Eagle Ridge Middle School

Eagle Ridge Middle School operates as a rural-scale junior high in SAVAGE, Minnesota, part of Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools. Current enrollment sits at 46 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 495 students per school, that is 91% leaner than typical.

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools comprises 19 schools with combined enrollment of 7,663 students; Eagle Ridge Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Eagle Ridge Middle School lists that 35% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% Black, 20% White, 11% multiracial, 9% Asian. By comparison, Scott County as a whole is about 6% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Eagle Ridge Middle School has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 1.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Eagle Ridge Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Scott County (around 28%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Eagle Ridge Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.5%, the actual is 25.3%, a residual of -1.2 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Scott County) shows that median household earnings sit near $119,314, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Eagle Ridge Middle School is one of 66 public schools in Scott County (combined enrollment of about 26,041 students).

The closest other public school is Hidden Valley Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Eagle Ridge Middle School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 35.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eagle Ridge Middle School has decreased 90%, going from 470 students in 2018 to 46 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 48% to 20% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 1.0:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Eagle Ridge Middle School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.