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Scott Highlands Middle

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Scott Highlands Middle ranks 61 st of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 89% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Scott Highlands Middle is a large public school in Apple Valley, Minnesota, serving about 1,228 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan district. Statewide, it ranks 61st of 546 Minnesota middle schools in 2025–2026 — the 89th percentile and a 4-star rating, and the strongest showing in its recent history after several years in the 71st–89th percentile range.

Reading is the school's clearest strength: 61.9% of students were proficient, above the district's 57.8% and the state's 48.6%. Math is solid at 50.5%, above the state's 44.9% but a bit below the district's 53.3%, with 6th- and 8th-grade math above district and state averages while 7th-grade math (44.8%) trails the district and nearly every same-district peer. Science, at 24.2%, is the biggest area for growth; it is near the comparable 8th-grade district figure but below the school's own 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 results. The school is broadly effective across student groups, with English learners, students in special education, and low-income students all improving sharply in 2025–2026; one student group trails the school's overall results.

Locally, Scott Highlands is upper-middle rather than the top performer. Dakota Hills Middle, Century Middle School, and Falcon Ridge Middle rank higher, and Falcon Ridge — the closest comparison, with similar poverty rates — edges ahead in math and science while reading is essentially tied. Rosemount Middle is similar overall, while Black Hawk Middle and Valley Middle School of STEM trail. It is also the largest nearby middle school and has the highest student-teacher ratio among same-district peers at 18.4, with 29.07% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

1,228

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,260

Per pupil spending ?

29.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

14011 Pilot Knob Rd
Apple Valley, MN 55124-6602

(952) 423-7581

District: Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

Students who attend Scott Highlands Middle usually attend:

High:

Rosemount Senior High

Feeder schools for Scott Highlands Middle:

Elementary:	Diamond Path Elementary School Of International Studies
	Highland Elementary
	Parkview Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.3%

African American:

16.4%

Asian:

10.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (51% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Minnesota middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg52%

Minnesota avg43%

61^st of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	83.4	61 of 546	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.4	102 of 519	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	81 of 545	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	88 of 529	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	101 of 520	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	102 of 521	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	156 of 533	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	114 of 518	78.0%	★★★★☆
2017	70.3	134 of 523	74.4%	★★★★☆
2016	71.1	128 of 508	74.8%	★★★★☆
2015	70.3	135 of 516	73.8%	★★★★☆
2014	72.7	112 of 490	77.1%	★★★★☆
2013	71.5	126 of 488	74.2%	★★★★☆
2012	65.0	167 of 469	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.5	148 of 478	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.9	145 of 454	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.7	106 of 230	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.9	139 of 409	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.7	122 of 403	69.7%	★★★★☆
2006	72.0	94 of 406	76.8%	★★★★☆
2005	80.0	59 of 396	85.1%	★★★★☆
2004	73.1	104 of 387	73.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	11 of 185	94.1%	★★★★★
2025	72.5	34 of 169	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	25 of 179	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	44 of 164	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	27 of 162	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	18 of 141	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	35 of 148	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	16 of 137	88.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	85.0	20 of 112	82.1%	★★★★☆
2025	78.2	27 of 106	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	30 of 111	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	21 of 116	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	22 of 110	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	16 of 87	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	22 of 112	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	23 of 108	78.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	63.8	27 of 170	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	46.5	63 of 153	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	46 of 158	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	15 of 133	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	49.5	46 of 130	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.1	15 of 102	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	27.3	107 of 120	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.9	22 of 109	79.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	70 of 467	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	73.0	103 of 450	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	66 of 474	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	77 of 455	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	94 of 467	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	103 of 443	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	138 of 439	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.6	108 of 436	75.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	23 of 195	88.2%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	31 of 175	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	31 of 186	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	14 of 178	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	59.6	57 of 188	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	54.2	58 of 156	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	81 of 171	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	48 of 163	70.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	71.5	76 of 458	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	60.3	138 of 432	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	138 of 473	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	143 of 459	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	179 of 404	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.4	92 of 399	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	52.6	189 of 415	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	136 of 401	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	56 of 483	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	70.4	109 of 452	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	110 of 479	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	96 of 464	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	115 of 476	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	95 of 437	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	162 of 454	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	103 of 438	76.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	53 of 124	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.2	33 of 113	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	30 of 116	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	24 of 107	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.9	43 of 131	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	47 of 97	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	44 of 120	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	32 of 114	71.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	47 of 296	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	61.3	80 of 265	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	89 of 307	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	86 of 298	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	46.7	144 of 288	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.2	52 of 260	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	82 of 282	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	52 of 253	79.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	52 of 435	88.0%	★★★★☆
2025	68.4	106 of 415	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	75 of 440	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	99 of 436	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	122 of 438	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.6	113 of 422	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	55.5	192 of 428	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	137 of 428	68.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)94th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)88th percentile~ school

White (2026)88th percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)84th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)84th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2026)82nd percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)57th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading62%+13 vs state

Math50%+6 vs state

Science24%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, September 11, 2019

My 14 yr old daughter has to take a bus after school to SHMS from a charter school and switch to a different bus that would bring her home. Her first day taking a bus, she couldn't locate the bus # she was to switch to, asked a couple of teachers that were out there overseeing kids getting on buses and they just pointed in one direction or another, she never located the bus. All the buses left and she was left standing there, with NO ONE coming up to her to see what was going on or making sure no kids are left there before leaving for the day. Are you kidding me????? What kind of faculty are you employing that would leave a kid standing there, thankfully she had her phone and called me, so I had to arrange a ride for her since I couldn't leave work. Thanks SMHS for being the worst school ever! This is beyond my understanding, you should be ashamed of yourself ! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Great teachers, great administration and great students. I volunteer there as well and can't believe how fantastic this middle school experience is compared to my own. Keep up the great work Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Have heard nothing but great things.
Choose this school over Falcon Ridge as it has competent teachers and administrators! Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, June 24, 2009

poor administration, kids fall behind Close Quote

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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 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
Joseph Nicollet Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	400 E 134th St	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(952) 707-2600	50	51	.9	56.0%	17 (34.0%)	17 (34.0%)	8 (16.0%)	4 (8.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.0%)	29.5	406^th of 546 public middle schools	25.6%		24.5	414^th of 519 public middle schools	20.2%	8	42.6	25.2	33.6		34.2	6.0		6.0	32.7	16.5	23.8	24.8	$14,713
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
STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville	Public, Charter	6-10	14450 Burnhaven Dr	Burnsville	55306	Dakota County	STEP Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 285-1920	96	4	24.7	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	96 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.2	438^th of 546 public middle schools	19.8%		29.6	393^rd of 519 public middle schools	24.3%	45	37.5	40.9	38.1	22.2	35.3	0.0	17.6	7.9	4.2	9.1	14.3	9.0
Universal Academy South Middle/High	Public, Charter	7-8	600 W Travelers Trl	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Universal Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 442-3124	11	1	18.9	81.8%	0 (0.0%)	11 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		20.0			16.7							18.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Scott Highlands Middle

How many students attend Scott Highlands Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,228 students attended Scott Highlands Middle.

What high school do graduates of Scott Highlands Middle attend?

Students who attend Scott Highlands Middle usually go on to attend Rosemount Senior High

What district is Scott Highlands Middle in?

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

Is Scott Highlands Middle a good school?

Scott Highlands Middle ranks 61^st of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Scott Highlands Middle?

Students at Scott Highlands Middle are 53% White, 16% African American, 11% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic.

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