Best Public Schools in Eagan, MN

Summary:

The city of Eagan, Minnesota is home to 15 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 3 high schools, all part of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district. The district is ranked 100 out of 463 districts in Minnesota and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Some standout schools in Eagan include Eagan Senior High, consistently ranked among the top 15 high schools in Minnesota with a 5-star rating, strong academic performance, and a high graduation rate. Woodland Elementary is also a top-performing school, ranked among the top 54 elementary schools in the state with exceptional proficiency rates. Additionally, Dakota Hills Middle is consistently ranked among the top 24 middle schools in Minnesota.

While the top-performing schools in Eagan demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, some schools, particularly those with higher percentages of economically disadvantaged and minority students, such as Oak Ridge Leadershipenviron/Health and Burnsville Alternative High School, struggle to meet proficiency standards. The data also reveals the importance of school choice, with several public magnet schools like Glacier Hills School - Arts/Science and Pilot Knob STEM Magnet School offering specialized educational programs.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCA-III Math (2024)								MCA-III Reading (2024)								MCA-III Science (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	MCA-III Science 5th Grade	MCA-III Science 8th Grade	MCA-III Science End of Course	MCA-III Science All Grades	Total
Rahn Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4424 Sandstone Dr	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(952) 707-3600	363	25	14.8	63.9%	108 (29.8%)	113 (31.1%)	80 (22.0%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.8%)	44.1	552^nd of 881 public elementary schools	37.3%		42.4	559^th of 845 public elementary schools	33.8%	7	41.1	48.2	55.6					47.8	31.6	39.3	57.8					41.8	44.4			44.4	$17,573
Burnsville Senior High Extended Day Pro	Public	9-12	2140 Diffley Rd	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 707-4104	3	0			0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$8,426
Burnsville Alternative High School	Public	9-12	2140 Diffley Rd	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 707-4020	176	14	12.2	86.9%	29 (16.5%)	56 (31.8%)	63 (35.8%)	5 (2.8%)	6 (3.4%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (9.1%)								(n/a)							0.0	0.0													$18,027
Dakota Hills Middle	Public	6-8	4183 Braddock Tr	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6800	1,181	65	18.2	17.7%	775 (65.6%)	72 (6.1%)	99 (8.4%)	156 (13.2%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (6.2%)	90.2	28^th of 545 public middle schools	94.9%		91.1	24^th of 529 public middle schools	95.5%	4				62.0	55.7	56.4		58.0				69.3	58.6	66.8		64.9		54.5		54.5	$11,119
Eagan Senior High	Public	9-12	4185 Braddock Tr	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6900	2,202	115	19.2	22.9%	1,338 (60.8%)	216 (9.8%)	237 (10.8%)	252 (11.4%)	10 (0.5%)	1 (0.0%)	148 (6.7%)	94.6	13^th of 480 public high schools	97.3%		94.1	15^th of 476 public high schools	96.8%	2							55.8	55.8							69.4	69.4			75.7	75.7	$13,126
Rosemount Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	2120 Silver Bell Rd	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 905-5857	189	11	16.8	69.8%	46 (24.3%)	41 (21.7%)	63 (33.3%)	8 (4.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (15.3%)	3.9	474^th of 480 public high schools	1.3%		5.4	460^th of 476 public high schools	3.4%	14							0.0	0.0							8.3	8.3			4.6	4.6	$11,436
Deerwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1480 Deerwood Dr	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6801	526	41	12.6	30.4%	306 (58.2%)	54 (10.3%)	76 (14.4%)	30 (5.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.8%)	76.2	182^nd of 881 public elementary schools	79.3%		77.5	173^rd of 845 public elementary schools	79.5%	9	67.1	67.0	63.2					65.7	51.1	55.0	73.7					60.2	56.8			56.8	$12,763
Glacier Hills School - Arts/Science	Public, Magnet	K-5	3825 Glacier Dr	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 683-8570	681	47	14.5	32.0%	279 (41.0%)	107 (15.7%)	78 (11.5%)	146 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (10.4%)	81.9	123^rd of 881 public elementary schools	86.0%		84.3	100^th of 845 public elementary schools	88.2%	23	70.9	69.6	65.8					68.8	62.4	54.8	74.6					63.6	65.8			65.8	$12,334
Northview Elementary	Public	K-5	965 Diffley Rd	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6820	385	30	12.9	24.2%	254 (66.0%)	46 (11.9%)	25 (6.5%)	18 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.6%)	75.4	195^th of 881 public elementary schools	77.9%		76.2	191^st of 845 public elementary schools	77.4%	4	83.3	66.7	57.8					68.4	63.0	55.1	57.8					58.2	54.6			54.6	$15,419
Thomas Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	4350 Thomas Lake Rd	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6890	604	39	15.5	22.4%	403 (66.7%)	34 (5.6%)	56 (9.3%)	52 (8.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.4%)	85.1	92^nd of 881 public elementary schools	89.6%		86.1	80^th of 845 public elementary schools	90.5%	12	77.2	76.8	67.0					73.4	59.8	63.6	68.8					64.2	67.0			67.0	$11,997
Woodland Elementary	Public	K-5	945 Wescott Rd	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6990	720	45	15.9	12.6%	532 (73.9%)	37 (5.1%)	36 (5.0%)	67 (9.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.1%)	91.5	29^th of 881 public elementary schools	96.7%		88.5	54^th of 845 public elementary schools	93.6%	25	83.8	85.0	73.3					80.5	69.2	66.1	80.0					72.0	67.4			67.4	$12,267
Pinewood Community Elementary	Public	K-5	4300 Dodd Rd	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6980	501	36	13.7	22.0%	348 (69.5%)	21 (4.2%)	61 (12.2%)	27 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (8.4%)	63.7	328^th of 881 public elementary schools	62.8%		66.9	282^nd of 845 public elementary schools	66.6%	46	52.8	57.5	60.5					56.8	32.6	54.3	72.8					52.7	60.5			60.5	$12,339
Oak Ridge Leadershipenviron/Health	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4350 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 683-6970	590	46	12.6	52.9%	210 (35.6%)	161 (27.3%)	107 (18.1%)	43 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.5%)	24.7	693^rd of 881 public elementary schools	21.3%		24.9	656^th of 845 public elementary schools	22.4%	37	44.2	34.7	12.4					29.9	42.9	36.6	39.2					39.4	20.0			20.0	$15,478
Black Hawk Middle	Public	6-8	1540 Deerwood Dr	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-8521	900	55	16.2	39.7%	437 (48.6%)	161 (17.9%)	112 (12.4%)	72 (8.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	114 (12.7%)	72.1	127^th of 545 public middle schools	76.7%		67.1	153^rd of 529 public middle schools	71.1%	26				47.8	49.5	46.0		47.7				59.5	46.1	48.7		51.5		35.4		35.4	$12,406
Red Pine Elementary	Public	K-5	530 Red Pine Ln	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 423-7870	725	44	16.3	21.1%	511 (70.5%)	55 (7.6%)	61 (8.4%)	41 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.6%)	84.3	101^st of 881 public elementary schools	88.5%		79.2	152^nd of 845 public elementary schools	82.0%	51	75.7	76.3	75.0					75.7	52.2	62.5	72.7					62.8	65.6			65.6	$12,070
Pilot Knob Stem Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-4	1436 Lone Oak Rd	Eagan	55121	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 403-7900	378	2	185.2	55.8%	115 (30.4%)	110 (29.1%)	81 (21.4%)	32 (8.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.8%)	47.1	528^th of 881 public elementary schools	40.1%		58.2	389^th of 845 public elementary schools	54.0%	139	56.1	50.8						53.5	42.4	41.0						41.7					$12,319

Cities Near Eagan

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mendota Heights	0.81 mi	7	65^th
West Saint Paul	2.65 mi	8	398^th
Saint Paul	2.7 mi	178	385^th
Inver Grove Heights	3.55 mi	11	313^th
Minneapolis	4.24 mi	175	396^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.