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Valley Middle School of STEM

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

900 Garden View Dr, Apple Valley, MN 55124 · (952) 431-8300 · Part of Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

Apple Valley’s School Grade A− better than 77% of Minnesota school districts

Directions
Students
1,090
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Valley Middle School of STEM

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Apple Valley kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Apple Valley kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Valley Middle School of STEMYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 52.5%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

900 Garden View Dr, Apple Valley

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6386
Grade 7352
Grade 8352
Enrollment over time
1,079’20
1,073’21
1,076’22
1,060’23
1,090’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 41%Black 23%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 12%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Valley Middle School of STEM from Apple Valley families.

Other schools in Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

The district →
East Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeville
A
844 students16:1
Greenleaf Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apple Valley
B
747 students14:1
Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burnsville
C
732 students13:1
Dakota Valley Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Apple Valley
584 students25:1
Oak Ridge Leadershipenviron/Health
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eagan
C
583 students14:1
Rosemount Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rosemount
B+
803 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Minnesota’s other public schools; Apple Valley’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.