Summary:
The Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools district in Minnesota's southern Twin Cities metro area includes nine elementary schools — most serving PK–5, with ONE91 Virtual Academy Elementary serving K–5 — enrolling 3,542 students in total. Enrollment ranges from just 34 students at ONE91 Virtual to 569 at William Byrne Elementary, with a median of 383. The district is rated 1 star and ranks 344 of 458 in Minnesota, at the 25th percentile, with proficiency below the state in every tested subject: math 28.2% vs. 44.9%, reading 35.8% vs. 48.6%, and science 11.6% vs. 25.5%.
Two schools stand out. William Byrne Elementary has the highest reading proficiency at 55.3%, plus 47.5% math and 22.1% science, and its state rank climbed from the 37th to the 47th to the 55th percentile over three years, earning 3 stars. Gideon Pond Elementary leads in math (49.0%) and science (24.5%) with 51.4% reading, but slid from the 70th to the 54th percentile, though it still holds 3 stars. These two are the only schools above state averages in both math and reading. Harriet Bishop Elementary and Rahn Elementary beat district averages in all three subjects but trail the state, and Edward Neill Elementary also exceeds district averages.
The lowest performers are Sky Oaks Elementary, Hidden Valley Elementary, Vista View Elementary, and ONE91 Virtual Academy Elementary; Vista View has the lowest science score at 1.9% and the lowest rank percentile at 10th. Science is the district's weakest subject, and no school reaches the state's 25.5%, though Gideon Pond comes closest. Schools with higher FRL rates, above about 64%, tend to score lower, yet Harriet Bishop and Rahn show that FRL does not determine results. Student-teacher ratio does not track performance either: Vista View has the lowest ratio at 11.4:1 alongside low scores, while William Byrne's 15.5:1 accompanies top results. ONE91 Virtual's 34 students and suppressed science value make direct comparisons unreliable.
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