Independent School District 196 is a K-12 public school district located in the south suburban

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, near both

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and St. Paul in

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. Also known as the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District, District 196 serves approximately 28,300 students in grades Early Childhood-12 and is Minnesota's fourth largest school district. The district boundary includes all or part of seven cities -

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, Apple Valley, Eagan, Burnsville, Coates, Inver Grove Heights and Lakeville - and rural

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and Vermillion townships. District 196 has 19 elementary schools (grades k-5), six middle schools (grades 6-8), and four high schools (grades 9-12), the School of Environmental Studies optional high school (grades 11-12), the Area Learning Center alternative high school (grades 9-12) and Dakota Ridge special education school (grades k-12). (School attendance boundary maps and address search) The district has been honored with six National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence awards and numerous state and nationally recognized programs in academics, the arts and athletics. District 196 is consistently recognized among the nation's top school districts. {{Citation needed, date=August 2008

District 196 High Schools

All five District 196 high schools compete in the South Suburban Conference of the

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. * Apple Valley (Eagles) * Eagan (Wildcats) * Eastview (Lightning) *

(Irish) * School of Environmental Studies (Dolphins)

District 196 Middle Schools

* Black Hawk Middle School * Dakota Hills Middle School * Falcon Ridge Middle School * Rosemount Middle School * Scott Highlands Middle School * Valley Middle School of STEM

District 196 Elementary Schools

Apple Valley, MN

* Cedar Park Elementary STEM School * Diamond Path Elementary School of International Studies * Greenleaf Elementary School * Highland Elementary School * Southview Elementary School * Westview Elementary School

Burnsville, MN

* Echo Park Elementary - School of Leadership, Engineering and Technology

Eagan, MN

*Deerwood Elementary School *Glacier Hills Elementary - School of Arts and Science *Oak Ridge Elementary - School of Leadership, Environmental and Health Sciences *Pinewood Community School *Red Pine Elementary School *Thomas Lake Elementary School *Woodland Elementary School *Northview Elementary School

Rosemount, MN

* Rosemount Elementary School * Shannon Park Elementary School

Lakeville, MN

* East Lake Elementary School * Parkview Elementary School

District 196 Demographics (Revised annually)

*Total population – 145,796 *Total households – 51,181 *60 percent with pre-school and school-age children *Nearly one-third of all district residents are under the age of 18

References

External links

Independent School District 196 Website
School districts in Minnesota Education in Dakota County, Minnesota Burnsville, Minnesota