Rosemount-apple Valley-eagan School District

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools serves 29,115 students across the southern Twin Cities suburbs, making it one of the larger districts in Minnesota. The district runs 40 schools total, with 36 carrying a MySchoolScout rating. Those 36 schools average 6.8 out of 10 — a solid mid-range baseline that gives parents a useful floor for comparison shopping within the district.

The elementary tier is where the district earns its strongest marks. Deerwood Elementary leads all 40 schools with an 8.8 out of 10, the highest score in the district. Woodland Elementary follows at 8.7, and Diamond Path Elementary School of International Studies — which centers its curriculum on global studies — scores 8.6. Pinewood Community Elementary and Red Pine Elementary each score 8.4, rounding out a cluster of five high-performing elementary schools that all sit well above the district's 6.8 average. Parents targeting the elementary years have multiple strong options spread across the district's geographic footprint.

The gap between the top schools and the district average is worth noting. A 2.0-point spread between Deerwood's 8.8 and the 6.8 mean signals real variation across campuses — something that matters more in a 40-school district than a smaller one where all schools tend to cluster. Parents should look beyond district-level averages and compare individual school scores against that 6.8 benchmark when narrowing down neighborhoods or open-enrollment choices.

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan sits in Dakota County and draws from three distinct communities, each with its own character. That multi-city structure means school quality can shift meaningfully by neighborhood. With 29,115 students enrolled and a sizeable share of schools rating above average, the district gives families real choices — particularly at the elementary level, where five schools are scoring 8.4 or higher. Families researching middle and high school options should check individual campus scores directly, as the district's elementary standouts don't automatically predict performance at the upper grades.