Three Apple Valley-Rosemount High Schools on Newsweek's List of Best in USA

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Newsweek has ranked three schools in Apple Valley and Rosemount among the best high schools in the country.

Eastview High School in Apple Valley was named the 302nd best high school in the country, Apple Valley High School was ranked 1,206th and Rosemount High School 983rd.

For its rankings, Newsweek sent out a survey to more than 5,000 high schools in the U.S., with about 2,500 schools responding in 2013. You can see the details about Eagan High's ranking, and every other ranked high school by clicking on the markers in the interactive map above.

School: Eastview High School
Rank: 302
Grad Rate (%): 99
Colleg Bound (%): 92
Avg ACT: 24.3
Average AP Scores: 4.1
Newsweek Scores: 3.34

School: Rosemount High School
Rank: 983
Grad Rate (%): 91
Colleg Bound (%): 92
Avg ACT: 23.7
Average AP Scores: 3.3
Newsweek Scores: 3.03

School: Apple Valley High School
Rank: 1206
Grad Rate (%): 91
Colleg Bound (%): 87
Avg SAT:  1826
Avg ACT: 23.3
Average AP Scores: 3
Newsweek Scores: 2.92

The survey scores were then weighted and calculated using several criteria including on-time graduation and college acceptance rates. In addition, instead of averaging the number of courses offered, this year Newsweek considered the percentage of students enrolled in AP, IB or Advance International Certificate courses. The final scores then determined Newsweek’s final rankings.

You can read more about Newsweek's methodology here.