Photo: Tylervigen · CC BY 4.0Eagan’s public schools outscore 74% of Minnesota districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Eagan, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Eagan, 51% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Minnesota average (45%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.
From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Eagan’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1312 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Eagan’s, its schools beat 69%, lower than their 74% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 57% and math 51% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 45% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan spends $16,224 per student and West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan $17,619, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
GOA School of Logic, Trinity Lone Oak Lutheran School (private) and Primrose School of Eagan (private) are in town. 196Online High School, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Eagan’s grade
B+: better than 74% of Minnesota school districts, #116 of 274 Minnesota towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Minnesota average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Eagan, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Eagan · depends on your address
Oak Ridge Leadershipenviron/Health
Grades PK–5 · 583 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Pilot Knob STEM Magnet School
Grades PK–4 · 387 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Eagan · depends on your address
Dakota Hills Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,184 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Black Hawk Middle
Grades 6–8 · 889 students · 17:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Eagan · depends on your address
Dakota Hills Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,184 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Black Hawk Middle
Grades 6–8 · 889 students · 17:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Eagan · depends on your address
Dakota Hills Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,184 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Black Hawk Middle
Grades 6–8 · 889 students · 17:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Eagan
Eagan Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 2,274 students · 19:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Eagan
Eagan Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 2,274 students · 19:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Eagan
Eagan Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 2,274 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Eagan runs its own schools through grade 12 (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan). From grade PK, students attend the West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan, shared with Lilydale, Mendota, Mendota Heights, Sunfish Lake and West St. Paul. Parts of Eagan (14% of its land) are served by Burnsville-Eagan-Savage instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Eagan
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Eagan vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Eagan’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Eagan | B+ | Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan PK–12 · West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan PK–12 |
| Bloomington | C+ | Bloomington Public |
| Inver Grove Heights | B+ | Inver Grove Heights Schools PK–12 · Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan PK–12 |
| Apple Valley | A− | Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan |
| Mendota Heights | B | West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan |
| Burnsville | C | Burnsville-Eagan-Savage |
2 of the 5 neighbors share Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan with Eagan for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Eagan
19 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 5 public programs with fewer than 25 students (GOA School of Rhetoric, Burnsville Sr High Extended Day Pro, Middle School ALC, 196Online Middle School and 196Online Elementary).
Questions about Eagan’s schools
Are Eagan’s schools good?
By Minnesota’s own tests, yes: the public schools Eagan children attend outscore 74% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #116 of 274 Minnesota towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 69%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Eagan in?
Two districts: Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan runs grades PK–12, and West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan runs grades PK–12, shared with Lilydale, Mendota, Mendota Heights, Sunfish Lake and West St. Paul.
Where do Eagan kids go to high school?
Eagan Senior High, with 2,274 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Eagan’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.
How much does Eagan spend per student?
$16,224 in Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan and $17,619 in West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Eagan?
Yes: Trinity Lone Oak Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 136 students) and Primrose School of Eagan (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 52 students). Eagan also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Eagan families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.