Elementary and secondary schools · Minnesota
Valley Middle School
Apple Valley, MN · ~123 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Valley Middle School runs at 441% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Elementary and secondary schools workplace, earning a grade F.
Valley Middle School: 6.2 TCR = 441% of Elementary and secondary schools BLS 1.4 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Valley Middle School safety composite
Valley Middle School scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 26%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
TCR Δ
−0.4
2019→2024
Valley Middle School injury rate improved
Valley Middle School's TCR fell 0.4 from 4.9 in 2019 to 4.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 11.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=4.9 · 2020=11.2 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=5.0 · 2023=9.0 · 2024=4.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611110 · Apple Valley, MN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 6.2 · 441% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #1218/1589
- PHOTO Hillcrest Elementary
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 28 inj
- SIZE ~123 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hillcrest Elementary (0.0 TCR gap)
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Valley Middle School in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Valley Middle School
6.2 TCR
- Hillcrest Elem
Hillcrest Elementary
6.2 TCR
- ISD 16 Spring
ISD 16 Spring Lake Park, WCSI - Woodcrest Elem Span Imm
6.2 TCR
- ISD 659 Middle
ISD 659 Middle Schools
6.2 TCR
- ISD 742 North
ISD 742 North Junior High
6.2 TCR
What this shows Valley Middle School averages 6.2 TCR (441% of the Elementary and secondary schools BLS benchmark).
Valley Middle School TCR series: 2019=4.9 · 2020=11.2 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=5 · 2023=9 · 2024=4.5 · BLS 1.4
Where Valley Middle School falls in its industry
3,374 Elementary and secondary schoo establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1218 safest of 1589 Elementary and secondary schoo employers in Minnesota.
Valley Middle School has more employees than the Elementary and secondary schools median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.0 | 1.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.2 | 3.7 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611110 · MN · Apple Valley
3,374 Elementary and secondary schools employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 91 employers in Apple Valley, MN · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Hillcrest Elementary | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ISD 16 Spring Lake Park, WCSI - Woodcrest Elem Span Imm | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ISD 659 Middle Schools | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ISD 742 North Junior High | 6.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lametti and Sons Inc. | 123 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Central Bi Products Long Prairie | 123 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Franklin Street Bakery | 123 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eggs - Big Lake MN | 123 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Apple Valley | 880 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Uponor - Apple Valley | 682 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2390 - Apple Valley South | 521 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2642 | 416 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | A & F Growers, Inc. | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Flexicore Of Texas | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Creative Community Living Services Wester | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Maquoketa Company | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | BMW of Sarasota | 123 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lexington at Country Place | 123 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Salina Dc | 123 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Griffith Farms | 123 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.