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Apple Valley Senior High

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Apple Valley Senior High ranks 137 th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 71% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Apple Valley Senior High is a large public high school in Apple Valley, Minnesota, serving grades 9–12 with 1,999 students as part of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan district. For 2025–2026 it ranks 137 of 473 Minnesota high schools — the 71st percentile, with 4 stars — a clear improvement from the 40th percentile and 2 stars it posted in 2021–2022, though still below its 2020–2021 high point. About 45.42% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025.

The most useful comparisons are the two nearby comprehensive high schools. Eastview Senior High, 1.91 miles away and in the same district, ranks 20 of 473 (96th percentile, 5 stars) and beats Apple Valley by 16.5 points in math, 11.3 points in reading and 15.6 points in science, with a higher graduation rate (92.9% vs. 86.9%) and a lower dropout rate. Burnsville High School tells the opposite story: with nearly the same enrollment (2,029 vs. 1,999) and a similar free/reduced lunch rate (49.63% vs. 45.42%), it ranks 358 of 473 (24th percentile, 1 star, in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools district), and Apple Valley outperforms it by about 21 points in math, 15 points in reading and 21 points in science. Other nearby schools — School of Environmental Studies, ABE Diploma Program, Burnsville Area Learning Center, ONE91 Virtual Academy Secondary, Lakeville Online Academy-High and FIT Academy High School — are alternative, virtual or specialized programs rather than true peers.

On 2025–2026 state tests, Apple Valley posted 39% proficient in math, 46.8% in reading and 35.3% in science. Math has improved three years running, but reading has slipped from 53.61% in 2022–2023 to 46.8%. The 2024–2025 graduation rate was 86.9%, above the state's 84.9% but below the district's 88.7%, and the dropout rate of 4.1% has climbed from 1.8% in 2020–2021. Within the school, results are uneven: students from low-income families rank in the 42nd percentile (2 stars) for effectiveness, well below the school's overall 71st percentile, and female students (58th percentile) trail male students (72nd percentile), though both have improved. English language learners and special education students, by contrast, posted strong gains.

1,999

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,525

Per pupil spending ?

45.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

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 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 71st (2026) from a 40th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Minnesota median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!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 (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg52%

Minnesota avg43%

137^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

85^th of 458Rosemount-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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	137 of 473	71.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	67.6	26 of 114	77.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	68.2	26 of 78	66.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	70.3	16 of 110	85.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	60.3	168 of 398	57.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	66.1	33 of 135	75.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	44.3	218 of 377	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	67.5	110 of 395	72.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	57.6	29 of 75	61.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	58.7	74 of 224	67.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	87.1	23 of 394	94.2%	★★★★★
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)

White (2026)94th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)85th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)77th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)76th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)67th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)67th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)61st percentile-10 vs school

Female (2026)58th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading47%~ state avg

Math39%-6 vs state

Science35%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)					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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	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%)	69	137^th of 473 public high schools	71.0%		61	193^rd of 450 public high schools	57.1%	56				46.8	46.8		35.3	35.3				39.0	39.0	$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%)	27	359^th of 473 public high schools	24.1%					(n/a)	41.2	20.8	47.4	28.6	34.0	10.5	19.0	13.6	11.8	12.2	24.3	17.4	16.1	$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%)	90.6	20^th of 473 public high schools	95.8%		88.7	35^th of 450 public high schools	92.2%	15				58.1	58.1		50.9	50.9				55.5	55.5	$12,191
Cooperative Area Learning Prg.	Public	5-12	5840 149th Street West	Apple Valley	55068	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)												40.6	40.6	$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
Bes Transition Program	Public	12	200 Burnsville Pkwy W	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 707-6261	42	5	8.4	66.7%	21 (50.0%)	7 (16.7%)	8 (19.0%)	5 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)														$28,402
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)	63.6				37.5				9.1				12.0
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%)	27	358^th of 473 public high schools	24.3%		26.9	352^nd of 450 public high schools	21.8%	6				31.8	31.8		14.1	14.1				17.8	17.8	$13,436

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.

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

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

Is Apple Valley Senior High a good school?

Apple Valley Senior High ranks 137^th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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