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Cedar Park Elementary STEM School

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Cedar Park Elementary STEM School ranks 342 nd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

342^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Cedar Park Elementary STEM School is a public magnet elementary school located in Apple Valley, Minnesota, serving 725 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district, which is ranked 108 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cedar Park Elementary STEM School consistently performs above the state average in both math and reading proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall math proficiency rate was 51.85%, compared to the state average of 45.21%, and its reading proficiency rate was 56.58%, compared to the state average of 49.59%. The school's performance is particularly strong in certain student subgroups, such as Asian, African American, and Hispanic students, who rank among the top in the state. Cedar Park Elementary STEM School's diverse student population, with a significant representation of Asian (17%), African American (12%), and Hispanic (10%) students, is a notable strength.

While Cedar Park Elementary STEM School outperforms many of its nearby counterparts, such as Greenleaf Elementary, Southview Elementary, and Westview Elementary, in both math and reading proficiency, some nearby schools, such as Cherry View Elementary in the Lakeville Area Schools district, demonstrate even stronger academic performance. Cedar Park Elementary STEM School's ability to serve a diverse socioeconomic population and maintain a relatively low student-teacher ratio may be contributing factors to its academic success.

722

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,261

Per pupil spending ?

42.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7500 Whitney Dr
Apple Valley, MN 55124-9143

(952) 431-8360

District: Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

Students who attend Cedar Park Elementary STEM School usually attend:

Middle:	Valley Middle School of STEM
High:	Apple Valley Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

30.6%

African American:

25.3%

Hispanic:

15.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Minnesota median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg55%

Minnesota avg47%

342^nd of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 19Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	342 of 872	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	284 of 881	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	246 of 845	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	319 of 858	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.2	265 of 869	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.8	220 of 870	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	181 of 847	78.6%	★★★★☆
2017	71.7	240 of 853	71.9%	★★★★☆
2016	63.1	352 of 848	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.3	413 of 840	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.5	367 of 826	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.1	385 of 824	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.6	504 of 820	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.2	420 of 814	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.8	516 of 803	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.2	275 of 434	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.2	456 of 781	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.5	554 of 777	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.8	571 of 756	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	50.0	424 of 685	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	63.8	257 of 676	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	54.6	368 of 674	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	29 of 298	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	13 of 310	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	10 of 279	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	18 of 282	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	8 of 227	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	9 of 283	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	9 of 266	96.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	25 of 140	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	21 of 154	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	90.4	14 of 128	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	22 of 88	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	91.1	7 of 136	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.0	12 of 134	91.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	34 of 303	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	53 of 303	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	60 of 276	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	26 of 256	89.8%	★★★★★
2021	74.9	19 of 175	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	70 of 239	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	49.1	101 of 242	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	302 of 799	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	224 of 809	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	299 of 787	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	372 of 799	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.1	274 of 783	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.9	133 of 787	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	153 of 774	80.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	32 of 238	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	51 of 249	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	56 of 214	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	40 of 209	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	87.5	9 of 153	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	53.1	96 of 219	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	57 of 220	74.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	263 of 764	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	239 of 793	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	239 of 774	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.5	143 of 663	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	131 of 683	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	123 of 740	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	80 of 728	89.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	349 of 812	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	336 of 826	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.0	221 of 799	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	257 of 808	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.3	245 of 784	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	315 of 798	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.4	209 of 779	73.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	43 of 73	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	57 of 81	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	41 of 77	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	57 of 87	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	275 of 562	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.2	369 of 572	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	328 of 524	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	295 of 500	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	305 of 417	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	309 of 515	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	240 of 463	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	409 of 714	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.3	278 of 730	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	307 of 712	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.0	245 of 725	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.4	185 of 710	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	231 of 722	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.5	124 of 712	82.6%	★★★★☆

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)90th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)89th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+26 vs school

Asian (2025)82nd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)57th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)41st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading57%+7 vs state

Math52%+7 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 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Cedar Park Elementary STEM School	Public, Magnet	K-5	7500 Whitney Dr	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(952) 431-8360	722	55	13.0	42.8%	221 (30.6%)	183 (25.3%)	115 (15.9%)	112 (15.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (12.3%)	63.3	342^nd of 872 public elementary schools	60.8%		67.8	284^th of 881 public elementary schools	67.8%	58	56.0	60.3	40.2	51.9	53.6	50.0	65.4	56.6	$13,261
FIT Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	7200 147th St W	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	FIT Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 847-3798	264	23	11.7	42.4%	144 (54.5%)	70 (26.5%)	26 (9.8%)	9 (3.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	41.4	559^th of 872 public elementary schools	35.9%		35.8	608^th of 881 public elementary schools	31.0%	49	54.1	53.3	15.0	41.0	43.2	40.0	50.0	44.3	$15,346
Southview Elementary	Public	K-5	1025 Whitney Dr	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 431-8370	576	44	13.0	39.1%	259 (45.0%)	119 (20.7%)	105 (18.2%)	31 (5.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (9.9%)	50.8	467^th of 872 public elementary schools	46.4%		58	406^th of 881 public elementary schools	53.9%	61	46.0	54.2	41.9	47.1	39.3	41.7	66.7	49.2	$12,780
Parkview Elementary	Public	K-5	6795 Gerdine Path	Rosemount	55068	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 431-8350	674	50	13.5	40.1%	370 (54.9%)	124 (18.4%)	75 (11.1%)	25 (3.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (11.0%)	55	421^st of 872 public elementary schools	51.7%		58	407^th of 881 public elementary schools	53.8%	14	60.2	56.8	39.8	51.8	47.6	42.4	55.5	48.5	$12,472
Westview Elementary	Public	K-5	225 Garden View Dr	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 431-8380	500	39	12.7	38.8%	239 (47.8%)	88 (17.6%)	87 (17.4%)	24 (4.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (11.6%)	56.4	409^th of 872 public elementary schools	53.1%		51.1	481^st of 881 public elementary schools	45.4%	72	49.0	64.7	47.5	52.8	41.0	55.9	55.0	49.6	$15,611
Oak Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	8640 165th St W	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 232-2500	571	38	15.2	21.9%	369 (64.6%)	21 (3.7%)	78 (13.7%)	54 (9.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.9%)	80.8	139^th of 872 public elementary schools	84.1%		77.3	169^th of 881 public elementary schools	80.8%	30	62.4	71.4	70.5	68.1	59.6	59.8	70.8	63.3	$12,154
Cherry View Elementary	Public	K-5	8600 175th St W	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 232-3200	599	42	14.1	20.2%	328 (54.8%)	85 (14.2%)	37 (6.2%)	89 (14.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.8%)	85.8	87^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.0%		85.5	84^th of 881 public elementary schools	90.5%	3	77.5	74.3	60.4	70.7	68.6	59.4	73.3	67.1	$11,835
Greenleaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13333 Galaxie Ave	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 431-8270	747	54	13.7	40.0%	354 (47.4%)	107 (14.3%)	179 (24.0%)	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (11.5%)	54.8	427^th of 872 public elementary schools	51.0%		70.6	248^th of 881 public elementary schools	71.9%	179	44.9	51.5	48.4	48.2	41.0	49.2	66.7	51.9	$13,560
Highland Elementary	Public	K-5	14001 Pilot Knob Rd	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(952) 423-7595	662	46	14.2	26.9%	392 (59.2%)	100 (15.1%)	73 (11.0%)	36 (5.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (8.5%)	63.9	336^th of 872 public elementary schools	61.5%		68.7	271^st of 881 public elementary schools	69.2%	65	55.4	56.9	50.8	54.2	55.8	42.2	66.7	55.4	$13,446
North Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5580 170th St W	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 460-1800	612	40	15.2	31.5%	329 (53.8%)	128 (20.9%)	89 (14.5%)	34 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	44.1	528^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.4%		42.3	565^th of 881 public elementary schools	35.9%	37	58.6	53.9	29.2	46.5	37.4	48.0	42.5	42.7	$11,358

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Park Elementary STEM School

What schools do graduates of Cedar Park Elementary STEM School attend?

Students who attend Cedar Park Elementary STEM School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Valley Middle School of STEM
High : Apple Valley Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Park Elementary STEM School?

Students at Cedar Park Elementary STEM School are 31% White, 25% African American, 16% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 12% Two or more races.

What district is Cedar Park Elementary STEM School in?

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

Is Cedar Park Elementary STEM School a good school?

Cedar Park Elementary STEM School ranks 342^nd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cedar Park Elementary STEM School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 722 students attended Cedar Park Elementary STEM School.

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