Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURNSVILLE-EAGAN-SAVAGE SCHOOLS·NCES 270729000296
Edward Neill Elementary
13409 UPTON AVE S, BURNSVILLE, MN 55337 · (952) 707-3100 · Dakota County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
225 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 22 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 60% · US 70%
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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
38.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
33.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Edward Neill Elementary
Edward Neill Elementary's state test result (31.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Neill Elementary this school | 377 | 59.7% | 31.7% |
| MORELAND ART/HEALTH SCIENCE MAGNET WEST SAINT PAUL | 369 | 64.5% | 43.1% |
| Riverside Central Elementary School ROCHESTER | 509 | 59.7% | 29.4% |
| WASHBURN ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON | 298 | 66.4% | 31.6% |
| Vista View Elementary BURNSVILLE | 311 | 66.6% | 25.0% |
| GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET WEST SAINT PAUL | 414 | 56.3% | 39.2% |
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 Edward Neill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #654 of 844 | #55 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #659 of 844 | #55 of 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #605 of 844 | #54 of 60 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #527 of 1,130 | #51 of 73 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #470 of 769 | #35 of 58 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.7% | #58 of 796 | #9 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.7% | #224 of 942 | #9 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #197 of 244 | #16 of 19 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
377
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 638
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 377 | 26.2 | 14.4:1 | 60% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 27 | 13.2:1 | 69% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 71% (283) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 29 | 13.0:1 | 60% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 369 | 31.5 | 11.7:1 | 61% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 41 | 11.6:1 | 63% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | 32 | 13.4:1 | 50% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 609 | 35 | 17.4:1 | 23% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 638 | 34 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edward Neill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (369 to 377); teachers down 17% (31.5 to 26.2).
About Edward Neill Elementary
A medium-sized elementary school in BURNSVILLE, Minnesota, Edward Neill Elementary is part of Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools. The school enrolls 377 students, from pre-K through 5.
The district, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools, operates 19 schools serving 7,663 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Edward Neill Elementary, with 37% of enrollment. Next come 27% White, 21% Black, 8% multiracial, and 6% Asian. By comparison, Dakota County residents are about 9% Hispanic. Edward Neill Elementary has a diversity index of 74%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1 at Edward Neill Elementary, with 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 60%. On average, public schools in Dakota County report 34%.
Edward Neill Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 22% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Edward Neill Elementary is 1.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools.
Across Dakota County, median household income is about $106,318, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The public schools of Dakota County number 170 and enroll about 74,687.
Vista View Elementary is the public school closest to Edward Neill Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Edward Neill Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 32.8% on proficiency, and Edward Neill Elementary is below that at 31.7%.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 377, starting from 378. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.0:1 to 14.4:1.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Edward Neill Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Dakota County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
445,771
Census ACS
Median income
$106,318
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
170
74,687 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools
- Burnsville High SchoolHigh · 2,029 students
- Burnsville Area Learning CenterHigh · 1,350 students
- William Byrne ElementaryElementary · 569 students
- Sky Oaks ElementaryElementary · 524 students
- Harriet Bishop ElementaryElementary · 511 students
- Hidden Valley ElementaryElementary · 472 students
Other schools in BURNSVILLE
- Burnsville High SchoolHigh · 2,029 students
- Burnsville Area Learning CenterHigh · 1,350 students
- ECHO PARK LEADERSHIP ENGINEER/TECHElementary · 732 students
- William Byrne ElementaryElementary · 569 students
- Sky Oaks ElementaryElementary · 524 students
- Seven Hills - Burnsville ElementaryElementary · 480 students
Nearby schools
- Vista View Elementary0.6 mi · 311
- Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary0.9 mi · 480
- Hidden Valley Elementary1.1 mi · 472
- Eagle Ridge Middle School1.1 mi · 46
- Universal Academy South Elementary1.5 mi · 103
- Universal Academy South Middle/High1.5 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About Edward Neill ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Edward Neill Elementary?
Edward Neill Elementary enrolls approximately 377 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Edward Neill Elementary serve?
Edward Neill Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Edward Neill Elementary?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Edward Neill Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Edward Neill Elementary?
Student demographics at Edward Neill Elementary are roughly 27% White, 37% Hispanic, 21% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Edward Neill Elementary?
Edward Neill Elementary is overseen by Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools in Dakota County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.