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Dakota Ridge School

PublicOtherGrades K–12Special Education School

4629 144th St W, Apple Valley, MN 55124 · (952) 423-7619 · Part of Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

Apple Valley’s School Grade A− better than 77% of Minnesota school districts

Directions
Students
101
Students per teacher
4:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–12
The gist

What stands out about Dakota Ridge School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 39 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 4 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 52.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4629 144th St W, Apple Valley

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 21
Grade 34
Grade 45
Grade 51
Grade 69
Grade 79
Grade 810
Grade 98
Grade 1010
Grade 1113
Grade 1231
Enrollment over time
113’20
107’21
109’22
107’23
101’24

Down 10.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 43%Black 29%Two or more races 16%Hispanic 8%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dakota Ridge School from Apple Valley families.

Other schools in Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

The district →
East Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeville
A
844 students16:1
Greenleaf Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apple Valley
B
747 students14:1
Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burnsville
C
732 students13:1
Dakota Valley Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Apple Valley
584 students25:1
Oak Ridge Leadershipenviron/Health
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eagan
C
583 students14:1
Rosemount Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rosemount
B+
803 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Minnesota’s other public schools; Apple Valley’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.