Dakota Ridge School in Apple Valley, Minnesota on �ǿմ�ý

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Dakota Ridge School

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Dakota Ridge School is a suburban public school in Apple Valley, Minnesota that is part of Rosemount-apple Vly-eagan 196. It serves 101 students in grades Not specified with a student/teacher ratio of 5.6:1. Its teachers have had 22 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades Not specified

101 Students

18 Teachers

4629 144th St W

Apple Valley, MN 55124 View local requests

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Dakota Ridge School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

38%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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