Highland Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Apple Valley, Minnesota

Highland Elementary in Apple Valley, Minnesota enrolled 662 students in 2024-25 with 46.4 full-time teachers, 14.3 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 61% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 63% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

717 students in 2022-23, 678 students in 2023-24, 662 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.4 to 46.4.

Students enrolled at Highland Elementary by school year2022-23: 717, 2023-24: 678, 2024-25: 66202004006008002022-237172023-246782024-25662
Students enrolled at Highland Elementary by school year2022-23: 717, 2023-24: 678, 2024-25: 66202004006008002022-237172023-246782024-25662
Students enrolled at Highland Elementary by school year2022-23: 717, 2023-24: 678, 2024-25: 66202004006008002022-237172023-246782024-25662
Students enrolled at Highland Elementary by school year2022-23: 717, 2023-24: 678, 2024-25: 66202004006008002022-237172023-246782024-25662
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2371749.414.5
2023-2467848.813.9
2024-2566246.414.3

14.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 of every 100 Minnesota elementary schools

Among the 949 Minnesota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Highland Elementary 14.3; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHighland Elementary 14.3state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Highland Elementary 14.3; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHighland Elementary 14.3state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Highland Elementary 14.3; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHighland Elementary 14.3state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Highland Elementary 14.3; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHighland Elementary 14.3state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Highland Elementary enrolled 714 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent11.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

59.2% of students were White, 15.1% Black, 11.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White59.2%
  2. Black15.1%
  3. Hispanic11.0%
  4. Two or more races8.5%
  5. Asian5.4%
  6. American Indian0.5%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Highland Elementary scored proficient or above: 61% in reading in 2021-22 and 63% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2261%57%51.1%
Math, 2022-2363%52% (2021-22)45.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Apple Valley

7 public elementary schools in Apple Valley report 2024-25 enrollment; Highland Elementary is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Greenleaf Elementary74713.834.3%
Cedar Park Elementary STEM School72213.136.4%
Diamond Path El Sch of Intl Studies68614.623.8%
Highland Elementary66214.321.1%
Southview Elementary57613.033.3%
Westview Elementary50012.731.2%
FIT Academy26411.731.4%

All public schools in Apple Valley →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Highland Elementary

  1. Diamond Path El Sch of Intl StudiesThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 686 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Greenleaf ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 747 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare Highland Elementary with Diamond Path El Sch of Intl StudiesStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan ISD 196 spends per student$15,334 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,334
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaHighland Elementary is the number 112 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#112 of 994
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher14.3 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.14.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Highland Elementary

  1. How many students attend Highland Elementary?
    662 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 717 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Apple Valley, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland Elementary?
    14.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Highland Elementary a Title I school?
    Highland Elementary was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Highland Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Highland Elementary scored proficient or above: 61% in reading in 2021-22 and 63% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Highland Elementary in?
    Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan ISD 196, NCES district ID 2732390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 273239002185 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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