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What's one thing DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,184
Middle
DISTRICT 1,103 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN·NCES 273239000484
DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE
4183 BRADDOCK TR, EAGAN, MN 55123 · (651) 683-6800 · Dakota County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,184 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
190 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 | 400 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 389 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 395 | 33% |
Student demographics
55%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
62.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
58.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE
DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE's state test result (55.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE this school | 1,184 | 16.0% | 55.6% |
| Chippewa Middle School NORTH OAKS | 1,093 | 15.2% | 61.0% |
| CENTURY MIDDLE SCHOOL LAKEVILLE | 950 | 13.6% | 53.8% |
| SOUTH VIEW MIDDLE EDINA | 1,021 | 18.0% | 66.9% |
| VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE EDINA | 1,003 | 15.9% | 67.7% |
| LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL WOODBURY | 1,165 | 12.4% | 59.0% |
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 DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #29 of 245 | #1 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #33 of 245 | #1 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #38 of 245 | #3 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,184 | #16 of 306 | #2 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #143 of 210 | #13 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #87 of 216 | #10 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.0% | #230 of 252 | #16 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #36 of 66 | #3 of 7 |
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
1,184
-57 (-5%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 1,258
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 1,184 | 65.7 | 18.0:1 | 16% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 1,181 | 64.6 | 18.3:1 | 18% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 1,158 | 58.5 | 19.8:1 | 17% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 1,241 | 60 | 20.7:1 | 12% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 1,116 | 50.8 | 22.0:1 | 14% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 1,076 | 51 | 21.1:1 | 13% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 1,185 | 62 | 19.1:1 | 13% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 1,258 | 75 | 16.8:1 | 8% (104) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (1,116 to 1,184); teachers up 29% (50.8 to 65.7).
About DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE
As a large middle school, DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE serves students in EAGAN, Minnesota. Enrollment stands at 1,184 students, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 139% above the average for middle schools in Minnesota.
DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE is a school in ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN. The district has 36 schools and 29,224 students.
More than half of enrollment at DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE is White: 65%. Other groups make up 13% Asian, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 6% Black. Dakota County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE is 18.0:1, based on 65.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Minnesota is similar, at 17.5:1. Lunch program data show 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Dakota County is 34%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE would score about 56.5%. It scores 55.6%, within a point of that figure.
For the population of Dakota County, median household income comes to about $106,318, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Dakota County's 170 public schools enroll about 74,687 students and include DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE from the closest public school, EAGAN SENIOR HIGH. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE enrolled 1,241 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 1,184. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.0:1.
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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
- ROSEMOUNT MIDDLEMiddle · 1,141 students
Other schools in EAGAN
- EAGAN SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,274 students
- BLACK HAWK MIDDLEMiddle · 889 students
- RED PINE ELEMENTARYElementary · 740 students
- WOODLAND ELEMENTARYElementary · 720 students
- GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCEElementary · 707 students
- OAK RIDGE LEADERSHIPENVIRON/HEALTHElementary · 583 students
Nearby schools
- EAGAN SENIOR HIGH0.1 mi · 2,274
- NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 396
- WOODLAND ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 720
- Pinewood Community Elementary1.1 mi · 519
- GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE1.3 mi · 707
- DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLEHow many students attend DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE?
DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE enrolls approximately 1,184 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE serve?
DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE is approximately 18.0:1 (66 FTE teachers).
How diverse is DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE?
DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE reports a student body of 65% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 13% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE?
DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE is overseen by ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN in Dakota County.
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