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What's something Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEVEN HILLS PREPARATORY ACADEMY·NCES 270028403614
Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary
14101 SOUTHCROSS DR W, BURNSVILLE, MN 55337 · (952) 426-6001 · Dakota County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
172 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary→Seven Hills - Richfield Middle
Based on grade levels within Seven Hills Preparatory Academy. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
57.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
54.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary
Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary this school | 480 | 35.8% | 51.8% |
| WOODBURY ELEMENTARY WOODBURY | 483 | 37.9% | 35.7% |
| Oak Point Elementary EDEN PRAIRIE | 684 | 33.8% | 59.4% |
| Weaver Lake Science Math & Tech Sch MAPLE GROVE | 668 | 29.3% | 60.7% |
| Seven Hills - Richfield Elementary RICHFIELD | 303 | 37.3% | 56.6% |
| WOODLAND ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK | 609 | 42.7% | 41.7% |
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 Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #299 of 844 | #24 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #375 of 844 | #27 of 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #248 of 844 | #19 of 60 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #329 of 1,130 | #37 of 73 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.1:1 | #12 of 769 | #1 of 58 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.6% | #24 of 796 | #3 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.8% | #588 of 942 | #32 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #269 of 499 | #19 of 36 |
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
480
-80 (-14%) vs 2020
+13% since 2010-11, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 480 | 59.4 | 8.1:1 | 36% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 542 | 56.4 | 9.6:1 | 33% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 550 | 55 | 10.0:1 | 33% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 560 | 41 | 13.7:1 | 16% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 549 | 36.7 | 15.0:1 | 11% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 17% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 424 | 23 | 18.4:1 | 22% (94) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (549 to 480); teachers up 62% (36.7 to 59.4).
About Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary
Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in BURNSVILLE, Minnesota, (ZIP code 55337). It has an enrollment of 480 students in kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 344 students for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Seven Hills Preparatory Academy enrolls 1,096 students in 3 schools, including Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary.
The student body at Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary has no majority group. White students lead at 33%. Other groups include 25% Black, 24% Asian, 10% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. The county population is about 74% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 76, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 59.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 8.1:1. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 13.7:1. Roughly 36% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 34% average for public schools in Dakota County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary is 6.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 51.8%. Predicted: 45.8%.
The school is in Dakota County, where the median household earns about $106,318 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary shares Dakota County with 169 other public schools.
Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Eagle Ridge Middle School, about 0.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary ranks 1st of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 51.8% against a local average of 28.5%.
For locale, NCES codes Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary as City: Small. Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 14%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 13.7 to 8.1 over 4 years.
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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 Seven Hills Preparatory Academy
- Seven Hills - Richfield MiddleMiddle · 313 students
- Seven Hills - Richfield ElementaryElementary · 303 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
- Edward Neill ElementaryElementary · 377 students
Nearby schools
- Eagle Ridge Middle School0.8 mi · 46
- Hidden Valley Elementary0.9 mi · 472
- Edward Neill Elementary0.9 mi · 377
- Vista View Elementary1.4 mi · 311
- STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville1.4 mi · 171
- STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville1.4 mi · 96
Frequently asked questions
About Seven Hills - Burnsville ElementaryHow many students attend Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary?
Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary enrolls approximately 480 students in grades KG-05.
Is Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary have?
Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary?
At Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary, the student body is approximately 33% White, 10% Hispanic, 25% Black, 24% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary in?
Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary is part of Seven Hills Preparatory Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.