Eastview High School
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6200 140th Street West Apple Valley, MN USA |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1997 |
| Principal | Dr. Randall Peterson |
| Faculty | 206 (11-12) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 2,125 (11-12) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11:1 (09-10) |
| Color(s) | Black, Blue, Silver, White |
| Mascot | Zapp |
| Newspaper | The Lightning Press |
| Yearbook | Lightyear |
| Announcements Show | The 4Cast |
| News Magazine | The Flash |
| Website | district196.org/evhs/ |
Eastview High School is a comprehensive and college preparatory public high school located in District 196 which is in Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA. Established in 1997, Eastview is the newest of the four high schools serving Independent School District 196. Newsweek ranked the school in their "List of the Top High Schools in America" for the sixth consecutive time (2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006, 2007, 2008). Eastview has also been recognized by US News & World Report as one of America's Best High Schools. In 2013, Eastview was ranked in the top 3% of the most challenging high schools in the United States, as well as a top comprehensive high school in Minnesota. Prior to the 2010-2011 school year, Eastview was a member of the Lake Conference, but then broke off with most of the Lake Conference schools in order to create the South Suburban Conference.
Students matriculate from three different public middle schools:
Eastview High School, District 196's fourth comprehensive high school, opened on September 14, 1997. Located in Apple Valley, MN, includes a 330,000 square foot facility and 200 acres of recreational facilities. It is home to over 2,000 students in grades 9-12. Eastview uses the quarter system - 9 weeks per quarter. There are four quarters in a full school year. The majority of the courses at Eastview High School are quarter courses. Some courses (School of Environmental Studies at the Minnesota Zoo courses and Career Development courses) will be 12 weeks in length because students from all district high schools will be attending these courses.
Eastview High School is located in Apple Valley, adjacent to 200 acres (0.81 km2) of playing fields and recreational facilities. The 330,000-square-foot (31,000 m2) facility is built to house 2,000 students in grades 9-12. Eastview High School's students have achieved high honors in academics, athletics, and the arts. Eastview was identified as a ten star school (highest rating) by the Minnesota Department of Education. Additionally, Eastview has been named as one of the most challenging high schools in the nation, 6th in the state. According to the Washington Post Eastview has some of the most AP Tests given a year, being recognized as one of the top performing Advanced Placement schools with more than half of their students taking some sort of Advanced Placement, Honors or CIS course. Eastview has also received the title of best high school by News Week, USA TODAY and other publications. Eastview is also one of the few high schools to have some of the most national merit scholars come out of it.
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