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The lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Dakota County, Minnesota

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Dakota County, Minnesota, drawn from 17 qualifying public middle schools. South St. Paul Middle School leads the list at 29.2%, against a median of 46.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Dakota County, Minnesota

Best % Proficient

29.2%

Median % Proficient

46.1%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	South St. Paul Middle School	SOUTH SAINT PAUL, MN	South St. Paul Public School Dist	Middle	64.7%	535	29.2%
2	INVER GROVE HEIGHTS MIDDLE	INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN	INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS	Middle	49.4%	817	31.0%
3	Valley Middle School of STEM	APPLE VALLEY, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	Middle	44.7%	1,090	35.5%
4	LEVI P. DODGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	FARMINGTON, MN	FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	26.3%	692	36.2%
5	ROBERT BOECKMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	FARMINGTON, MN	FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	22.5%	855	37.3%
6	Hastings Middle School	HASTINGS, MN	Hastings Public School District	Middle	27.6%	1,183	37.5%
7	HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL	WEST SAINT PAUL, MN	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	Middle	52.0%	761	39.2%
8	FRIENDLY HILLS MIDDLE	MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	Middle	41.1%	785	44.2%
9	BLACK HAWK MIDDLE	EAGAN, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	Middle	36.3%	889	46.1%
10	SCOTT HIGHLANDS MIDDLE	APPLE VALLEY, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	Middle	29.1%	1,228	47.4%
11	MCGUIRE MIDDLE	LAKEVILLE, MN	Lakeville Area Schools	Middle	20.4%	844	48.3%
12	FALCON RIDGE MIDDLE	APPLE VALLEY, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	Middle	31.0%	1,088	49.8%
13	KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKEVILLE, MN	Lakeville Area Schools	Middle	23.3%	854	49.9%
14	ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE	ROSEMOUNT, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	Middle	20.7%	1,141	52.9%
15	CENTURY MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKEVILLE, MN	Lakeville Area Schools	Middle	13.6%	950	53.8%
16	GOA School of Logic	FARMINGTON, MN	Great Oaks Academy Charter School	Middle	20.8%	101	54.2%
17	DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE	EAGAN, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	Middle	16.0%	1,184	55.6%

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