Valley Middle School of STEM

Regular School · APPLE VALLEY, MN

Valley Middle School of STEM is a regular school school in APPLE VALLEY, Minnesota, serving grades 06–08 with 1,090 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.9:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

1,090

Teachers (FTE)

68.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	447	41%
Black or African American	246	23%
Hispanic/Latino	212	19%
Two or more races	132	12%
Asian	47	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	6	1%
Total enrollment	1,090	575M / 515F

English Language Learners: 101 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	30.0% -18.4pp	48.4%	832
Reading Proficiency	47.0% -8.2pp	55.2%	843
Science Proficiency	25.0%	—	237

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.10 grade levels

Math

+0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

120 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

285

26.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,090	100%

Contact & Location

900 GARDEN VIEW DR

APPLE VALLEY, MN 55124

Phone: (952)431-8300

http://vmss.district196.org/

District

ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,960

District enrollment: 29,221

Other Schools in District

196Online Elementary Elementary
Cedar Park Elementary STEM School Elementary
DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY Elementary
DIAMOND PATH EL SCH OF INTL STUDIES Elementary
ECHO PARK LEADERSHIP ENGINEER/TECH Elementary
East Lake Elementary School Elementary
GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE Elementary
GREENLEAF ELEMENTARY Elementary

View all 39 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 55124) → CensusDepth.com
Minnesota population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Minnesota teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

273239001383

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD