Sky Oaks Elementary

Sky Oaks Elementary, a big primary school in BURNSVILLE, Minnesota, part of Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools, instructs 524 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 52% larger than typical.

Across the 19 schools in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools (7,663 students total), Sky Oaks Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Sky Oaks Elementary lists that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 29% Black, 14% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Dakota County as a whole is about 9% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Sky Oaks Elementary has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Dakota County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sky Oaks Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.3%; this one delivers 22.4%.

In the area at large, census data for Dakota County shows the typical household earns roughly $106,318 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Dakota County's 170 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students), Sky Oaks Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Joseph Nicollet Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sky Oaks Elementary has ticked up 6%, going from 496 students in 2018 to 524 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 34% to 46% across the same window.

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