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ECHO PARK LEADERSHIP ENGINEER/TECH
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsWhat this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About ECHO PARK LEADERSHIP ENGINEER/TECH
ECHO PARK LEADERSHIP ENGINEER/TECH is an elementary campus of well-populated scale in BURNSVILLE, Minnesota, operated by ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN, enrolling 732 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 113% bigger than the state mean of about 344.
Across the 36 schools in ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN (29,224 students total), ECHO PARK LEADERSHIP ENGINEER/TECH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, ECHO PARK LEADERSHIP ENGINEER/TECH reports that the most-represented group is White (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 25% Black, 21% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.
On the resource side, The school employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Dakota County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, ECHO PARK LEADERSHIP ENGINEER/TECH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.0%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Dakota County indicate median household income runs about $106,318, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ECHO PARK LEADERSHIP ENGINEER/TECH is one of 170 public schools in Dakota County (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students).
Nearest neighbor: Joseph Nicollet Middle School, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ECHO PARK LEADERSHIP ENGINEER/TECH ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 33.8%.
ECHO PARK LEADERSHIP ENGINEER/TECH operates from an inner-city location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 737 students in 2018 compared to 732 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, members of the ECHO PARK LEADERSHIP ENGINEER/TECH community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Dakota County at a glance
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