📍 14001 Pilot Knob Rd, Apple Valley, Dakota County, 55124
Highland Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Apple Valley, Dakota County. The school has 717 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland Elementary enrolls 717 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 49.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 14% Black or African American and 9.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 441 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 99 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 69 | 9.6% |
| Asian | 56 | 7.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
193 of the school's 717 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 152 qualify for free lunch and 41 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.
Highland Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-20, state senate district 57.
Highland Elementary is one of 41 schools in ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN, based in ROSEMOUNT, Minnesota. The district serves 29,224 students district-wide and employs 1,879 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 717 students, Highland Elementary is close to the district average of about 713 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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