Enrollment
96
Middle
DISTRICT 212 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEP ACADEMY·NCES 270036712833
STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville
14450 BURNHAVEN DR, BURNSVILLE, MN 55306 · (651) 285-1920 · Dakota County
GRADES 06–09MIDDLE13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL96 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
93 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 20 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 29% |
| Grade 9 | 24 | 25% |
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · 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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
39.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
16.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 13% 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 STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville
STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville's state test result (25.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville this school | 96 | 96.9% | 25.4% |
| St. Cloud Math & Science Middle SAINT CLOUD | 91 | 100.0% | 22.1% |
| Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School SAINT PAUL | 72 | 95.8% | 19.6% |
| KIPP North Star Academy MINNEAPOLIS | 107 | 94.4% | 10.8% |
| Success Academy Bloomington Middle BLOOMINGTON | 63 | 90.5% | 27.0% |
| MN International Middle Chr School MINNEAPOLIS | 326 | 99.4% | 23.1% |
Matched among Minnesota middle 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 STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 96 | #254 of 306 | #18 of 20 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 96 | 3.9 | 24.7:1 | 97% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 70 | N/A | N/A | 27% (19) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville.
About STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville
STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville is one of the public schools in BURNSVILLE, Minnesota. It is a very small middle school. It is open to students in grades 6 through 9 and enrolls 96 students. That is 81% below the average of about 495 students for middle schools in Minnesota.
STEP Academy has 847 students spread across 4 schools.
At STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville, 100% of students are Black. That is higher than the 8% Black share among all Dakota County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 0%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 24.7:1. The school has 3.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota is 7.3 students per teacher. In all, 97% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 34% average for public schools in Dakota County is 63 points lower.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville would score about 13.0%. It scores 25.4%, 12.4 points above that figure.
In Dakota County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $106,318, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 170 public schools in the county, enrolling about 74,687, STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 31.4%; STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville's is 25.4%, ranking 4th of 8.
Locale data from NCES put STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small). NCES lists STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville as a charter school.
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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 STEP Academy
- STEP Academy Charter SchoolHigh · 366 students
- STEP Academy ElementaryElementary · 214 students
- STEP Academy Kg-5th - BurnsvilleElementary · 171 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
- STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville0.0 mi · 171
- Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary1.4 mi · 480
- ECHO PARK LEADERSHIP ENGINEER/TECH1.5 mi · 732
- Sky Oaks Elementary1.7 mi · 524
- Joseph Nicollet Middle School1.7 mi · 50
- Edward Neill Elementary1.8 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About STEP Academy 6-12 - BurnsvilleHow many students attend STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville?
STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville enrolls approximately 96 students in grades 06-09.
Is STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville an elementary, middle, or high school?
STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville is a middle school covering grades 06-09.
How many students per teacher at STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville?
Approximately 24.7:1 students per teacher at STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville.
What is the racial breakdown of students at STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville?
At STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville, the student body is approximately 100% Black.
What district is STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville in?
STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville is part of STEP Academy.
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