Highland Elementary School
Grades: K-5
Students: 717
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 13:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
14001 Pilot Knob Road
Apple Valley, MN 55124
Apple Valley, MN 55124
(952) 423-7595
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
7/10
5/10
NA
Academic ProgressNA
College Readiness10/10
Community Reviews
Not Recommended – My Family Deserved BetterAs a parent of four children, all of whom attended Highland Elementary at some point, I can honestly say I would not recommend this school. Despite having two older children already enrolled there, I faced months of unnecessary barriers trying to get my dau
Posted by a parent on 8/2/2025We are in our 9th year and 3rd child at Highland. We've watched the quality slide downhill gradually, and we're left with just an average school with poor communication and an unwillingness to embrace the 21st century. Special Ed program is excellent, GT program used to be great, but is declining. N
Posted by a parent on 11/21/2016We have two kids with special needs that go to highland and the teachers are absolutely amazing. They even come to home visits. When we adopted them they were years behind and they caught up to classmates within 7 months of school starting. Nothing short of Amazing. They need next to nothing for ext
Posted by a community member on 9/23/2016We had 2 kids go through Highland. We loved the teachers. They have a great gifted program that challenged the kids. The staff seemed to really care about the kids. The after school program through the Y was great too... Especially John! We miss him! The students are welcoming. It's a great school!
Posted by a parent on 8/15/2014We love Highland simply because the teachers and the principal cares about their students. They always make an effort to help the kids think outside the box. It is a good school. My daughter loves the school and her teacher mrs. Jonson who has been teaching kindergarten for 23 years. You don't find
Posted by a parent on 4/29/2014Nearby Schools
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NAGreatSchools RatingParent Rating AverageThis school is terrible they don’t care about bullying ,the teachers are overall ok but the school is in general is bad they said in the handbook they don’t tolerate bullying. I reported that my daughter got bullied they did nothing a student was cussing they did nothing this school doesn’t care about the students I recommend not to bring your child here.Parent Review5mo ago - Therapeutic Education Alternative
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Apple Valley schools - Highland Elementary School is located at 14001 Pilot Knob Road, Apple Valley MN 55124. Highland Elementary School is in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District. Highland Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K-5.
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