📍 2400 Sandburg Ln, Golden Valley, Hennepin County, 55427
Highview Alc is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Golden Valley, Hennepin County. The school has 183 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Robbinsdale Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 9.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.0:1. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 37%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highview Alc enrolls 183 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 9.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Black or African American, 19% White and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 86 | 47% |
| White | 35 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 11% |
| Asian | 4 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
141 of the school's 183 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 131 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highview Alc is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-50, state senate district 45.
Highview Alc is one of 28 schools in ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in NEW HOPE, Minnesota. The district serves 10,810 students district-wide and employs 580 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 183 students, Highview Alc is smaller than the district average of about 386 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large