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Enrollment
1,141
Middle
DISTRICT 1,103 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN·NCES 273239001381
ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE
3135 143RD ST W, ROSEMOUNT, MN 55068 · (651) 423-7570 · Dakota County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,141 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
236 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 | 366 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 394 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 381 | 33% |
Student demographics
50%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
57.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
56.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE
ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE this school | 1,141 | 20.7% | 52.9% |
| SOUTH VIEW MIDDLE EDINA | 1,021 | 18.0% | 66.9% |
| Oak View Middle ANDOVER | 1,282 | 20.3% | 58.5% |
| Oak-Land Middle School LAKE ELMO | 946 | 22.7% | 50.8% |
| MCGUIRE MIDDLE LAKEVILLE | 844 | 20.4% | 48.3% |
| Prairie View Middle School OTSEGO | 953 | 18.3% | 53.8% |
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 ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #45 of 245 | #4 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #39 of 245 | #3 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #60 of 245 | #5 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,141 | #21 of 306 | #4 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #133 of 210 | #12 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.2% | #98 of 216 | #13 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.7% | #212 of 252 | #14 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #57 of 129 | #1 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
1,141
-122 (-10%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 825
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 1,141 | 64.5 | 17.7:1 | 21% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 1,187 | 62.3 | 19.1:1 | 22% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 1,205 | 61.7 | 19.5:1 | 20% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 1,263 | 63 | 20.1:1 | 11% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 1,323 | 63.3 | 20.9:1 | 13% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 1,238 | 60 | 20.6:1 | 14% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 1,174 | 63 | 18.6:1 | 17% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 880 | 58 | 15.2:1 | 13% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 825 | 48 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (1,323 to 1,141); teachers up 2% (63.3 to 64.5).
About ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE
Located in ROSEMOUNT, Minnesota, ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE is a high-enrollment middle-grades school. A total of 1,141 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Minnesota is about 495 students, so this school is 131% bigger than average.
ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE is part of ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN, where 36 schools serve 29,224 students.
A majority of students at ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE, 69%, are White. The next largest groups are 10% Black, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. By the diversity index, ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE comes in at 50%.
Federal data list 64.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.7:1. Middle schools in Minnesota average about 17.5:1, a similar figure. The lunch program counts 21% of students at ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Dakota County average 34%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE would score about 54.0%. It scores 52.9%, 1.1 points below that figure.
County data help place the school in context: in Dakota County, median household income is about $106,318, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The public schools of Dakota County number 170 and enroll about 74,687.
ROSEMOUNT ELEMENTARY is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE is 4th among 5 schools close by.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE went from 1,263 students to 1,141. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.1:1 in 2020-21 to 17.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLEMiddle · 1,184 students
Other schools in ROSEMOUNT
- ROSEMOUNT SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,364 students
- ROSEMOUNT ELEMENTARYElementary · 803 students
- PARKVIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 674 students
- SHANNON PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 508 students
- 917 TESAHigh · 133 students
- 917 DCALS MainHigh · 112 students
Nearby schools
- ROSEMOUNT ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 803
- ROSEMOUNT SENIOR HIGH0.2 mi · 2,364
- 917 SUN0.7 mi · 94
- 917 CASE0.7 mi · 5
- 917 IDEA0.7 mi · 37
- SHANNON PARK ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 508
Frequently asked questions
About ROSEMOUNT MIDDLEHow many students attend ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE?
ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE enrolls approximately 1,141 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE serve?
ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE have?
ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE employs 64 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE?
At ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 69% White, 9% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is ROSEMOUNT MIDDLE public or private?
ROSEMOUNT 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.