student groups, such as Hispanic, multi-racial, English Language Learners, and Special Education students. Additionally, the school's relatively high student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools may be impacting the level of individualized attention and support available to students, which could be an area for improvement.

1,999

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,525

Per pupil spending ?

45.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14450 Hayes Rd
Apple Valley, MN 55124-6797

(952) 431-8200

District: Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

Feeder schools for Apple Valley Senior High:

Elementary:	Cedar Park Elementary STEM School
	Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Technical
	Southview Elementary
	Westview Elementary
Middle:	Valley Middle School of STEM

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.9%

African American:

25.6%

Hispanic:

23.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 40th percentile in 2022 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (84%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 57th (2025) from a 40th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Minnesota median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (42% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Near the bottom of Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg55%

Minnesota avg47%

193^rd of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

108^th of 446Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	193 of 450	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	221 of 480	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	204 of 476	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	281 of 472	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	81.0	54 of 428	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	129 of 492	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	140 of 494	71.7%	★★★★☆
2017	69.8	162 of 489	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.6	116 of 489	76.3%	★★★★☆
2015	65.6	187 of 504	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.1	138 of 483	71.4%	★★★★☆
2013	72.4	127 of 534	76.2%	★★★★☆
2012	72.1	152 of 539	71.8%	★★★★☆
2011	74.7	111 of 545	79.6%	★★★★☆
2010	76.2	89 of 540	83.5%	★★★★☆
2009	77.5	50 of 234	78.6%	★★★★☆
2008	81.2	81 of 460	82.4%	★★★★☆
2007	86.6	50 of 463	89.2%	★★★★☆
2006	87.7	32 of 450	92.9%	★★★★★
2005	71.3	160 of 452	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	77.8	79 of 433	81.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	25 of 95	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	20 of 109	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	26 of 98	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	54.8	39 of 102	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.4	13 of 68	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	21 of 103	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	19 of 106	82.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	16 of 70	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	22 of 78	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	19 of 71	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	29.9	48 of 68	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	27 of 78	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	24 of 76	68.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	84 of 94	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	72 of 102	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	41 of 90	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	43 of 87	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.9	10 of 85	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	32.5	53 of 78	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	195 of 358	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	246 of 403	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	222 of 396	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	291 of 388	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	80.8	33 of 339	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	65.9	131 of 401	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	187 of 395	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	71 of 124	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	85 of 145	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	78 of 136	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	114 of 135	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	88.0	6 of 101	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	51.2	61 of 132	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	32 of 129	75.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	160 of 333	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	209 of 389	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	199 of 393	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	217 of 312	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	81.5	26 of 270	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	50.6	193 of 370	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	197 of 374	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	156 of 377	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	172 of 405	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	173 of 398	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	229 of 403	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	76.5	67 of 351	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	123 of 411	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	101 of 398	74.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	35 of 62	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	44 of 72	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	49 of 64	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	45 of 74	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	28 of 66	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	18 of 59	69.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	129 of 178	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.5	97 of 221	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	122 of 216	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.4	85 of 214	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	91.9	5 of 173	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	67.3	52 of 220	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	52.2	88 of 195	54.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	86 of 376	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	82 of 402	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	75 of 398	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	94 of 401	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	53 of 364	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	26 of 412	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.9	37 of 414	91.1%	★★★★★

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)

Asian (2025)77th percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)74th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)44th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading48%~ state avg

Math37%-8 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
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
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
Eastview Senior High	Public	9-12	6200 140th St W	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(952) 431-8900	2,328	117	19.9	27.8%	1,218 (52.3%)	406 (17.4%)	214 (9.2%)	274 (11.8%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	209 (9.0%)	88.7	35^th of 450 public high schools	92.2%		94.9	10^th of 480 public high schools	97.9%	25				60.9	60.9				61.6	61.6	$12,191
Cooperative Area Learning Prg.	Public	5-12	5840 149th Street West	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 423-7712	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$75,296
Transition Plus	Public	11-12	5840 149th St West	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(952) 431-8991	154	18	8.6	45.5%	76 (49.4%)	27 (17.5%)	18 (11.7%)	19 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.1%)								(n/a)											$27,440
School Of Environmental Studies	Public	11-12	12155 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(952) 431-8750	334	22	15.2	20.4%	233 (69.8%)	19 (5.7%)	36 (10.8%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.5%)								(n/a)				39.3	39.3						$15,212
Burnsville Area Learning Center	Public	6-12	200 Burnsville Pkwy W	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 707-4150	1,350	0		55.7%	383 (28.4%)	366 (27.1%)	387 (28.7%)	89 (6.6%)	13 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	110 (8.1%)								(n/a)											$10,257
ONE91 Virtual Academy Secondary	Public, Virtual	6-12	200 Burnsville Pkwy W	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 707-4077	151	12	12.8	69.5%	32 (21.2%)	73 (48.3%)	26 (17.2%)	10 (6.6%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.6%)								(n/a)
Burnsville High School	Public	9-12	600 Highway 13 E	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 707-2100	2,029	115	17.5	49.6%	598 (29.5%)	543 (26.8%)	615 (30.3%)	143 (7.0%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	118 (5.8%)	26.9	352^nd of 450 public high schools	21.8%		32	346^th of 480 public high schools	27.9%	6				18.3	18.3				32.9	32.9	$13,436
ABE Diploma Program	Public	9-12	4679 144th Street West	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(952) 388-1980	40	7	5.5	45.0%	15 (37.5%)	7 (17.5%)	14 (35.0%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.5%)								(n/a)											$10,085

Frequently Asked Questions about Apple Valley Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Apple Valley Senior High?

Students at Apple Valley Senior High are 38% White, 26% African American, 23% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools feed into Apple Valley Senior High?

Apple Valley Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cedar Park Elementary STEM School
Elementary : Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Technical
Elementary : Southview Elementary
Elementary : Westview Elementary
Middle : Valley Middle School of STEM

How many students attend Apple Valley Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,999 students attended Apple Valley Senior High.

What district is Apple Valley Senior High in?

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

Is Apple Valley Senior High a good school?

Apple Valley Senior High ranks 193^rd of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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