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Vista View Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

721^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Vista View Elementary is a public elementary school in Burnsville, Minnesota, serving 330 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District, which is ranked 334 out of 446 districts in the state.

Vista View Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20-25% of Minnesota elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Math and Reading assessments are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 28.1% in Math and 28.57% in Reading, compared to the district's 30.04% and 35.94%, and the state's 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th-grade Math, with only 14% proficiency.

While Harriet Bishop Elementary and other nearby schools in the district generally perform better than Vista View Elementary, several other schools in the area, such as Edward Neill Elementary and Sky Oaks Elementary, also struggle academically. In contrast, Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Technical, a public magnet school in the higher-performing Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District, outperforms Vista View Elementary significantly in academic measures.

311

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,975

Per pupil spending ?

66.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13109 County Road 5
Burnsville, MN 55337-8888

(952) 707-3400

District: Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools

Students who attend Vista View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Joseph Nicollet Middle School
High:	Burnsville High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.0%

African American:

26.7%

White:

19.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (28% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg33%

Minnesota avg47%

721^st of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools

334^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	721 of 872	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	749 of 881	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	730 of 845	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	709 of 858	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	692 of 869	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	667 of 870	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	658 of 847	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	744 of 853	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.8	703 of 848	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.0	653 of 840	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.1	659 of 826	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.4	643 of 824	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.3	668 of 820	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.9	607 of 814	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	58.3	408 of 803	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.0	215 of 434	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.0	477 of 781	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.9	385 of 777	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.5	332 of 756	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.3	403 of 685	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.6	435 of 676	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	58.3	324 of 674	51.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	137 of 298	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	160 of 310	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	192 of 279	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	180 of 282	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.6	75 of 227	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	105 of 283	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	127 of 266	52.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	149 of 303	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.7	172 of 303	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	205 of 276	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	182 of 256	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	95 of 239	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	72 of 242	70.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	690 of 799	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	696 of 809	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	689 of 787	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	681 of 799	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	606 of 783	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	577 of 787	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	617 of 774	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	163 of 238	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.1	217 of 249	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	186 of 214	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.4	82 of 219	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	105 of 220	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	615 of 764	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	672 of 793	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	649 of 774	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	519 of 663	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.0	434 of 683	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	491 of 740	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	466 of 728	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	660 of 812	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	694 of 826	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	687 of 799	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	663 of 808	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	662 of 784	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	637 of 798	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	597 of 779	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	384 of 562	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	404 of 572	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	420 of 463	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	647 of 714	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	714 of 730	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	685 of 712	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	698 of 725	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	668 of 710	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	574 of 722	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	635 of 712	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)54th percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading29%-21 vs state

Math28%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Vista View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13109 County Road 5	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 707-3400	311	27	11.4	66.6%	61 (19.6%)	83 (26.7%)	109 (35.0%)	18 (5.8%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.3%)	18.8	721^st of 872 public elementary schools	17.3%		16.7	749^th of 881 public elementary schools	15.0%	28	42.6	26.5	14.0	28.1	33.3	32.7	19.6	28.6	$15,975
Edward Neill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13409 Upton Ave S	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 707-3100	377	26	14.4	59.7%	101 (26.8%)	78 (20.7%)	140 (37.1%)	24 (6.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	28.5	661^st of 872 public elementary schools	24.2%		23.5	707^th of 881 public elementary schools	19.8%	46	37.7	43.9	17.2	33.0	41.0	38.6	34.5	38.1	$16,459
Universal Academy South Elementary	Public, Charter	K-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)
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)
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%)	13.8	760^th of 872 public elementary schools	12.8%		12.7	774^th of 881 public elementary schools	12.1%	14	31.2	20.5	20.3	23.9	27.3	20.5	34.6	27.5	$17,241
Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	14101 Southcross Dr W	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Seven Hills Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(952) 426-6001	480	59	8.0	35.8%	159 (33.1%)	118 (24.6%)	47 (9.8%)	115 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.5%)	66.1	312^th of 872 public elementary schools	64.2%		81.2	131^st of 881 public elementary schools	85.1%	181	55.3	56.2	50.7	54.2	54.7	58.4	59.7	57.5	$11,738
Hidden Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13875 Glendale Ave	Savage	55378	Scott County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 707-3800	472	36	13.2	64.2%	88 (18.6%)	180 (38.1%)	120 (25.4%)	39 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.3%)	27	672^nd of 872 public elementary schools	22.9%		28.7	663^rd of 881 public elementary schools	24.7%	9	35.8	23.9	31.3	30.3	26.5	23.9	58.8	37.4	$17,785
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%)	70.4	264^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.7%		60.6	367^th of 881 public elementary schools	58.3%	103	47.9	72.9	69.8	63.8	51.1	39.6	84.9	59.5	$13,024
STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville	Public, Charter	K-5	14450 Burnhaven Dr	Burnsville	55306	Dakota County	STEP Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 289-6120	171	13	12.8	98.8%	0 (0.0%)	170 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	15.7	749^th of 872 public elementary schools	14.1%		24.6	695^th of 881 public elementary schools	21.1%	54	20.0	24.1	6.5	16.5	16.0	37.9	41.9	32.9
Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Technical	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	14100 County Road 11	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(952) 431-8390	732	57	12.8	48.4%	283 (38.7%)	181 (24.7%)	155 (21.2%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (11.6%)	48.7	488^th of 872 public elementary schools	44.0%		42.5	561^st of 881 public elementary schools	36.3%	73	43.2	50.9	34.9	42.7	45.4	48.2	57.1	50.4	$14,079

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista View Elementary

How many students attend Vista View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 311 students attended Vista View Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Vista View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Vista View Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Joseph Nicollet Middle School
High : Burnsville High School

What district is Vista View Elementary in?

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools

Is Vista View Elementary a good school?

Vista View Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.3% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Vista View Elementary?

Students at Vista View Elementary are 35% Hispanic, 27% African American, 20% White, 10% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 3% American Indian.

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