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Middle Schools in Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

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At a glance

DistrictRosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan85^th of 458 Minnesota districtsFull district overview →

Schools

6,620

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedDakota Hills Middle21^st of 546 Minnesota middle schools

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Biggest riser

Valley Middle School of STEM up 80 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Valley Middle School of STEM 15.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

3★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Six middle schools serve grades 6–8 in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan district in Minnesota, together enrolling about 6,620 students in a suburban area south of the Twin Cities. The district overall ranks 85th of 458 in the state — the 81st percentile, 4 stars. School sizes range from 889 students at Black Hawk Middle to 1,228 at Scott Highlands Middle, and while all six share the same district rating, their individual results vary widely.

Dakota Hills Middle is the clear leader: 96th percentile, 5 stars, and the highest math (60.2), reading (68.4), and 8th-grade science (32.9) scores in the group, along with the lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 16.05%. Falcon Ridge Middle is a strong second (91st percentile, 5 stars) and the fastest riser, climbing from the 78th to the 91st percentile, with the best 8th-grade math (64.8) and 8th-grade reading (66.9). Both beat the district in all three subjects. Scott Highlands Middle (89th percentile) tops the district only in reading, while Black Hawk Middle (84th percentile) and Rosemount Middle (88th percentile) fall below the district in all three.

At every school, reading is the strongest subject and science the weakest, averaging 59.4 and 25.6 respectively. Valley Middle School of STEM is the lowest performer — 66th percentile, 3 stars, lowest in all three subjects, and the highest free/reduced lunch rate (44.68%) — but it is improving, with reading up 9.60 points. Rosemount Middle is the only school with a declining rank trend (93rd → 89th → 88th percentile) and the only one down in both math and science. Reading improved at all six schools.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)				MCA-IV Science (2026)		MCA-III Math (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Dakota Hills Middle	Public	6-8	4183 Braddock Tr	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6800	1,184	66	18.0	16.0%	769 (64.9%)	76 (6.4%)	87 (7.3%)	148 (12.5%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (8.4%)	92.5	21^st of 546 public middle schools	96.2%		87.6	40^th of 519 public middle schools	92.3%	19	73.1	66.6	65.1	68.4	32.9	32.9	62.9	62.6	54.9	60.2	$11,119
Rosemount Middle	Public	6-8	3135 143rd St W	Rosemount	55068	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 423-7570	1,141	64	17.6	20.7%	785 (68.8%)	112 (9.8%)	99 (8.7%)	52 (4.6%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	84 (7.4%)	81.5	67^th of 546 public middle schools	87.7%		83.5	55^th of 519 public middle schools	89.4%	12	59.8	52.2	60.7	57.7	25.6	25.6	47.9	53.4	52.0	51.0	$10,459
Valley Middle School of STEM	Public	6-8	900 Garden View Dr	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(952) 431-8300	1,090	69	15.8	44.7%	447 (41.0%)	246 (22.6%)	212 (19.4%)	47 (4.3%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (12.1%)	61.1	187^th of 546 public middle schools	65.8%		48.5	267^th of 519 public middle schools	48.6%	80	57.1	40.9	57.5	51.5	19.0	19.0	37.1	30.4	37.4	34.8	$12,751
Scott Highlands Middle	Public	6-8	14011 Pilot Knob Rd	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(952) 423-7581	1,228	67	18.4	29.1%	655 (53.3%)	202 (16.4%)	117 (9.5%)	132 (10.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (9.9%)	83.4	61^st of 546 public middle schools	88.8%		75.4	102^nd of 519 public middle schools	80.3%	41	66.5	57.2	61.8	61.9	24.2	24.2	50.8	44.8	55.1	50.5	$11,260
Black Hawk Middle	Public	6-8	1540 Deerwood Dr	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-8521	889	54	16.5	36.3%	422 (47.5%)	168 (18.9%)	125 (14.1%)	61 (6.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (12.4%)	76.5	89^th of 546 public middle schools	83.7%		74.3	112^th of 519 public middle schools	78.4%	23	59.9	49.3	54.2	54.5	23.5	23.5	44.1	49.5	50.3	48.0	$12,406
Falcon Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	12900 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(952) 431-8760	1,088	62	17.5	31.0%	614 (56.4%)	129 (11.9%)	171 (15.7%)	54 (5.0%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	109 (10.0%)	85.7	49^th of 546 public middle schools	91.0%		79.8	78^th of 519 public middle schools	85.0%	29	66.5	53.4	66.9	62.1	28.4	28.4	44.4	51.9	64.8	53.5	$12,226
Middle School Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-8	3455 153rd St W	Rosemount	55068	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 423-7700	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Great Oaks Academy Charter School	3.12 mi	3	23^rd
West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	3.29 mi	14	134^th
Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	3.78 mi	20	344^th
Intermediate School District 917	4.02 mi	15
Inver Grove Heights Schools	4.63 mi	8	260^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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