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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 55044

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At a glance

Schools

12,596

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedCentury Middle School33^rd of 546 Minnesota middle schools

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Biggest riser

Orchard Lake Elementary up 187 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Huddleston Elementary 13.5 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Highview Elementary School

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

3★

5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 55044 covers Lakeville, Minnesota, and includes 19 schools — 10 elementary, 4 middle, and 5 high schools — serving roughly 12,593 students. Nearly all belong to Lakeville Area Schools (rank 69 of 458 statewide, 85th percentile, 4 stars), with one elementary in Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan.

The elementary and middle pipeline is the strongest part of this area. Lakeview Elementary leads at rank 50 of 869 (94th percentile, 5 stars), with math 72.3, reading 71.7, and the top elementary science score of 39.8. Cherry View Elementary has held 5 stars for three straight years (75 of 869), and Lake Marion Elementary (92 of 869) and Highview Elementary (110 of 869, lowest free/reduced lunch at 11.55%) are close behind. East Lake Elementary posts the second-highest elementary science score. Elementary math ranges widely, from 49.5 at Orchard Lake Elementary to 72.3 at Lakeview. At the middle level, Century Middle School is a clear standout (33 of 546, 94th percentile, 5 stars for three years), followed by Kenwood Trail Middle School (63 of 546) and McGuire Middle (98 of 546); middle school science is comparatively weak.

The high schools are mixed. Lakeville North High (96.6% graduation, 1.3% dropout) and Lakeville South High (95.7%, 0.8%) far exceed district and state outcomes, though both slipped to 3 stars as math and reading proficiency declined year over year. Lakeville Online Academy-High (70.1% graduation, 10.5% dropout) and Lakeville Pathways Academy (62.5%, 14.5%, 0% math) serve different populations with small enrollments. Several small schools have state-suppressed values, so those comparisons should be read cautiously.

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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 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	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
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%)	86.6	75^th of 869 public elementary schools	91.4%		85.8	87^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.0%	12	68.9	70.6	69.6					69.7	33.3			33.3	79.6	73.4	62.7					72.0	$11,835
Kenwood Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	19455 Kenwood Tr	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 232-3800	854	54	15.7	23.3%	561 (65.7%)	64 (7.5%)	111 (13.0%)	43 (5.0%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.8%)	82.6	63^rd of 546 public middle schools	88.5%		81.4	68^th of 519 public middle schools	86.9%	5				62.9	54.3	58.5		58.5		19.6		19.6				47.8	56.7	67.3		57.0	$12,649
Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	21240 Holyoke Ave	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 232-2800	638	42	15.0	24.5%	470 (73.7%)	41 (6.4%)	35 (5.5%)	34 (5.3%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	51 (8.0%)	73.7	218^th of 869 public elementary schools	74.9%		73.9	218^th of 872 public elementary schools	75.0%		56.7	45.5	59.6					53.9	31.7			31.7	77.5	68.5	58.7					68.7	$13,413
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%)	67.1	151^st of 473 public high schools	68.1%		81	73^rd of 450 public high schools	83.8%	78							46.2	46.2			32.1	32.1							44.4	44.4	$12,337
Orchard Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	16531 Klamath Trail	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 232-2100	390	28	13.8	32.1%	239 (61.3%)	54 (13.8%)	41 (10.5%)	14 (3.6%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	36 (9.2%)	58.6	365^th of 869 public elementary schools	58.0%		41.9	552^nd of 872 public elementary schools	36.7%	187	60.3	45.7	56.1					53.8	27.3			27.3	68.8	35.7	45.5					49.5	$13,489
Huddleston Elementary	Public	K-5	9569 175th St W	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 232-3100	430	32	13.5	28.6%	289 (67.2%)	43 (10.0%)	45 (10.5%)	24 (5.6%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.3%)	67.7	275^th of 869 public elementary schools	68.4%		64.2	332^nd of 872 public elementary schools	61.9%	57	56.3	48.6	64.9					56.9	27.3			27.3	70.0	54.3	49.4					57.6	$13,961
Lake Marion Elementary	Public	K-5	19875 Dodd Blvd	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 232-2700	727	46	15.8	22.0%	525 (72.2%)	53 (7.3%)	52 (7.2%)	29 (4.0%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	61 (8.4%)	85.1	92^nd of 869 public elementary schools	89.4%		84.1	103^rd of 872 public elementary schools	88.2%	11	60.7	75.2	69.4					68.8	35.8			35.8	70.5	80.8	56.5					69.4	$12,417
McGuire Middle	Public	6-8	21220 Holyoke Ave W	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 232-2200	844	51	16.5	20.4%	616 (73.0%)	53 (6.3%)	63 (7.5%)	41 (4.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	66 (7.8%)	74.9	98^th of 546 public middle schools	82.1%		79	83^rd of 519 public middle schools	84.0%	15				61.5	48.2	56.4		55.4		18.2		18.2				47.6	44.5	52.0		48.0	$11,550
Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-5	20500 Jacquard Ave	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 232-2600	588	40	14.8	17.5%	449 (76.4%)	43 (7.3%)	37 (6.3%)	21 (3.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.8%)	89.1	50^th of 869 public elementary schools	94.2%		88.3	59^th of 872 public elementary schools	93.2%	9	65.7	68.4	81.6					71.7	39.8			39.8	76.8	72.8	67.3					72.3	$12,452
Eastview Elementary	Public	K-5	18060 Ipava Ave	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 232-2900	543	36	15.1	23.9%	351 (64.6%)	25 (4.6%)	69 (12.7%)	42 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (9.6%)	76.1	191^st of 869 public elementary schools	78.0%		75.8	197^th of 872 public elementary schools	77.4%	6	57.1	62.5	64.2					61.2	32.3			32.3	69.4	62.5	53.7					61.9	$12,389
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)																			0.0	0.0	$17,304
Century Middle School	Public	6-8	18610 Ipava Ave	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 232-2301	950	50	18.8	13.6%	614 (64.6%)	69 (7.3%)	47 (4.9%)	144 (15.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (7.7%)	89.4	33^rd of 546 public middle schools	94.0%		87.3	41^st of 519 public middle schools	92.1%	8				68.2	53.1	76.3		65.8		28.4		28.4				52.9	51.7	75.4		59.9	$10,910
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%)	80.3	145^th of 869 public elementary schools	83.3%		80.8	139^th of 872 public elementary schools	84.1%	6	66.7	64.8	60.7					64.0	32.7			32.7	68.8	67.6	64.3					66.9	$12,154
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%)	63.8	180^th of 473 public high schools	61.9%		77	99^th of 450 public high schools	78.0%	81							45.9	45.9			28.0	28.0							43.5	43.5	$12,795
Lakeville Online Academy-High	Public, Virtual	9-12	17630 Juniper Path	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 232-3900	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%)	19.6	392^nd of 473 public high schools	17.1%		64.3	169^th of 450 public high schools	62.4%	223											20.0	20.0							7.7	7.7	$9,096
Lakeville Online Academy-Middle	Public, Virtual	6-8	17630 Juniper Path	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 232-3900	50	3	16.1	24.0%	34 (68.0%)	5 (10.0%)	2 (4.0%)	2 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (14.0%)								(n/a)								45.8												20.8
Children's MN - Lakeville	Public	6-12	18432 Kenrick Ave	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 232-2016	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)
Highview Elementary School	Public	K-5	18600 Huntley Trail	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 232-2400	658	36	18.3	11.6%	388 (59.0%)	71 (10.8%)	28 (4.3%)	126 (19.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.2%)	83.6	110^th of 869 public elementary schools	87.3%					(n/a)	56.1	59.8	75.0					64.0	35.8			35.8	72.4	72.7	70.0					71.7
Lakeville Shared Time Services	Public, Alternative	K-12	17630 Juniper Path	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 232-2018	3	0		—	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Out-of-State Care and Treatment	Public, Alternative	K-12	17630 Juniper Path	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 232-2016	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
East Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4715 162nd Street	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 423-7782	844	53	15.8	17.7%	536 (63.5%)	80 (9.5%)	69 (8.2%)	84 (10.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (8.4%)	81.7	128^th of 869 public elementary schools	85.3%		82.8	111^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.3%	17	62.3	61.2	69.4					64.1	38.7			38.7	76.5	69.1	50.0					65.2	$10,749

Cities Near Zip Code 55044

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lakeville	0.67 mi	22	70^th
Farmington	2.09 mi	10	238^th
Eagan	2.8 mi	19	156^th
Rosemount	4.72 mi	15	163^rd
Apple Valley	5.1 mi	20	186^th

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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.