Driver's Ed for Apple Valley High School Families
Behind-the-wheel lessons for Apple Valley High School students, taught one-on-one by professional educators on the same Apple Valley roads your teen drives every day.
Enroll Now Text 612-552-1929Finished Safety Education at AVHS? You're ready for the next step.
Apple Valley High School offers the 30-hour classroom as Safety Education, a for-credit class. When your student finishes, they receive a classroom completion letter. Send it to us when you enroll, and we take it from there. Haven't taken the classroom yet, or want to start sooner? Our state-approved online classroom is $99, self-paced, and starts any day.
Finish the 30-hour classroom
At AVHS through Safety Education, or online with us any time. Keep the classroom completion letter. It's what you send us.
Enroll and get the Blue Card
Enroll in our six hours of behind-the-wheel. We enter your student in the state system and issue the E-Card (Blue Card), usually overnight and always within 48 hours of payment and the classroom being done.
Pass the permit test
Your student takes the Knowledge Test with the Blue Card. Study free with NorthStarDE.com, our Minnesota permit-practice app.
Six hours behind the wheel
Permit in hand, we schedule the six one-on-one hours around your family. Then your student holds the permit at least six months and logs 50 supervised hours (15 at night) before the road test.
Lessons that fit the AVHS schedule
School hours
AVHS runs 7:40 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Our lessons run 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., depending on the instructor, so after school, evenings and weekends all work around classes, practices and jobs.
Pickup or meet at school
Pickup is included across our normal service area, and many families simply meet the instructor at school. For some addresses there may be a small per-lesson charge, so text us yours and we'll give you an exact answer.
Roads your student already knows
Hayes Road, 140th Street, Cedar Avenue, County Road 42 (150th Street in Apple Valley), Pilot Knob and Galaxie. We teach on the roads your student drives to school and back.
The road test
Apple Valley teens take the road test at the Eagan – South Metro Exam Station on Cliff Road, about 9 minutes from AVHS without traffic. Add a mock road test so test day holds no surprises.
Driving to AVHS: student parking
The goal for most teens isn't just the license. It's driving themselves to school. Here's what Apple Valley High School says about student parking.
Apple Valley High School parking
ISD 196 high schools sell student parking permits through each school, and the rules vary by school. Check with the AVHS main office for current prices and rules before your teen's first drive to school.
Plan backward from the parking lot
A student under 18 must hold the permit at least six months and be 16 before the road test. If your teen wants to drive to school by a certain trimester or semester, start the classroom and the Blue Card early enough to get there.
Text us your target date and we'll map out the timing.
Parking details come from the school's own published information as of November 2026 and can change. Always confirm with the school.
Simple, all-in pricing
Classroom already done? Start with the six hours. Need the classroom too? The package saves $38.
Six one-on-one hours with a professional educator, including the E-Card (Blue Card) for the permit test.
Enroll NowThe 30-hour online classroom plus six hours behind the wheel. $38 less than buying them separately.
Enroll NowPayment plan available: two payments of $220 for the six hours. Want more practice? 2-hour lessons are $175 and a mock road test is $75 an hour.
Nervous about driving?
Plenty of new drivers are. Our instructors are educators who slow down, explain clearly, and build confidence one skill at a time.
The 50 hours at home
Six hours are ours; the 50 supervised hours are yours. Your instructor will tell you what to practice next after every lesson, so home drives build on what they learned.
AVHS driver's ed FAQ
Can my student take behind-the-wheel through Apple Valley High School?
ISD 196 no longer offers behind-the-wheel through its high schools (the last district enrollment deadline was June 2025). Students still take the 30-hour classroom at school, then finish the six hours with a private, state-licensed driving school like ours.
My student finished Safety Education. What do we send you?
The classroom completion letter. Send it when you enroll, and once payment is in, we issue the E-Card (Blue Card) for the permit test, usually overnight.
Where do AVHS students take the road test?
At the Eagan – South Metro Exam Station on Cliff Road, about 9 minutes from AVHS without traffic.
How much does driver's ed cost for AVHS students?
$438 for six hours of behind-the-wheel, including the Blue Card. Our online classroom is $99, or get both for $499. A payment plan of two $220 payments is available for the six hours.
Ready to get your AVHS student on the road?
Enroll now and we'll take it from there, starting with the Blue Card.
Enroll Now Text 612-552-1929