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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED WING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273048001292

Burnside Elementary

5001 LEARNING LN, RED WING, MN 55066 · (651) 385-4700 · Goodhue County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL493 STUDENTS
Enrollment
493
Elementary
DISTRICT 225 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
200 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 217235%
Grade 316533%
Grade 415632%
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
34069%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
6814%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
184%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
469%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
204%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 2% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
24049%
Female
25351%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Burnside Elementary→Twin Bluff School→Red Wing Senior High
Feeds from
Sunnyside ElementaryKG–01
Based on grade levels within Red Wing Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
36.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
40.7%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.

Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Burnside Elementary

Burnside Elementary's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Burnside Elementary this school49340.6%37.7%
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY
OWATONNA
46839.3%47.5%
NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY
EAST GRAND FORKS
49940.3%N/A
North Elementary School
SAINT PETER
42938.2%62.8%
HEART OF THE LAKE ELEMENTARY
PERHAM
57841.0%50.7%
FARMINGTON ELEMENTARY
FARMINGTON
49336.5%40.1%
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Burnside Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Goodhue County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
37.7%#572 of 844N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
40.7%#572 of 844N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
36.2%#630 of 844N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
493#306 of 1,130#2 of 9
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.7:1#397 of 769N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
49.4%#381 of 796N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
40.6%#484 of 942#1 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.9%#326 of 499N/A
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
493
+124 (+34%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 326
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2549335.913.7:141% (200)
2023-245013813.2:141% (205)
2022-2352236.714.2:143% (222)
2020-213692713.7:120% (72)
2017-1854732.516.8:140% (220)
2015-165863317.8:143% (253)
2010-115583217.4:135% (193)
2000-015943218.6:120% (116)
1990-913261423.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burnside Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 10% (547 to 493); teachers up 10% (32.5 to 35.9).

About Burnside Elementary

Burnside Elementary is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in RED WING, Minnesota. It enrolled 493 students in grades 2 through 4 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students each.

Besides Burnside Elementary, Red Wing Public School District runs 6 other schools. The district enrolls 2,225 students.

White students make up a majority at Burnside Elementary, at 69%. The remaining shares are 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Native American, and 4% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Goodhue County's population at about 90%. Pick two students at random and there is a 49% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school reports 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.7 students per teacher. That is close to the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 41% of students. Among public schools in Goodhue County, the average eligibility rate is 28%.

Burnside Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 37.7%, compared with a predicted 43.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations.

Census Bureau estimates for Goodhue County show that the median household income is $84,171, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Burnside Elementary is one of 36 public schools in the county.

The nearest public school is Creekstone Montessori, at about 0.2 miles. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles.

For locale, NCES codes Burnside Elementary as Rural: Fringe.

2024-25 enrollment was 493, a 34% increase from 369 in 2020-21.

Community posts for Burnside Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Goodhue County at a glance

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Population
47,943
Census ACS
Median income
$84,171
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
7,099 students

Quick facts

School name
Burnside Elementary
District
Red Wing Public School District
Address
5001 LEARNING LN, RED WING, MN 55066
Phone
(651) 385-4700
County
Goodhue County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
02–04
Total enrollment
493
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
13.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
200 (41%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
273048001292
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Red Wing Public School District
Other schools in RED WING
Other Burnside Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Burnside Elementary. Burnside Elementary is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Burnside Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Burnside Elementary?
Burnside Elementary enrolls approximately 493 students in grades 02-04.
What grades does Burnside Elementary serve?
Burnside Elementary serves grades 02-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Burnside Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Burnside Elementary is approximately 13.7:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Burnside Elementary?
At Burnside Elementary, the student body is approximately 69% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Burnside Elementary in?
Burnside Elementary is part of Red Wing Public School District.
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