Dakota Hills Middle

Summary:

Dakota Hills Middle is a public middle school located in Eagan, Minnesota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,158 students. The school is part of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district, which is ranked 100 out of 463 districts in Minnesota and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dakota Hills Middle consistently ranks among the top 30-50 middle schools in Minnesota, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's proficiency rates in MCA-III Math, Reading, and Science are significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 64.88% of Dakota Hills Middle students were proficient or better in MCA-III Reading, compared to 57.21% for the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan district and 49.85% for the state of Minnesota. Additionally, Dakota Hills Middle excels in the performance of various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, African American students, and students with special education needs.

Compared to the nearby schools in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan district, New Code Academy Middle School, Valley View Middle, and Inver Grove Heights Middle, Dakota Hills Middle generally outperforms its peers in academic measures, such as MCA-III proficiency rates and statewide rankings. The school's diverse racial/ethnic composition, with a balanced student population, is also a unique strength that sets it apart from some of the nearby schools.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 4183 Braddock Tr
       Eagan, MN  55123-1575


(651) 683-6800

District: Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

SchoolDigger Rank:
28th of 545 Minnesota Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,119 Help


Students who attend Dakota Hills Middle usually attend:

High:    Eagan Senior High

Feeder schools for Dakota Hills Middle:

Elementary:    Pinewood Community Elementary
    Woodland Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  19.7 Help
Number of students:  1,158

Racial breakdown:

White:
65.7%
Asian:
12.4%
Hispanic:
7.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  17.4% Help


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Compare Details Dakota Hills Middle ranks better than 94.9% of middle schools in Minnesota. It also ranks first among 6 ranked middle schools in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.18. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (65.7%), Asian (12.4%), Hispanic (7.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 17.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dakota Hills Middle is 19.7, which is the highest among 6 middle schools in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dakota Hills Middle is $11,119. 4 middle schools in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dakota Hills Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Dakota Hills Middle 28th of 545 Minnesota public middle schools. (See Dakota Hills Middle in the ranking list.)

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Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan:

SchoolDigger ranks Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan 100th of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dakota Hills Middle

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Rank History for all students at Dakota Hills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 89.16 15th 387 96.1%
2005 84.39 29th 396 92.7%
2006 87.80 16th 406 96.1%
2007 88.42 20th 403 95.0%
2008 86.50 22nd 409 94.6%
2009 85.07 14th 230 93.9%
2010 86.51 21st 454 95.4%
2011 86.05 26th 478 94.6%
2012 82.09 40th 469 91.5%
2013 86.14 33rd 488 93.2%
2014 88.29 24th 490 95.1%
2015 89.04 26th 516 95.0%
2016 89.50 28th 508 94.5%
2017 86.26 42nd 523 92.0%
2018 83.39 47th 518 90.9%
2019 85.16 48th 533 91.0%
2021 87.98 37th 521 92.9%
2022 92.50 20th 520 96.2%
2023 91.14 24th 529 95.5%
2024 90.18 28th 545 94.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Dakota Hills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.57 42nd 114 63.2%
2019 72.73 29th 120 75.8%
2021 64.66 29th 97 70.1%
2022 78.06 23rd 131 82.4%
2023 83.90 12th 107 88.8%
2024 83.74 15th 116 87.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dakota Hills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.03 76th 109 30.3%
2019 45.49 57th 120 52.5%
2021 61.20 19th 102 81.4%
2022 57.64 30th 130 76.9%
2023 60.00 25th 133 81.2%
2024 56.36 37th 158 76.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Dakota Hills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.24 19th 253 92.5%
2019 74.96 41st 282 85.5%
2021 56.57 90th 260 65.4%
2022 83.60 24th 288 91.7%
2023 82.60 25th 298 91.6%
2024 82.35 27th 307 91.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dakota Hills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.13 217th 401 45.9%
2019 35.72 295th 415 28.9%
2021 49.84 185th 399 53.6%
2022 85.90 17th 404 95.8%
2023 75.18 70th 459 84.7%
2024 71.97 92nd 473 80.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Dakota Hills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.93 35th 436 92.0%
2019 82.66 49th 439 88.8%
2021 84.76 40th 443 91.0%
2022 90.15 19th 467 95.9%
2023 88.28 28th 455 93.8%
2024 88.87 27th 474 94.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Dakota Hills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.98 62nd 438 85.8%
2019 83.63 47th 454 89.6%
2021 86.11 32nd 437 92.7%
2022 91.53 19th 476 96.0%
2023 90.37 26th 464 94.4%
2024 87.64 32nd 479 93.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Dakota Hills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.75 17th 108 84.3%
2019 88.18 14th 112 87.5%
2021 90.18 10th 87 88.5%
2022 93.20 8th 110 92.7%
2023 93.27 8th 116 93.1%
2024 89.26 11th 111 90.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Dakota Hills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.40 20th 137 85.4%
2019 72.76 32nd 148 78.4%
2021 63.42 42nd 141 70.2%
2022 76.45 20th 162 87.7%
2023 86.19 12th 164 92.7%
2024 85.02 18th 179 89.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dakota Hills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.02 24th 163 85.3%
2019 64.86 43rd 171 74.9%
2021 46.65 72nd 156 53.8%
2022 65.66 47th 188 75.0%
2023 55.99 58th 178 67.4%
2024 71.17 35th 186 81.2%
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Rank History for White students at Dakota Hills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.88 48th 428 88.8%
2019 82.60 39th 428 90.9%
2021 85.67 31st 422 92.7%
2022 90.23 22nd 438 95.0%
2023 88.27 25th 436 94.3%
2024 85.71 34th 440 92.3%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Middle Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Dakota Hills Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1994 1585 86 79 23 4 n/a n/a 0 1777
1997 904 41 36 22 4 n/a n/a 0 1007
1998 926 42 53 16 4 n/a n/a 0 1041
1999 958 53 55 15 3 n/a n/a 0 1084
2000 1062 68 66 21 4 n/a n/a 0 1221
2001 1089 83 60 21 5 n/a n/a 0 1258
2002 1136 83 76 25 4 n/a n/a 0 1324
2003 1136 83 76 25 4 n/a n/a 0 1324
2004 1161 92 73 22 5 n/a n/a 0 1353
2005 1190 75 67 26 1 n/a n/a 0 1359
2006 1208 48 77 31 3 n/a n/a 0 1367
2007 1159 38 75 42 1 n/a n/a 0 1315
2008 1121 39 92 43 5 n/a n/a 0 1300
2009 1054 47 82 40 6 n/a n/a 0 1229
2010 1006 54 100 46 8 n/a n/a 0 1214
2011 965 60 94 47 4 2 13 0 1185
2012 925 54 82 59 3 4 17 0 1144
2013 914 60 97 58 2 2 24 0 1157
2014 897 62 108 71 1 1 37 0 1177
2015 848 48 121 75 3 0 31 0 1126
2016 779 50 125 83 3 0 36 0 1076
2017 766 68 137 102 2 1 42 0 1118
2018 755 73 137 101 1 1 48 0 1116
2019 788 80 147 141 1 1 65 0 1223
2020 803 82 159 149 4 1 67 0 1265
2021 766 83 177 137 5 1 72 0 1241
2022 739 67 164 103 8 1 63 0 1145
2023 761 80 144 92 11 0 70 0 1158

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dakota Hills Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 1777 98.3 18.1 7.2
1997 1007 64.6 15.6 7.1
1998 1041 n/a 0.0 5.1
1999 1084 81.6 13.3 5.1
2000 1221 80.7 15.1 8
2001 1258 75.1 16.8 8.3
2002 1324 77.6 17.1 7.1
2003 1324 77.6 17.1 7.1
2004 1353 124.1 10.9 7.6
2005 1359 80.8 16.8 6.3
2006 1367 81.0 16.9 6.4
2007 1315 76.8 17.1 4.9
2008 1300 74.2 17.5 6.9
2009 1229 71.1 17.3 8.5
2010 1214 70.2 17.2 9.4
2011 1185 62.8 18.8 12.6
2012 1144 52.8 21.6 10.8
2013 1157 57.3 20.1 11.8
2014 1177 57.5 20.4 14
2015 1126 58.0 19.4 12.1
2016 1076 51.0 21.0 13
2017 1118 48.9 22.8 14.5
2018 1116 50.7 21.9 13.6
2019 1223 54.6 22.3 15.2
2020 1265 61.5 20.5 15.1
2021 1241 60.9 20.3 11.9
2022 1145 62.1 18.4 11.6
2023 1158 58.5 19.7 17.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dakota Hills Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 1777 98.3 18.1 7.2
1997 1007 64.6 15.6 7.1
1998 1041 n/a 0.0 5.1
1999 1084 81.6 13.3 5.1
2000 1221 80.7 15.1 8
2001 1258 75.1 16.8 8.3
2002 1324 77.6 17.1 7.1
2003 1324 77.6 17.1 7.1
2004 1353 124.1 10.9 7.6
2005 1359 80.8 16.8 6.3
2006 1367 81.0 16.9 6.4
2007 1315 76.8 17.1 4.9
2008 1300 74.2 17.5 6.9
2009 1229 71.1 17.3 8.5
2010 1214 70.2 17.2 9.4
2011 1185 62.8 18.8 12.6
2012 1144 52.8 21.6 10.8
2013 1157 57.3 20.1 11.8
2014 1177 57.5 20.4 14
2015 1126 58.0 19.4 12.1
2016 1076 51.0 21.0 13
2017 1118 48.9 22.8 14.5
2018 1116 50.7 21.9 13.6
2019 1223 54.6 22.3 15.2
2020 1265 61.5 20.5 15.1
2021 1241 60.9 20.3 11.9
2022 1145 62.1 18.4 11.6
2023 1158 58.5 19.7 17.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Dakota Hills Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $11,119

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dakota Hills Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 48th of 533 Middle schoolsRanks 24th of 529 Middle schools
 4.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Math (Dakota Hills Middle)7358.8
 14.2%
   6th Grade Math (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan)58.945.8
 13.1%
   6th Grade Math (Minnesota)50.539.7
 10.8%
6th Grade Reading (Dakota Hills Middle)73.365.2
 8.1%
   6th Grade Reading (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan)66.357.8
 8.5%
   6th Grade Reading (Minnesota)62.853.4
 9.4%
7th Grade Math (Dakota Hills Middle)67.260
 7.2%
   7th Grade Math (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan)58.747.3
 11.4%
   7th Grade Math (Minnesota)52.139.7
 12.4%
7th Grade Reading (Dakota Hills Middle)66.964.8
 2.1%
   7th Grade Reading (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan)61.552.8
 8.7%
   7th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.545.2
 12.3%
8th Grade Math (Dakota Hills Middle)66.157.5
 8.7%
   8th Grade Math (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan)64.848.4
 16.4%
   8th Grade Math (Minnesota)55.240.3
 14.9%
8th Grade Reading (Dakota Hills Middle)6965.1
 3.9%
   8th Grade Reading (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan)63.252.4
 10.8%
   8th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.744.8
 12.9%
8th Grade Science (Dakota Hills Middle)6354.5
 8.5%
   8th Grade Science (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan)55.538.6
 16.9%
   8th Grade Science (Minnesota)4327.6
 15.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students12231158
 5.3%
African American8080
American Indian111
 1000%
Asian147144
 2%
Hispanic14192
 34.8%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White788761
 3.4%
Two or More Races6570
 7.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients15.2%17.4%
 2.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Dakota Hills Middle

Students at Dakota Hills Middle are 66% White, 12% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Yes. Dakota Hills Middle ranks in the top 5.1% of Minnesota middle schools.

Students who attend Dakota Hills Middle usually go on to attend Eagan Senior High

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,158 students attended Dakota Hills Middle.


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