Best Schools: How AV, Rosemount Ranked In 2022 Niche List

APPLE VALLEY/ROSEMOUNT, MN — The latest school rankings released by the data analysis company Niche offer a look at how K-12 schools in Apple Valley and Rosemount compare with each other.

Niche, which released its eighth annual version of the rankings on Monday, looks at a variety of criteria in determining a grade for both public and private K-12 schools in Apple Valley and Rosemount, including academics, teachers and diversity.

Here are how the schools in Apple Valley and Rosemount fared in the rankings:

• #9 in Best Public High Schools in MN, Eastview Senior High School, A+
• #21 in Best Public High Schools in MN, Rosemount Senior High School, A
• #40 in Best Public Elementary Schools in MN, Shannon Park Elementary School, A
• #28 in Best Public High Schools in MN, School of Environmental Studies, A
• #55 in Best Public Elementary Schools in MN, Highland Elementary School, A
• #39 in Best Public High Schools in MN, Apple Valley Senior High School, A
• #26 in Best Public Middle Schools in MN, Rosemount Middle School, A
• #81 in Best Public Elementary Schools in MN, Thomas Lake Elementary School, A-
• #97 in Best Public Elementary Schools in MN, Cedar Park Elementary STEM School, A-
• #179 in Best Public Elementary Schools in MN, Diamond Path Elementary School of International Studies, A-
• #61 in Best Public Middle Schools, Falcon Ridge Elementary, B+
• #277 in Best Public Elementary Schools in MN, Southview Elementary School, B+
• #81 in Best Public Middle Schools in MN, Scott Highlands Middle School, B+
• #264 in Best Public Elementary Schools in MN, Westview Elementary School, B+
• #297 in Best Public Elementary Schools in MN, Greenleaf Elementary School, B+
• #299 in Best Public Elementary Schools in MN, Parkview Elementary School, B+
• #121 in Best Public Middle Schools in MN, Valley Middle School, B
• #402 in Best Public Elementary Schools in MN, Echo Park Elementary School of Leadership, Engineering & Technology, B
• Fit Academy, C-

Niche said its 2022 best schools rankings offer a more “personal” view of schools than its rankings in recent years. Significantly less importance was placed on SAT and ACT scores this year, Niche said. Any factor in its methodology that is related to test scores was reduced by one third.

The company combined ratings from students, alumni and parents with quantitative data from the U.S. Department of Education and other sources to evaluate teachers, resources, facility, extracurricular activity opportunities and other factors. Read more about the methodology here.

Across the country, Niche ranked 94,491 public schools, 2,489 private schools and 11,846 school districts to come up with its lists and rankings.

Top 5 Public High Schools:

1. The Davidson Academy in Reno, Nevada
2. The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
3. Massachusetts Academy for Math & Science School
4. Maggie Walker Governor’s School in Virginia
5. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology in Virginia

Top 5 Private High Schools:

1. Phillips Academy in Massachusetts
2. The Hotchkiss School in Connecticut
3. Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut
4. The College Preparatory School in California
5. Groton School in Massachusetts

Top 5 School Districts:

1. Adlai E. Stevenson High School District in Illinois
2. Glenbrook High School District in Illinois
3. Great Neck Public Schools in New York
4. Community High School District 128 in Illinois
5. Jericho Union Free School District in New York

See the full Niche rankings here