Valley Middle School of STEM
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Apple Valley, Minnesota
Valley Middle School of STEM in Apple Valley, Minnesota enrolled 1,090 students in 2024-25 with 68.7 full-time teachers, 15.9 students per teacher against the Minnesota middle-school median of 16.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 42% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 36% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%
1,076 students in 2022-23, 1,060 students in 2023-24, 1,090 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 61.4 to 68.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,076 | 61.4 | 17.5 |
| 2023-24 | 1,060 | 68.1 | 15.6 |
| 2024-25 | 1,090 | 68.7 | 15.9 |
15.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 57 of every 100 Minnesota middle schools
Among the 274 Minnesota middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 358 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Valley Middle School of STEM enrolled 1,073 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 81 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 358 of the 1,073 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions81
- Chronically absent19.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
41.0% of students were White, 22.6% Black, 19.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White41.0%
- Black22.6%
- Hispanic19.4%
- Two or more races12.1%
- Asian4.3%
- American Indian0.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Valley Middle School of STEM scored proficient or above: 42% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 42% | 57% | 51.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 36% | 52% (2021-22) | 45.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Apple Valley
3 public middle schools in Apple Valley report 2024-25 enrollment; Valley Middle School of STEM is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Highlands Middle | 1,228 | 18.4 | 24.0% |
| Valley Middle School of STEM | 1,090 | 15.9 | 36.8% |
| Falcon Ridge Middle | 1,088 | 17.5 | 24.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Valley Middle School of STEM
- Scott Highlands MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 3.3 miles away: 1,228 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
- Falcon Ridge MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.7 miles away: 1,088 students, 17.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
- Compare Valley Middle School of STEM with Scott Highlands MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan ISD 196 spends per student$15,334 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,334
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaValley Middle School of STEM is the number 25 by size of 301 Minnesota middle schools open in 2024-25.#25 of 301
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher15.9 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 16.4 for middle schools.15.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Valley Middle School of STEM
How many students attend Valley Middle School of STEM?
1,090 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,076 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Apple Valley, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Middle School of STEM?
15.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for middle schools is 16.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Valley Middle School of STEM a Title I school?
Valley Middle School of STEM was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Valley Middle School of STEM do on state tests?
The students tested at Valley Middle School of STEM scored proficient or above: 42% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Valley Middle School of STEM in?
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan ISD 196, NCES district ID 2732390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 273239001383 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.