Rahn Elementary

Rahn Elementary, a reasonably sized K-5 school in EAGAN, Minnesota, part of Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools, works with 383 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Rahn Elementary is one of 19 schools operated by Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools, a district that teaches 7,663 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Rahn Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (30%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 30% Black, 23% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Rahn Elementary reports 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Dakota County's rate of about 34%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Rahn Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.6%; this one delivers 41.9%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Dakota County put the typical household earns roughly $106,318 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Dakota County's 170 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students), Rahn Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Burnsville Alternative High School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rahn Elementary. On composite proficiency, Rahn Elementary comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 46.9%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Rahn Elementary's enrollment has grew 12% since 2018, when it stood at 343 (now 383). The White share of enrollment decreased from 43% to 30% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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