Southview Elementary

Summary:

Southview Elementary is a public elementary school located in Apple Valley, Minnesota, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 625 students. The school is part of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district, which is ranked 100 out of 463 districts in Minnesota and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southview Elementary has a relatively diverse student population, with 48.32% White, 23.2% African American, 13.76% Hispanic, 4.96% Asian, and 9.28% two or more races. This diversity is higher than nearby schools like Greenleaf Elementary (49.55% White) and Westview Elementary (53.63% White). Academically, Southview's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages, but the school ranks highly for African American (92nd out of 310 schools) and Hispanic (69th out of 249 schools) students, indicating these subgroups are performing well compared to their peers statewide.

However, Southview Elementary's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 337th out of 869 Minnesota elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 406th out of 881 in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 23.94% in 2020-2021 to 42.4% in 2022-2023, suggesting a growing population of students from lower-income households. While Southview's performance for certain student subgroups is commendable, the school's overall academic standing and the increasing need for support for economically disadvantaged students are areas that may require attention.


Detail:

Public K-5

 1025 Whitney Dr
       Apple Valley, MN  55124-9140


(952) 431-8370

District: Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

SchoolDigger Rank:
406th of 881 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,780 Help


Students who attend Southview Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Valley Middle School of STEM
High:    Apple Valley Senior High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.1 Help
Number of students:  573

Racial breakdown:

White:
48.7%
African American:
19.2%
Hispanic:
15.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  40.8% Help


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Compare Details Southview Elementary ranks better than 53.9% of elementary schools in Minnesota. It also ranks 14th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.03. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Southview Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (48.7%), African American (19.2%), Hispanic (15.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 40.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Southview Elementary is 12.1, which is the 4th best among 19 elementary schools in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Southview Elementary is $12,780, which is the 9th highest among 19 elementary schools in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Southview Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Southview Elementary 406th of 881 Minnesota public elementary schools. (See Southview Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan:

SchoolDigger ranks Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan 100th of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Southview Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Southview Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 69.88 177th 674 73.7%
2004 64.45 244th 676 63.9%
2005 72.25 164th 685 76.1%
2006 76.86 120th 756 84.1%
2007 72.49 170th 777 78.1%
2008 78.22 100th 781 87.2%
2009 77.31 71st 434 83.6%
2010 70.75 221st 803 72.5%
2011 74.55 162nd 814 80.1%
2012 76.18 135th 820 83.5%
2013 67.08 287th 824 65.2%
2014 67.59 281st 826 66.0%
2015 57.44 429th 840 48.9%
2016 56.26 450th 848 46.9%
2017 58.46 414th 853 51.5%
2018 57.13 421st 847 50.3%
2019 59.47 416th 870 52.2%
2021 62.56 337th 869 61.2%
2022 55.22 433rd 858 49.5%
2023 54.30 428th 845 49.3%
2024 58.03 406th 881 53.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Southview Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 57.12 42nd 87 51.7%
2023 63.39 27th 77 64.9%
2024 32.19 56th 81 30.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Southview Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.62 112th 242 53.7%
2019 73.66 29th 239 87.9%
2021 58.68 46th 175 73.7%
2022 56.11 82nd 256 68.0%
2023 43.62 147th 276 46.7%
2024 69.85 52nd 303 82.8%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Southview Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.66 150th 463 67.6%
2019 59.06 199th 515 61.4%
2021 56.43 158th 417 62.1%
2022 44.35 291st 500 41.8%
2023 28.84 408th 524 22.1%
2024 48.13 293rd 572 48.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Southview Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.37 528th 728 27.5%
2019 35.51 531st 740 28.2%
2021 48.40 376th 683 44.9%
2022 42.62 399th 663 39.8%
2023 55.11 349th 774 54.9%
2024 57.23 326th 793 58.9%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Southview Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.86 373rd 774 51.8%
2019 62.10 332nd 787 57.8%
2021 62.99 304th 783 61.2%
2022 63.11 318th 799 60.2%
2023 51.23 437th 787 44.5%
2024 51.11 441st 809 45.5%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Southview Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.43 430th 779 44.8%
2019 54.19 434th 798 45.6%
2021 57.88 353rd 784 55.0%
2022 45.79 513th 808 36.5%
2023 52.70 408th 799 48.9%
2024 60.86 331st 826 59.9%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Southview Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.21 140th 266 47.4%
2019 58.27 112th 283 60.4%
2021 69.32 48th 227 78.9%
2022 74.59 59th 282 79.1%
2023 58.00 99th 279 64.5%
2024 65.68 92nd 310 70.3%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Southview Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.02 81st 220 63.2%
2019 55.14 91st 219 58.4%
2021 62.83 46th 153 69.9%
2022 39.01 127th 209 39.2%
2023 67.43 49th 214 77.1%
2024 61.72 69th 249 72.3%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Southview Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.12 176th 712 75.3%
2019 65.65 227th 722 68.6%
2021 67.20 197th 710 72.3%
2022 55.78 324th 725 55.3%
2023 51.77 349th 712 51.0%
2024 65.05 223rd 730 69.5%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Minnesota Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Sunday, May 10, 2015

Open Quote I hand picked Southview out of the local elementary schools. The teachers and staff were standouts, the parental involvement is amazing and it is a very welcoming place. From the moment we stepped in the doors to look at it, it felt like home. It is not our assigned elementary school...I open enrolled and drive my children there every day. That is how much I value Southview. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Southview Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 607 5 18 4 2 n/a n/a 0 636
1989 675 8 27 3 0 n/a n/a 0 713
1990 673 7 21 5 5 n/a n/a 0 711
1991 725 6 26 1 6 n/a n/a 0 764
1992 756 9 23 4 3 n/a n/a 0 795
1993 813 10 21 6 2 n/a n/a 0 852
1994 791 8 21 4 2 n/a n/a 0 826
1995 848 19 25 7 3 n/a n/a 0 902
1996 848 19 25 7 3 n/a n/a 0 902
1997 794 21 37 10 5 n/a n/a 0 867
1998 775 23 36 10 4 n/a n/a 0 848
1999 751 28 35 11 3 n/a n/a 0 828
2000 710 28 33 11 4 n/a n/a 0 786
2001 694 36 28 7 3 n/a n/a 0 768
2002 637 68 33 34 5 n/a n/a 0 777
2003 637 68 33 34 5 n/a n/a 0 777
2004 578 77 42 41 4 n/a n/a 0 742
2005 581 71 50 38 6 n/a n/a 0 746
2006 573 57 49 47 3 n/a n/a 0 729
2007 582 59 49 61 3 n/a n/a 0 754
2008 582 57 47 51 5 n/a n/a 0 742
2009 572 55 38 44 1 n/a n/a 0 710
2010 549 66 36 51 3 n/a n/a 0 705
2011 526 60 33 57 3 1 10 0 690
2012 477 68 32 55 3 0 19 0 654
2013 481 79 31 64 3 1 23 0 682
2014 455 74 28 67 3 0 23 0 650
2015 405 93 30 81 3 1 32 0 645
2016 413 91 32 82 5 0 31 0 654
2017 399 119 32 79 1 0 35 0 665
2018 391 130 23 70 1 0 43 0 658
2019 379 138 22 83 0 0 49 0 671
2020 376 143 24 74 1 0 53 0 671
2021 339 147 21 77 2 0 53 0 639
2022 322 133 25 78 2 0 61 0 621
2023 302 145 31 86 1 2 58 0 625
2024 279 110 32 91 2 2 57 0 573

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Southview Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 636 25.5 24.9 2.2
1989 713 31.9 22.3 1.7
1990 711 32.9 21.6 1.8
1991 764 32.5 23.5 1.3
1992 795 32.3 24.6 2.1
1993 852 32.6 26.1 2.6
1994 826 39.4 21.0 3.8
1995 902 43.3 20.8 2.3
1996 902 43.3 20.8 2.3
1997 867 47.0 18.4 4.5
1998 848 n/a 0.0 4.4
1999 828 53.9 15.4 4.5
2000 786 49.6 15.8 6.6
2001 768 41.8 18.4 5.5
2002 777 43.1 18.0 8.1
2003 777 43.1 18.0 8.1
2004 742 45.1 16.5 9.2
2005 746 44.8 16.7 11.9
2006 729 42.0 17.4 14.8
2007 754 42.5 17.7 16.7
2008 742 44.7 16.6 19.4
2009 710 44.0 16.1 18.2
2010 705 44.0 16.0 19.9
2011 690 39.7 17.3 21.2
2012 654 37.6 17.3 20
2013 682 39.3 17.3 25.5
2014 650 39.9 16.2 27.7
2015 645 39.0 16.5 30.2
2016 654 42.0 15.5 31.2
2017 665 43.4 15.2 31.9
2018 658 45.1 14.5 31.3
2019 671 45.4 14.7 32.9
2020 671 46.6 14.3 32.6
2021 639 46.1 13.8 23.9
2022 621 47.6 13.0 21.9
2023 625 47.4 13.1 42.4
2024 573 47.2 12.1 40.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Southview Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 636 25.5 24.9 2.2
1989 713 31.9 22.3 1.7
1990 711 32.9 21.6 1.8
1991 764 32.5 23.5 1.3
1992 795 32.3 24.6 2.1
1993 852 32.6 26.1 2.6
1994 826 39.4 21.0 3.8
1995 902 43.3 20.8 2.3
1996 902 43.3 20.8 2.3
1997 867 47.0 18.4 4.5
1998 848 n/a 0.0 4.4
1999 828 53.9 15.4 4.5
2000 786 49.6 15.8 6.6
2001 768 41.8 18.4 5.5
2002 777 43.1 18.0 8.1
2003 777 43.1 18.0 8.1
2004 742 45.1 16.5 9.2
2005 746 44.8 16.7 11.9
2006 729 42.0 17.4 14.8
2007 754 42.5 17.7 16.7
2008 742 44.7 16.6 19.4
2009 710 44.0 16.1 18.2
2010 705 44.0 16.0 19.9
2011 690 39.7 17.3 21.2
2012 654 37.6 17.3 20
2013 682 39.3 17.3 25.5
2014 650 39.9 16.2 27.7
2015 645 39.0 16.5 30.2
2016 654 42.0 15.5 31.2
2017 665 43.4 15.2 31.9
2018 658 45.1 14.5 31.3
2019 671 45.4 14.7 32.9
2020 671 46.6 14.3 32.6
2021 639 46.1 13.8 23.9
2022 621 47.6 13.0 21.9
2023 625 47.4 13.1 42.4
2024 573 47.2 12.1 40.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Southview Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $12,780

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Southview Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 416th of 870 Elementary schoolsRanks 428th of 845 Elementary schools
 2.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Southview Elementary)72.558.5
 14%
   3rd Grade Math (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan)71.264.5
 6.7%
   3rd Grade Math (Minnesota)65.659.1
 6.5%
3rd Grade Reading (Southview Elementary)64.353.8
 10.5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan)60.954.3
 6.6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Minnesota)54.647.4
 7.2%
4th Grade Math (Southview Elementary)64.752.4
 12.2%
   4th Grade Math (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan)70.465.8
 4.6%
   4th Grade Math (Minnesota)63.957.1
 6.8%
4th Grade Reading (Southview Elementary)48.349.5
 1.2%
   4th Grade Reading (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan)59.854.5
 5.3%
   4th Grade Reading (Minnesota)55.448.4
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Southview Elementary)54.336.5
 17.8%
   5th Grade Math (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan)62.156.3
 5.9%
   5th Grade Math (Minnesota)5244.4
 7.6%
5th Grade Reading (Southview Elementary)66.753.3
 13.3%
   5th Grade Reading (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan)72.964.7
 8.2%
   5th Grade Reading (Minnesota)65.858.7
 7%
5th Grade Science (Southview Elementary)56.248.1
 8.1%
   5th Grade Science (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan)65.954.8
 11.1%
   5th Grade Science (Minnesota)54.948.4
 6.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students671625
 6.9%
African American138145
 5.1%
American Indian01
Asian2231
 40.9%
Hispanic8386
 3.6%
Pacific Islander02
White379302
 20.3%
Two or More Races4958
 18.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients32.9%42.4%
 9.5%


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Students who attend Southview Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Valley Middle School of STEM
High : Apple Valley Senior High

Southview Elementary ranks 406th of 881 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Southview Elementary are 49% White, 19% African American, 16% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 573 students attended Southview Elementary.


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