Enrollment
171
Elementary
DISTRICT 193 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEP ACADEMY·NCES 270036712727
STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville
14450 BURNHAVEN DR, BURNSVILLE, MN 55306 · (651) 289-6120 · Dakota County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL171 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
12.9:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
169 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
1%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
32.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
16.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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
21.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 12% 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 Kg-5th - Burnsville
STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville's state test result (21.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville this school | 171 | 98.8% | 21.9% |
| Success Academy St. Cloud Elem SAINT CLOUD | 140 | 98.6% | 20.5% |
| Banaadir Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 149 | 97.3% | 10.8% |
| Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary SAINT PAUL | 128 | 100.0% | 24.5% |
| STEP Academy Elementary SAINT PAUL | 214 | 94.4% | 20.5% |
| Twin Lakes STEM Academy BROOKLYN PARK | 217 | 99.1% | 17.1% |
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 STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #743 of 844 | #59 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #778 of 844 | #59 of 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #677 of 844 | #56 of 60 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 171 | #826 of 1,130 | #62 of 73 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #8 of 942 | #1 of 66 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 171 | 13.3 | 12.9:1 | 99% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 240 | 2.5 | 96.0:1 | 37% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 52 | 3.5 | 14.9:1 | 88% (46) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville.
About STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville
STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville is an elementary school in BURNSVILLE, Minnesota, reachable at (651) 289-6120. The school's 171 students are in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 50% lower than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota, which is about 344.
STEP Academy runs 4 schools with a combined 847 students. STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville is one of them.
About 99% of the student body at STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville is Black. County-wide, 8% of Dakota County residents are Black. STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville's diversity index is 1%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville and a ratio of 12.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 99% of enrollment. That is higher than the 34% average for public schools in Dakota County.
Measured against Minnesota public elementary schools, STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville, the prediction is 11.9% and the result is 21.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Dakota County show that the median household income is $106,318, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Besides STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville, Dakota County has 169 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville. Among its closest neighbors with test data, STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville is 8th of 8 on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville is one of the charter schools in Minnesota.
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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 6-12 - BurnsvilleMiddle · 96 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 6-12 - Burnsville0.0 mi · 96
- 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 Kg-5th - BurnsvilleHow many students attend STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville?
STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville enrolls approximately 171 students in grades KG-05.
Is STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville an elementary, middle, or high school?
STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville have?
STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville?
Student demographics at STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville are roughly 99% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville?
STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville is overseen by STEP Academy in Dakota County.
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