Highview Elementary School, Lakeville MN

Original Research by School Decision on Highview Elementary School

Highview Elementary School in Lakeville is closed. This narrative describes it as it was in its final year of operation, drawing on the most recent data available.

The school served a middle-school grade band, covering just the middle grades. Academic performance was a clear strength in its last year of testing. In reading, proficiency rates rose across each grade level, with the strongest results in the fifth grade. Math proficiency was also solid, with the fourth grade performing very well. Science scores were markedly lower than reading and math scores at the same grade level. A parent looking at that science result may want to ask the district about the curriculum and instruction in that subject for that year. The school's overall proficiency index, averaging all tested subjects and grades, placed it near the top among elementary and middle schools in Dakota County.

The data does not include information on how many students were enrolled, the demographic makeup of the student body, or how many students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch. Because the school is closed, there is no attendance or graduation data to report. There is no record of discipline data, staffing figures, or course access information. A single testing year is available, so there is no trend to examine for improvement or decline over time.

Highview was a regular public school in Lakeville Area Schools. That district, which is the parent entity, redrew its elementary and middle school attendance boundaries for the 2026-27 school year and opened a ninth elementary school. These changes mean that whatever neighborhoods fed into Highview in the past now have different assigned schools. Anyone considering a home in this area should confirm current district attendance maps with Lakeville Area Schools.

Lakeville itself is an outer-ring exurb of the Twin Cities, rapidly growing along the Interstate 35 corridor. It is a family-oriented community with a mix of residential subdivisions, a large industrial park, and a small historic downtown. Housing values in the zip code are elevated, and the cost of owning a home is above the national typical rent, reflecting the area's desirability and growth. The district's boundary adjustments are a direct response to that population growth and the addition of a new school building.

Because Highview Elementary is closed, this is a historical look at one moment in the school's academic performance. The record shows a school that delivered strong reading and math outcomes in its final year, with a notable gap in science, and that sat within a fast-growing district that has since reorganized its attendance zones.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 366%

School 66% · District 68% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 474%

School 74% · District 67% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 551%

School 51% · District 59% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 353%

School 53% · District 57% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 461%

School 61% · District 58% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 573%

School 73% · District 71% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Science

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 37% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 6 pts above state median · even with county median

This schoolLakeville Area Schools, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income50%Higher-income54%4 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income43%Higher-income63%21 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income57%Higher-income76%19 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income50%Higher-income69%19 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income36%Higher-income79%43 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income50%Higher-income51%1 pp gap