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Edward Neill Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
661st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools
Better than 24% of Minnesota elementary schools
Summary

Edward Neill Elementary is a public elementary school in Burnsville, Minnesota, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Edward Neill Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating for most of the past decade. The school underperforms compared to the district and state in both math and reading proficiency, with particularly low 5th-grade math scores. Edward Neill also has significant achievement gaps between student subgroups, with its White, Hispanic, and Special Education students performing well below their peers.

Despite its challenges, Edward Neill Elementary is surrounded by several higher-performing elementary schools, such as Gideon Pond Elementary and Harriet Bishop Elementary, which are part of the Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools district. The school's performance for African American students is relatively stronger, suggesting the potential for improvement through targeted strategies.

377
Students ?
14.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,459
Per pupil spending ?
59.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 13409 Upton Ave S
       Burnsville, MN  55337-2154

(952) 707-3100

District: Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools


Students who attend Edward Neill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Joseph Nicollet Middle School
High:    Burnsville High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
37.1%
White:
26.8%
African American:
20.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 16th percentile in 2023 → 24th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2025) from a 16th-percentile low (2023)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Minnesota average (36% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)
!Math scores 12 pts below the Minnesota average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school36%
District avg33%
Minnesota avg47%
661st of 872
Minnesota public elementary schools ?
Bottom 24%▼ down 18 pts since 2015
From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 8Elementary Schools in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools
334th of 446Burnsville-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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202528.5661 of 87224.2%★☆☆☆☆
202423.5707 of 88119.8%★☆☆☆☆
202317.5706 of 84516.4%★☆☆☆☆
202220.8694 of 85819.1%★☆☆☆☆
202120.7702 of 86919.2%★☆☆☆☆
201935.6634 of 87027.1%★☆☆☆☆
201840.2592 of 84730.1%★★☆☆☆
201742.3576 of 85332.5%★★☆☆☆
201640.1600 of 84829.2%★☆☆☆☆
201551.9489 of 84041.8%★★☆☆☆
201444.0557 of 82632.6%★★☆☆☆
201344.3549 of 82433.4%★★☆☆☆
201236.8641 of 82021.8%★☆☆☆☆
201145.1561 of 81431.1%★★☆☆☆
201033.3657 of 80318.2%★☆☆☆☆
200939.9324 of 43425.3%★☆☆☆☆
200825.8678 of 78113.2%★☆☆☆☆
200739.9597 of 77723.2%★☆☆☆☆
200641.9556 of 75626.5%★☆☆☆☆
200548.1445 of 68535.0%★★☆☆☆
200440.1493 of 67627.1%★☆☆☆☆
200353.3382 of 67443.3%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202564.183 of 29872.1%★★★★☆
202473.164 of 31079.4%★★★★☆
202335.4183 of 27934.4%★★☆☆☆
202241.1167 of 28240.8%★★☆☆☆
202160.874 of 22767.4%★★★☆☆
201970.069 of 28375.6%★★★★☆
201866.682 of 26669.2%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202547.8129 of 30357.4%★★★☆☆
202423.3265 of 30312.5%★☆☆☆☆
202324.5239 of 27613.4%★☆☆☆☆
202237.3165 of 25635.5%★★☆☆☆
201943.8114 of 23952.3%★★★☆☆
201856.576 of 24268.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202532.3575 of 79928.0%★☆☆☆☆
202425.5640 of 80920.9%★☆☆☆☆
202316.6668 of 78715.1%★☆☆☆☆
202225.5620 of 79922.4%★☆☆☆☆
202128.8610 of 78322.1%★☆☆☆☆
201922.4652 of 78717.2%★☆☆☆☆
201829.6618 of 77420.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202535.8154 of 23835.3%★★☆☆☆
202416.7223 of 24910.4%★☆☆☆☆
202322.1182 of 21415.0%★☆☆☆☆
202230.1157 of 20924.9%★☆☆☆☆
202142.4100 of 15334.6%★★☆☆☆
201961.467 of 21969.4%★★★☆☆
201867.856 of 22074.5%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202525.3620 of 76418.8%★☆☆☆☆
202418.3685 of 79313.6%★☆☆☆☆
202321.0645 of 77416.7%★☆☆☆☆
202226.6522 of 66321.3%★☆☆☆☆
202130.6508 of 68325.6%★☆☆☆☆
201942.0467 of 74036.9%★★☆☆☆
201850.8398 of 72845.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202523.7650 of 81220.0%★☆☆☆☆
202422.4671 of 82618.8%★☆☆☆☆
202318.3668 of 79916.4%★☆☆☆☆
202220.2672 of 80816.8%★☆☆☆☆
202113.3691 of 78411.9%★☆☆☆☆
201948.1482 of 79839.6%★★☆☆☆
201847.6486 of 77937.6%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202536.1382 of 56232.0%★★☆☆☆
202425.7449 of 57221.5%★☆☆☆☆
202315.2485 of 5247.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.9449 of 51512.8%★☆☆☆☆
201840.1292 of 46336.9%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202548.6392 of 71445.1%★★☆☆☆
202440.8469 of 73035.8%★★☆☆☆
202318.2646 of 7129.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202230.0584 of 72519.4%★☆☆☆☆
20215.0701 of 7101.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201937.2533 of 72226.2%★☆☆☆☆
201840.8476 of 71233.1%★★☆☆☆
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)
African American (2025)72nd percentile+48 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+33 vs school
White (2025)45th percentile+21 vs school
Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+11 vs school
Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+8 vs school
Female (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school
By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?
Reading38%-12 vs state
Math33%-12 vs state

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What people are saying
by a parent
Monday, August 1, 2016

Open Quote My daughter went to kindergarten last year at Neill and she learned so much. It feels like a community, easy to get to know teachers and staff. My daughter was accepted mid school year to a better ranked charter school, but we just couldn't leave Neill. They are working hard on improving test scores and remodeling, adding computers. I wish so many in this community would stop taking kids out of district. It is a great school that is only getting better. Close Quote





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Students at Edward Neill Elementary are 37% Hispanic, 27% White, 21% African American, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Students who attend Edward Neill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Joseph Nicollet Middle School
High : Burnsville High School

Edward Neill Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.2% of Minnesota elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended Edward Neill Elementary.


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