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Valley Middle School of STEM
900 Garden View Dr, Apple Valley, MN 55124
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
1,090
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan
Dakota County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 269 Minnesota middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Minnesota middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Valley Middle School of STEM
Valley Middle School of STEM is a magnet middle school in Apple Valley, Minnesota, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan. The school is located in a large suburb in Dakota County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 1,090 students were enrolled, with about 15.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Minnesota middle school (16.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 269 Minnesota middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 1,090 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan
- County
- Dakota County
- NCES school ID
- 273239001383
Schools near Valley Middle School of STEM
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Joseph Nicollet Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 50 students
Scott Highlands Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 1,228 students
Lakeville Online Academy-Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 50 students
Century Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 950 students
Falcon Ridge Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 1,088 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.