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Dakota Hills Middle

Public Grades 6-8

21^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 96% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Dakota Hills Middle is a grades 6–8 school in Eagan, Minnesota, serving 1,184 students as part of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan district, and it is one of the state's top-performing middle schools. In 2025–2026 it ranked 21st of 546 Minnesota middle schools — the 96th percentile, with 5 stars — notably stronger than its own district's 81st-percentile ranking. It has earned 5 stars every year shown in its rank history, with statewide ranks between 20th and 48th over the past decade.

Reading is the school's clearest strength: 68.4% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, compared with 57.8% in the district and 48.6% statewide, and the 6th-grade result of 73.1% stands out. Math proficiency was 60.2%, versus 53.3% district and 44.9% state, with 8th grade dipping to 54.9%. Science was 32.9%; because science is tested in 8th grade here, the fair comparisons are the district's 8th-grade result of 25.8% and the state's 16.7%. Among nearby same-district schools, Falcon Ridge Middle, Scott Highlands Middle, Rosemount Middle and Black Hawk Middle all trail Dakota Hills in rank, math, reading and science.

Results hold across student groups: special education students ranked in the 94th percentile, low-income students in the 83rd, and African American and Hispanic students in the 76th percentile statewide. English language learner results swung from the 77th percentile to the 15th and back to the 50th over three years, a pattern that suggests a small or changing group rather than a stable trend. About 16.05% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025, lower than most nearby schools, while the student/teacher ratio of 18.0 is not unusually favorable. Overall, Dakota Hills is a consistently elite, top-5% Minnesota middle school.

1,184

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,119

Per pupil spending ?

16.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

4183 Braddock Tr
Eagan, MN 55123-1575

(651) 683-6800

District: Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

Students who attend Dakota Hills Middle usually attend:

High:

Eagan Senior High

Feeder schools for Dakota Hills Middle:

Elementary:	Pinewood Community Elementary
	Woodland Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.9%

Asian:

12.5%

Two or more races:

8.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (60% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Minnesota middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg52%

Minnesota avg43%

21^st of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Middle Schools in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

85^th of 458Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	92.5	21 of 546	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	87.6	40 of 519	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	28 of 545	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	24 of 529	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	20 of 520	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	37 of 521	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	48 of 533	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.4	47 of 518	90.9%	★★★★★
2017	86.3	42 of 523	92.0%	★★★★★
2016	89.5	28 of 508	94.5%	★★★★★
2015	89.0	26 of 516	95.0%	★★★★★
2014	88.3	24 of 490	95.1%	★★★★★
2013	86.1	33 of 488	93.2%	★★★★★
2012	82.1	40 of 469	91.5%	★★★★★
2011	86.1	26 of 478	94.6%	★★★★★
2010	86.5	21 of 454	95.4%	★★★★★
2009	85.1	14 of 230	93.9%	★★★★★
2008	86.5	22 of 409	94.6%	★★★★★
2007	88.4	20 of 403	95.0%	★★★★★
2006	87.8	16 of 406	96.1%	★★★★★
2005	84.4	29 of 396	92.7%	★★★★★
2004	89.2	15 of 387	96.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	44 of 185	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	67.7	41 of 169	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	18 of 179	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	12 of 164	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	76.5	20 of 162	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	42 of 141	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	32 of 148	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	20 of 137	85.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	89.2	16 of 112	85.7%	★★★★☆
2025	85.4	17 of 106	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.3	11 of 111	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	8 of 116	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	8 of 110	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	10 of 87	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	14 of 112	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	17 of 108	84.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	85 of 170	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	28.9	130 of 153	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.4	37 of 158	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	25 of 133	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	57.6	30 of 130	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	19 of 102	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	45.5	57 of 120	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.0	76 of 109	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	90.6	21 of 467	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	86.9	31 of 450	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	27 of 474	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	28 of 455	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	19 of 467	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	84.8	40 of 443	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	49 of 439	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	35 of 436	92.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	65.6	47 of 195	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	64.6	44 of 175	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	35 of 186	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	56.0	58 of 178	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	47 of 188	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	46.7	72 of 156	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	43 of 171	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	24 of 163	85.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	78 of 458	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	56.4	169 of 432	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	92 of 473	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	70 of 459	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	17 of 404	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	49.8	185 of 399	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.7	295 of 415	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.1	217 of 401	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	90.4	24 of 483	95.0%	★★★★★
2025	83.6	49 of 452	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	32 of 479	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	26 of 464	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	19 of 476	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	86.1	32 of 437	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	83.6	47 of 454	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	62 of 438	85.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	10 of 124	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	77.5	20 of 113	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	15 of 116	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	12 of 107	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	23 of 131	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.7	29 of 97	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	29 of 120	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	42 of 114	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	18 of 296	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	71.8	42 of 265	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	27 of 307	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	82.6	25 of 298	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	24 of 288	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	56.6	90 of 260	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.0	41 of 282	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	19 of 253	92.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	90.3	21 of 435	95.2%	★★★★★
2025	82.5	44 of 415	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	34 of 440	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	25 of 436	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	22 of 438	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	31 of 422	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	82.6	39 of 428	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	78.9	48 of 428	88.8%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

White (2026)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)94th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)86th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile-13 vs school

African American (2026)76th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)76th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)50th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading68%+20 vs state

Math60%+15 vs state

Science33%+7 vs state

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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 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	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
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
Friendly Hills Middle	Public	5-8	701 Mendota Heights Rd	Mendota Heights	55120	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 403-7600	785	45	17.4	41.1%	388 (49.4%)	100 (12.7%)	192 (24.5%)	31 (3.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.5%)	70.6	121^st of 546 public middle schools	77.8%		70.6	133^rd of 519 public middle schools	74.4%	12	52.1	54.1	45.7	60.8	53.0	25.6	22.8	24.1	46.4	42.8	38.4	45.3	43.0	$13,047
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
Inver Grove Heights Middle	Public	6-8	8167 Cahill Ave E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 306-7200	817	44	18.6	49.4%	341 (41.7%)	106 (13.0%)	235 (28.8%)	40 (4.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (11.4%)	40.8	329^th of 546 public middle schools	39.7%		38.5	328^th of 519 public middle schools	36.8%	1		37.1	37.6	42.0	38.9		8.9	8.9		28.7	33.0	32.4	31.5	$12,547
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
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)
New Code Academy Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	1300 W 106th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 444-1234	71	6	11.8	71.8%	26 (36.6%)	25 (35.2%)	5 (7.0%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (18.3%)	54.2	236^th of 546 public middle schools	56.8%		35.6	357^th of 519 public middle schools	31.2%	121				45.5	52.0		25.0	25.0				18.2	16.7
Valley View Middle	Public	6-8	8900 Portland Ave	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5800	647	46	13.9	73.1%	113 (17.5%)	158 (24.4%)	283 (43.7%)	25 (3.9%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.1%)	15.9	471^st of 546 public middle schools	13.7%		18.5	440^th of 519 public middle schools	15.2%	31		27.8	23.1	25.8	25.5		3.7	3.7		14.8	16.6	17.6	16.3	$16,497

Frequently Asked Questions about Dakota Hills Middle

How many students attend Dakota Hills Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,184 students attended Dakota Hills Middle.

What district is Dakota Hills Middle in?

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

What high school do graduates of Dakota Hills Middle attend?

Students who attend Dakota Hills Middle usually go on to attend Eagan Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Dakota Hills Middle?

Students at Dakota Hills Middle are 65% White, 13% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 6% African American.

Is Dakota Hills Middle a good school?

Yes! Dakota Hills Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 21^st of 546 Minnesota middle schools.

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