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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 55124

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At a glance

Schools

12,754

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedEastview Senior High20^th of 473 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

Greenleaf Elementary up 96 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Transition Plus 8.6 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

FIT Academy High School

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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Summary:

ZIP code 55124 covers 18 schools serving Apple Valley, Minnesota, spanning seven elementary schools, three middle schools, six high schools, and two alternative programs, with 12,754 students enrolled overall. The area is dominated by the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan district, which operates 15 of the 18 schools; FIT Academy runs two schools and Intermediate School District 917 runs one. Enrollment is heavily concentrated: Eastview Senior High (2,328 students) and Apple Valley Senior High (1,999) together hold roughly 34% of all students, while the smallest programs enroll about 40.

Eastview Senior High is the academic anchor, ranked 20th of 473 (96th percentile, 5 stars) with 55.5% math, 58.1% reading, and 50.9% science proficiency and a 92.9% graduation rate. Falcon Ridge Middle is the top middle school (49th of 546, 91st percentile, 5 stars) and has climbed from the 78th percentile, while Diamond Path Elementary School Of International Studies leads elementaries (232nd of 869, 73rd percentile, 4 stars). School of Environmental Studies posts the ZIP's highest graduation rate at 94.0% and lowest free/reduced-lunch share at 20.36%. Apple Valley Senior High is improving, rising from the 54th to the 71st percentile.

At the other end, FIT Academy High School ranks 359th of 473 (24th percentile, 1 star) with a 61.5% graduation rate and a student-teacher ratio of 32.6, far above any other school. Southview Elementary is the lowest-ranked elementary (49th percentile, 2 stars), with 5th-grade science at 16.2% — science is a relative weak spot across several schools. Dakota Ridge School and 917 Tea are small alternative programs with high free/reduced-lunch rates (64.36% and 68.29%) and many state-suppressed figures, so their results should be read cautiously. District graduation is 88.7% and the state is 84.9%.

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Ranking:

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
917 Tea	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5800 - 149th Street West	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Intermediate School District 917	No	No	No	No	(952) 707-4075	41	13	3.1	68.3%	16 (39.0%)	9 (22.0%)	8 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (17.1%)								(n/a)																				0.0
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%)	39.6	568^th of 869 public elementary schools	34.6%		41.4	559^th of 872 public elementary schools	35.9%	9	47.5	52.5	29.7					43.6	10.8			10.8	52.5	52.5	21.6					42.7	$15,346
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
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
Cedar Park Elementary STEM School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-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%)	56.8	385^th of 869 public elementary schools	55.7%		63.3	342^nd of 872 public elementary schools	60.8%	43	47.6	56.6	52.8					52.3	23.2			23.2	53.2	62.3	36.8					50.7	$13,261
Diamond Path Elementary School Of International Studies	Public, Magnet	K-5	14455 Diamond Path	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	Yes	No	No	(952) 423-7695	686	47	14.5	30.5%	374 (54.5%)	78 (11.4%)	92 (13.4%)	61 (8.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	78 (11.4%)	72.6	232^nd of 869 public elementary schools	73.3%		74	216^th of 872 public elementary schools	75.2%	16	54.9	55.6	67.3					59.3	35.0			35.0	56.4	62.9	54.0					58.1	$12,150
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%)	61.5	331^st of 869 public elementary schools	61.9%		54.8	427^th of 872 public elementary schools	51.0%	96	49.6	44.6	62.3					52.1	34.1			34.1	57.6	50.4	47.3					51.6	$13,560
Southview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	51.7	442^nd of 869 public elementary schools	49.1%		50.8	467^th of 872 public elementary schools	46.4%	25	48.4	49.1	49.5					49.0	16.2			16.2	62.1	50.0	42.4					51.3	$12,780
Valley Middle School of STEM	Public	6-8	900 Garden View Dr	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(952) 431-8300	1,090	69	15.8	44.7%	447 (41.0%)	246 (22.6%)	212 (19.4%)	47 (4.3%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (12.1%)	61.1	187^th of 546 public middle schools	65.8%		48.5	267^th of 519 public middle schools	48.6%	80				57.1	40.9	57.5		51.5		19.0		19.0				37.1	30.4	37.4		34.8	$12,751
Westview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	56.2	392^nd of 869 public elementary schools	54.9%		56.4	409^th of 872 public elementary schools	53.1%	17	38.4	41.8	61.0					46.9	29.9			29.9	55.6	51.1	53.9					53.4	$15,611
Scott Highlands Middle	Public	6-8	14011 Pilot Knob Rd	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(952) 423-7581	1,228	67	18.4	29.1%	655 (53.3%)	202 (16.4%)	117 (9.5%)	132 (10.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (9.9%)	83.4	61^st of 546 public middle schools	88.8%		75.4	102^nd of 519 public middle schools	80.3%	41				66.5	57.2	61.8		61.9		24.2		24.2				50.8	44.8	55.1		50.5	$11,260
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%)	58.5	368^th of 869 public elementary schools	57.7%		63.9	336^th of 872 public elementary schools	61.5%	32	55.4	42.5	60.5					52.5	31.6			31.6	61.9	45.7	38.7					48.5	$13,446
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
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
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
Dakota Ridge School	Public, Alternative	K-12	4629 144th St W	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(952) 423-7619	101	27	3.7	64.4%	43 (42.6%)	29 (28.7%)	8 (7.9%)	4 (4.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (15.8%)								(n/a)								25.6				15.8								0.0	$47,190
Falcon Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	12900 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(952) 431-8760	1,088	62	17.5	31.0%	614 (56.4%)	129 (11.9%)	171 (15.7%)	54 (5.0%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	109 (10.0%)	85.7	49^th of 546 public middle schools	91.0%		79.8	78^th of 519 public middle schools	85.0%	29				66.5	53.4	66.9		62.1		28.4		28.4				44.4	51.9	64.8		53.5	$12,226
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

Cities Near Zip Code 55124

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Apple Valley	0.51 mi	20	186^th
Rosemount	2.33 mi	15	163^rd
Burnsville	2.93 mi	20	397^th
Lakeville	3 mi	22	70^th
Farmington	3.31 mi	10	238^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.