Best High Schools in Zip Code 55124

ZIP code 55124 in Apple Valley, Minnesota is home to six high schools serving grades 6 through 12, with a combined enrollment of 5,049 students. Five of the six — Eastview Senior High, Apple Valley Senior High, School of Environmental Studies, Transition Plus, and ABE Diploma Program — belong to the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan district, which ranks 85th of 458 statewide (4 stars). The sixth, FIT Academy High School, is a charter with its own district, ranked 351st of 458. Enrollment is heavily concentrated: Eastview (2,328 students) and Apple Valley (1,999) together account for roughly 86% of all students in the ZIP, so any area-wide average mostly reflects those two schools.

Eastview Senior High is the academic standout, ranked 20th of 473 schools statewide (96th percentile, 5 stars), with a 92.9% graduation rate, 3.2% dropout, and proficiency of 55.5% in math, 58.1% in reading, and 50.9% in science — nearly double the state science rate. The School of Environmental Studies posts the strongest outcomes in the ZIP: 94.0% graduation, 1.8% dropout, the lowest poverty indicator, and a 15.2 student-teacher ratio, though its reported math proficiency (40.6%) is below the state. Apple Valley Senior High is the most improved, climbing from 221st to 137th statewide over three years and reaching 4 stars, with math and science both up. FIT Academy High School trails on every measure: 61.5% graduation, 7.6% dropout, and a 32.6 student-teacher ratio.

Some data gaps are structural rather than signs of weakness: Transition Plus reports no outcome data at all, the School of Environmental Studies reports only math (grades 11–12 have no 10th-grade reading or End-of-Course science population), and the ABE Diploma Program's math result is suppressed by the state — unknown, not zero. Its 0.0% dropout and 90.5% graduation rate come from just 40 students, so single outcomes swing the numbers. In short, this ZIP spans a top-decile comprehensive high school and a strong-outcome magnet at one end and a bottom-quartile charter at the other.