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William Byrne Elementary

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William Byrne Elementary ranks 387 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

387^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

William Byrne Elementary is a PK–5 school at 11608 River Hills Dr in Burnsville, MN, serving 569 students as part of Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools — the largest of the four same-district elementary schools in this comparison. In 2025-2026 it ranked 387th of 869 Minnesota schools (55th percentile, 3 stars), the best rank and star rating in its ten-year record, even though its district sits at 344th of 458 (25th percentile, 1 star). Poverty is substantial but easing (58.17% to 52.02% free/reduced lunch), and the student-teacher ratio improved from 17.5 to 15.5.

Byrne's results outpace its district by roughly 19 points in math and reading, but the state comparison is more modest: reading (55.3%) is genuinely strong, about 5 points above like-grade state peers, while math and science are above district norms but below state norms. Byrne posts the highest reading proficiency in the comparison set, ahead of Greenleaf Elementary (52.1%) despite Greenleaf's lower poverty rate, and it beats Oak Ridge Leadershipenviron/Health in all three subjects. It is effectively tied with Gideon Pond Elementary for top performance in its own district and far ahead of Sky Oaks Elementary and ONE91 Virtual Academy Elementary. The closest same-district school, Rahn Elementary, has more poverty and scores 6 points lower in math and 11 points lower in reading.

Every tracked student subgroup improved by 12–44 percentile points over two years. English Language Learners (83rd) and special education students (72nd) now rank above the school's own 55th percentile — unusual, since these groups often rank lowest — and low-income students moved from well behind the school average to near parity. Gaps remain: White students rank about 30 percentile points above Black and Hispanic students. Science is the alarm bell, falling about 26 points in three years from Byrne's strongest subject to below the state average. Fifth grade shows a striking split of 64% reading proficiency versus 38.4% in math.

569

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,629

Per pupil spending ?

52%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11608 River Hills Dr
Burnsville, MN 55337-3276

(952) 707-3500

District: Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools

Students who attend William Byrne Elementary usually attend:

High:

Burnsville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.2%

African American:

24.1%

Hispanic:

18.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools

✓Above the Minnesota median (55th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg29%

Minnesota avg43%

387^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8Elementary Schools in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools

344^th of 458Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	387 of 869	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.6	461 of 872	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	557 of 881	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	546 of 845	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	454 of 858	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	565 of 869	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	650 of 870	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	631 of 847	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.7	583 of 853	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.4	542 of 848	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.1	436 of 840	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.4	488 of 826	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.7	478 of 824	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.9	584 of 820	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	57.0	425 of 814	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.5	310 of 803	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.0	194 of 434	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.3	192 of 781	75.4%	★★★★☆
2007	61.2	327 of 777	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.8	374 of 756	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	77.3	98 of 685	85.7%	★★★★☆
2004	56.6	340 of 676	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	69.6	183 of 674	72.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	129 of 315	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.8	166 of 298	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	189 of 310	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.4	107 of 279	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	88 of 282	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.0	49 of 227	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.4	113 of 283	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.3	60 of 266	77.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	51 of 305	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	43.6	150 of 303	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.1	186 of 303	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	170 of 276	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.5	78 of 256	69.5%	★★★★☆
2019	36.1	157 of 239	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	126 of 242	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	348 of 790	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.8	427 of 799	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	534 of 809	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	558 of 787	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.2	382 of 799	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	537 of 783	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	634 of 787	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	602 of 774	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	105 of 256	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.7	134 of 238	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	179 of 249	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	127 of 214	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.0	46 of 209	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	42.7	131 of 220	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	351 of 764	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.8	429 of 764	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	605 of 793	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	531 of 774	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	340 of 663	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.7	315 of 683	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	544 of 740	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	537 of 728	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	397 of 807	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.3	452 of 812	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	506 of 826	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	437 of 799	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	511 of 808	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	503 of 784	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	537 of 798	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	573 of 779	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	35.1	70 of 98	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	160 of 579	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	57.6	202 of 562	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	380 of 572	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.0	180 of 500	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	350 of 515	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	275 of 463	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	78 of 710	89.0%	★★★★☆
2025	76.9	120 of 714	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	236 of 730	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	329 of 712	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.5	194 of 725	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	49.9	349 of 710	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.5	519 of 722	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	617 of 712	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2026)89th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)83rd percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2026)72nd percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)59th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)59th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile~ school

Male (2026)51st percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)29th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading55%+7 vs state

Math48%+3 vs state

Science22%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)							MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
William Byrne Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	11608 River Hills Dr	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(952) 707-3500	569	37	15.5	52.0%	229 (40.2%)	137 (24.1%)	107 (18.8%)	48 (8.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.4%)	56.5	387^th of 869 public elementary schools	55.5%		51.6	461^st of 872 public elementary schools	47.1%	74	46.4	55.3	64.0				55.3	22.1		22.1	53.0	51.2	38.4				47.5	$13,629
Gateway STEM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1885 University Ave W	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Gateway STEM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 206-4050	121	0	20.0	91.7%	0 (0.0%)	121 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.6	863^rd of 869 public elementary schools	0.7%		5.2	836^th of 872 public elementary schools	4.1%	27	0.0	4.8	4.3	10.5	15.0	23.1	8.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	17.4	4.8	0.0	5.3	10.5	7.7	7.6	$16,434
Rahn Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4424 Sandstone Dr	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(952) 707-3600	383	26	14.9	58.5%	116 (30.3%)	114 (29.8%)	88 (23.0%)	14 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (12.5%)	39.5	570^th of 869 public elementary schools	34.4%		45	520^th of 872 public elementary schools	40.4%	50	34.0	32.7	64.4				44.3	14.0		14.0	46.3	27.3	50.0				41.3	$17,573
Gideon Pond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	613 E 130th St	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 707-3000	361	26	14.0	53.2%	119 (33.0%)	155 (42.9%)	40 (11.1%)	11 (3.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.4%)	55.3	398^th of 869 public elementary schools	54.2%		70.4	264^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.7%	134	46.8	49.0	58.0				51.4	24.5		24.5	46.8	60.0	40.0				49.0	$13,024
Indian Mounds Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9801 11th Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 681-6000	388	32	12.2	75.5%	65 (16.8%)	112 (28.9%)	136 (35.1%)	23 (5.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (12.4%)	13.8	759^th of 869 public elementary schools	12.7%		8.5	806^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.6%	47	15.8	28.3	35.6				25.9	17.8		17.8	19.3	21.3	17.0				19.4	$17,990
Oak Ridge Leadershipenviron/Health	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4350 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 683-6970	583	41	14.2	46.5%	212 (36.4%)	142 (24.4%)	120 (20.6%)	39 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (11.8%)	36.1	596^th of 869 public elementary schools	31.4%		34.9	598^th of 872 public elementary schools	31.4%	2	43.9	38.3	46.2				42.7	17.7		17.7	50.0	40.0	24.1				38.2	$15,478
ONE91 Virtual Academy Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	200 Burnsville Pkwy W	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	Yes	Yes	(952) 707-3401	34	2	20.4	73.5%	10 (29.4%)	15 (44.1%)	4 (11.8%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.8%)								(n/a)							16.7										10.0
Sky Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 E 134th St	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 707-3700	524	39	13.5	74.0%	73 (13.9%)	151 (28.8%)	242 (46.2%)	18 (3.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.5%)	13.7	762^nd of 869 public elementary schools	12.3%		13.8	760^th of 872 public elementary schools	12.8%	2	24.7	32.9	27.0				27.9	5.4		5.4	26.7	33.8	13.3				24.6	$17,241
Compass Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	10640 Lyndale Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	New Century School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 600-9250	245	14	17.5	89.0%	2 (0.8%)	240 (98.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	37.8	577^th of 869 public elementary schools	33.6%		29.9	647^th of 872 public elementary schools	25.8%	70	32.5	61.3	35.1				41.7	10.8		10.8	57.5	61.3	10.8				42.6
Universal Academy South Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	600 W Travelers Trl	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Universal Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 442-3124	103	6	16.8	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	102 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				53.8			37.1							0.0			29.7

Frequently Asked Questions about William Byrne Elementary

How many students attend William Byrne Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 569 students attended William Byrne Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of William Byrne Elementary?

Students at William Byrne Elementary are 40% White, 24% African American, 19% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of William Byrne Elementary attend?

Students who attend William Byrne Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Burnsville High School

What district is William Byrne Elementary in?

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools

Is William Byrne Elementary a good school?

William Byrne Elementary ranks 387^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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