Apple Valley High School (Minnesota)


Apple Valley High School is a four-year public secondary high school in the U.S. city of Apple Valley, Minnesota. It is one of the five high schools serving Independent School District 196. The school was completed in 1976 as the second high school added to the district. It competes in the South Suburban Conference of the Minnesota State High School League.
WWW district196.org/AVHS

Curriculum

The school boasts numerous AP, Honors, and On-level classes. In addition, through the Minnesota state Post Secondary Enrollment Options program, students are eligible to take classes at local community colleges, state colleges and universities.

Awards

Apple Valley High School received an award from the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, which is considered the highest accolade an American school can receive. It has also been selected as one of the "140 best high schools" in the United States, and has gained recognition from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Scholastic Coach and Athletic Journal, and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Science.

Athletics

Apple Valley High School competes in the South Suburban Conference of the Minnesota State High School League. Since opening in 1976, the school has accumulated 68 state championships, the second most of any high school in Minnesota.

Forensics

Apple Valley's Speech and debate team is one of the best and most successful in the country. They've developed hundreds of state finalists and many more national qualifiers. Apple Valley High School also hosts the annual MinneApple annual debate tournament, and speech tournament, which draws teams from across the world.
In 2019, the school won the Minnesota High School Mock Trial Championship.
Again in 2025, the school won the Minnesota High School Mock Trial Championship.

Fab lab

In 2015, Apple Valley High School opened a fab lab, the third in Minnesota, to individuals and businesses as part of its STEM program. It was built with a $3 million grant from the Minnesota Department of Labor and donations from companies such as Uponor and UTC Aerospace Systems.

Notable alumni