Best Schools: Lakeville South And North In 2022 Niche List

LAKEVILLE, MN — The latest school rankings released by the data analysis company Niche offers a look at how K-12 schools in Minnesota compare with each other.

Niche, which released its eighth annual version of the rankings on Monday, looks at a variety of criteria in determining a grade for both public and private K-12 schools, including academics, teachers, and diversity.

Here's how Lakeville South and Lakeville North performed:

Lakeville South High School

• Overall grade: A
• Best High Schools for Athletes in Minnesota: 14 of 641
• Best Public High Schools in Minnesota: 16 of 451
• Best Public High School Teachers in Minnesota: 21 of 451

Lakeville North High School

• Best High Schools for Athletes in Minnesota: 1 of 641
• Best Public High Schools in Minnesota: 33 of 451
• Best College Prep Public High Schools in Minnesota: 44 of 383

Niche said its 2022 best schools rankings offer a more "personal" view of schools than its rankings in recent years. Significantly less importance was placed on SAT and ACT scores this year, Niche said. Any factor in its methodology that is related to test scores was reduced by one-third.

The company combined ratings from students, alumni, and parents with quantitative data from the U.S. Department of Education and other sources to evaluate teachers, resources, facility, extracurricular activity opportunities, and other factors. Read more about the methodology here.

Across the country, Niche ranked 94,491 public schools, 2,489 private schools, and 11,846 school districts to come up with its lists and rankings.

Top 5 Public High Schools:

1. The Davidson Academy in Reno, Nevada
2. The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
3. Massachusetts Academy for Math & Science School
4. Maggie Walker Governor's School in Virginia
5. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology in Virginia

Top 5 Private High Schools:

1. Phillips Academy in Massachusetts
2. The Hotchkiss School in Connecticut
3. Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut
4. The College Preparatory School in California
5. Groton School in Massachusetts

Top 5 School Districts:

1. Adlai E. Stevenson High School District in Illinois
2. Glenbrook High School District in Illinois
3. Great Neck Public Schools in New York
4. Community High School District 128 in Illinois
5. Jericho Union Free School District in New York

See the full Niche rankings here