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Enrollment
889
Middle
DISTRICT 1,103 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN·NCES 273239002437
BLACK HAWK MIDDLE
1540 DEERWOOD DR, EAGAN, MN 55122 · (651) 683-8521 · Dakota County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL889 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
323 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 294 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 312 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 283 | 32% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
51.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
51.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BLACK HAWK MIDDLE
BLACK HAWK MIDDLE's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK HAWK MIDDLE this school | 889 | 36.3% | 46.1% |
| John Adams Middle School ROCHESTER | 867 | 37.4% | 34.4% |
| ST. LOUIS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL SAINT LOUIS PARK | 965 | 37.4% | 40.6% |
| OAK GROVE MIDDLE BLOOMINGTON | 711 | 37.6% | 37.2% |
| Kellogg Middle School ROCHESTER | 769 | 40.6% | 38.8% |
| Highview Middle School NEW BRIGHTON | 823 | 39.1% | 46.0% |
Matched among Minnesota middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BLACK HAWK MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #82 of 245 | #9 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #67 of 245 | #7 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #106 of 245 | #11 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 889 | #57 of 306 | #8 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #102 of 210 | #8 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #34 of 216 | #3 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.3% | #117 of 252 | #6 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #128 of 129 | #8 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
889
+36 (+4%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 1,131
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 21.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 889 | 53.7 | 16.6:1 | 36% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 900 | 55.3 | 16.3:1 | 40% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 894 | 52.7 | 16.9:1 | 43% (387) |
| 2020-21 | 853 | 40 | 21.3:1 | 22% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 893 | 49 | 18.2:1 | 30% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 896 | 50 | 17.9:1 | 31% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 893 | 52 | 17.2:1 | 25% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 1,131 | 63 | 17.9:1 | 9% (97) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BLACK HAWK MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (893 to 889); teachers up 9% (49 to 53.7).
About BLACK HAWK MIDDLE
BLACK HAWK MIDDLE is a middle school with a street address in EAGAN, Minnesota. The school has 889 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Minnesota average about 495 students, which makes this school 80% above average.
ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN counts 29,224 students in its 36 schools, and BLACK HAWK MIDDLE is one of them.
White students account for 47% of enrollment at BLACK HAWK MIDDLE, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 19% Black, 14% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 7% Asian. County-wide, 74% of Dakota County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 70%.
On staff are 53.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. Statewide, middle schools in Minnesota average 17.5:1. BLACK HAWK MIDDLE has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 36%. The figure for public schools in Dakota County is close, at 34%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, BLACK HAWK MIDDLE would score about 45.5%. It scores 46.1%, within a point of that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for Dakota County show that the median household earns about $106,318 a year, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Dakota County has 170 public schools with about 74,687 students, including BLACK HAWK MIDDLE.
DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY is the nearest public school to BLACK HAWK MIDDLE, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of BLACK HAWK MIDDLE, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, BLACK HAWK MIDDLE is 7th of 9 on proficiency.
Federal data place BLACK HAWK MIDDLE in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
A 4% rise took enrollment from 853 in 2020-21 to 889 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 21.3:1 in 2020-21 to 16.6:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at BLACK HAWK MIDDLE. You can also rate the school on this page.
Dakota County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
445,771
Census ACS
Median income
$106,318
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
170
74,687 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN
- ROSEMOUNT SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,364 students
- EASTVIEW SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,328 students
- EAGAN SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,274 students
- APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,999 students
- SCOTT HIGHLANDS MIDDLEMiddle · 1,228 students
- DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLEMiddle · 1,184 students
Other schools in EAGAN
- EAGAN SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,274 students
- DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLEMiddle · 1,184 students
- RED PINE ELEMENTARYElementary · 740 students
- WOODLAND ELEMENTARYElementary · 720 students
- GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCEElementary · 707 students
- OAK RIDGE LEADERSHIPENVIRON/HEALTHElementary · 583 students
Other Black Hawk Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Black Hawk Middle. BLACK HAWK MIDDLE is the largest of the 4.
- BLACK HAWK MIDDLEWARRENTON, MO · 696 students
- Black Hawk MiddleMadison, WI · 300 students
- Black Hawk MiddleSouth Wayne, WI · 76 students
Nearby schools
- DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 528
- THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 575
- OAK RIDGE LEADERSHIPENVIRON/HEALTH0.9 mi · 583
- GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE1.2 mi · 707
- GOA School of Logic1.6 mi · 101
- NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About BLACK HAWK MIDDLEHow large is BLACK HAWK MIDDLE?
BLACK HAWK MIDDLE enrolls approximately 889 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does BLACK HAWK MIDDLE serve?
BLACK HAWK MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does BLACK HAWK MIDDLE have?
BLACK HAWK MIDDLE employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
How diverse is BLACK HAWK MIDDLE?
BLACK HAWK MIDDLE reports a student body of 47% White, 14% Hispanic, 19% Black, 7% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is BLACK HAWK MIDDLE public or private?
BLACK HAWK MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.