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Lakeville Area Schools Schools
Lakeville Area Schools is a public school district in Minnesota, based in Dakota County (Lakeville). SchoolGrade grades 18 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Lakeville Area Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Lakeville Area Schools
15 of 18 schools in Lakeville Area Schools carry a SchoolGrade (3 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 10B: 4D: 1
Best schools in Lakeville Area Schools
Statewide rankings: all 423 high schools in Minnesota · all 229 middle schools in Minnesota · all 860 elementary schools in Minnesota
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Cherry View Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Oak Hills Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Lakeview Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A- Lakeville North High (High school, meets expectations)
- A- Eastview Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A- Kennedy Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A- Lake Marion Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A- Lakeville South High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Orchard Lake Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Century Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Lakeville Area Schools
High schools (3)
- A- Lakeville North High, Lakeville
- A- Lakeville South High, Lakeville
- B+ Link12 Lakeville High School, Lakeville
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- A- Century Middle School, Lakeville
- B Kenwood Trail Middle School, Lakeville
- Link12 Lakeville Middle School, Lakeville
- B+ Mcguire Middle, Lakeville
Elementary and primary schools (10)
- A Cherry View Elementary, Lakeville
- A- Eastview Elementary, Lakeville
- B Huddleston Elementary, Lakeville
- A- Kennedy Elementary, Lakeville
- A- Lake Marion Elementary, Lakeville
- A Lakeview Elementary, Lakeville
- Lakeville Early Childhood Program, Lakeville
- Link12 Lakeville Elementary School, Lakeville
- A Oak Hills Elementary, Lakeville
- A- Orchard Lake Elementary, Lakeville
Other schools and academies (1)
- D- Lakeville Area Learning Center, Lakeville
Where Lakeville Area Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Lakeville (18)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Minnesota
- County: Dakota County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 12,021 students with 745 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,675 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2717780
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools (11 schools, 8 mi)
- Farmington Public School District (8 schools, 8 mi)
- Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools (16 schools, 11 mi)
- Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan (38 schools, 12 mi)
- New Prague Area Schools (6 schools, 12 mi)
- Northfield Public School District (10 schools, 12 mi)
- Shakopee Public School District (10 schools, 13 mi)
- Bloomington Public School District (21 schools, 14 mi)
Questions about Lakeville Area Schools
How many schools are in Lakeville Area Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 18 public schools in Lakeville Area Schools, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Lakeville Area Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Lakeville.
How good are the schools in Lakeville Area Schools?
Across the 15 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 55.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 58.7%. 47% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Lakeville Area Schools?
12,021 students were enrolled in Lakeville Area Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Lakeville Area Schools?
Lakeville Area Schools is in Minnesota, based in Dakota County, with its district office in Lakeville. Its boundary covers about 82.9 sq mi.