Schools · Burnsville

Burnsville, MN schools

Burnsville’s public schools score well below Minnesota’s averages: 43% of students are proficient in reading against 52.5% statewide, and 78% of high schoolers graduate on time against 84.4%. Kids attend one of 5 elementary schools through grade 5, then Joseph Nicollet Middle School and Burnsville High School.

Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.

CSchool Grade #196Best schools in MN (of 230)#215Highest graduation rate in MN (of 238)

TownTapestry School GradeNew

C

Burnsville’s School Grade: C

The public schools Burnsville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 66% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

CTest scoresC-Graduation

Minnesota school districts we grade (491)Better than 34%

Lower resultsHigher results

Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1,590)Better than 13%

High confidence. Built on 2,207 tested students and a graduating class of 673; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.

How the School Grade works

Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Minnesota’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of Minnesota only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in Minnesota with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

School path

Where Burnsville kids go to school

Grades PK–5

5 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the list Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District

Grades 6–8

CJoseph Nicollet Middle School 50 students · Burnsville Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District

Grades 9–12

C+Burnsville High School 2,029 students · Burnsville Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading (grades PK–12, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage)43%

State average 52.5%

Math (grades PK–12, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage)32%

State average 44.2%

Graduation · class of 2020

78% graduate on time

Graduation rate

78%

MN: 84.4%

Graduating class

673

students

The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #215 of 238 MN towns →

Districts

The district serving Burnsville

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 20 schools · 7,663 students

$19,166 per studentMN $17,091C

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Every school

All 24 schools in Burnsville

Level

All 24 Preschool 2 Elementary 11 Middle 3 High 4 Other 4

Type

All 24 Public 15 Charter 6 Private 3

Showing 1–24 of 24 schools

ECHO PARK LEADERSHIP ENGINEER/TECHElementary · Grades PK–5 · 732 students

William Byrne ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 569 students

Sky Oaks ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 524 students

Seven Hills - Burnsville ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 480 students

Edward Neill ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 377 students

Gideon Pond ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 361 students

Vista View ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 311 students

STEP Academy Kg-5th - BurnsvilleElementary · Grades K–5 · 171 students

Gateway STEM Academy Charter SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 121 students

Universal Academy South ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 103 students

ONE91 Virtual Academy ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 34 students

STEP Academy 6-12 - BurnsvilleMiddle · Grades 6–9 · 96 students

Joseph Nicollet Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 50 students

Universal Academy South Middle/HighMiddle · Grades 7 · 11 students

Burnsville High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,029 students

Burnsville Area Learning CenterHigh · Grades 6–12 · 1,350 students

ONE91 Virtual Academy SecondaryHigh · Grades 6–12 · 151 students

BES Transition ProgramHigh · Grades 12 · 42 students

Early Education Program & ServicesPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 203 students

Diamondhead Ready to LearnPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 50 students

Learners CenterOther · Grades 4–12

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GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN SCHOOL

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School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.