SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the MN proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 62%Projected 62%

Prior Lake High School Meets Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the MN proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the MN average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 50%MN 38%

English proficiency

School 66%MN 46%

Science proficiency

School 70%MN 39%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

97%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

27%

Students in at least one AP course. 14 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

15%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes15%
AP courses offered14
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

5%
1%

AP computer science

1%
0%

AP math

7%
1%

Gold marks the MN average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

A-

15.20 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

A

1.44 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

A-

7.53 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$145,074

MN average $97,862

Median home value

$450,235

MN average $325,331

Median rent

$1,726 /mo

MN average $1,354

Unemployment rate

2.5%

MN average 3.9%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 97.3%MN 93.6%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

21:1

MN average 15:1

Teachers

148

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$95,340

All teachers in Prior Lake-savage Area Schools.

Student to counselor ratio MN average 328:1476:1
Support staff17
Psychologists1
Nurses1
Social workers2
Law enforcement officers0
Security staff7

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%MN 97%

Experienced teachers

School 85%MN 74%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days36
Out-of-school suspension days14
Total days missed to suspension64
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services1
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based13
Sexual orientation2
Race-based1
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$8060 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$8.59

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

76%

Native American

1%

Asian or Pacific Islander

6%

Black

6%

Latino

6%

Multiracial

5%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged10%
Students with disabilities8%
English as a second language2%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless1%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Prior Lake High School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Prior Lake-savage Area Alc

  • Actual: 20%
  • Projected: 42%
  • Distance: 1.5 mi
Link12 Lakeville High School

  • Actual: 57%
  • Projected: 48%
  • Distance: 5.1 mi
Jefferson Senior High

  • Actual: 57%
  • Projected: 57%
  • Distance: 6.6 mi
Burnsville High School

  • Actual: 38%
  • Projected: 42%
  • Distance: 6.8 mi
Apple Valley Senior High

  • Actual: 55%
  • Projected: 45%
  • Distance: 7.3 mi
Lakeville North High

  • Actual: 63%
  • Projected: 65%
  • Distance: 7.4 mi
Shakopee High School

  • Actual: 46%
  • Projected: 49%
  • Distance: 7.8 mi
Lakeville South High

  • Actual: 59%
  • Projected: 56%
  • Distance: 7.9 mi
Kennedy Senior High

  • Actual: 36%
  • Projected: 38%
  • Distance: 8.5 mi
Lakeville Area Learning Center

  • Actual: 18%
  • Projected: 39%
  • Distance: 8.7 mi